George Cox vs. Seth Lugo — Career Comparison

George Cox
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Seth Lugo
MillenialLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Seth Lugo built a career as a starting pitcher and George Cox as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Seth Lugo posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.191 compared to 5.26 and 1.674 for George Cox. By the career numbers, Seth Lugo had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Cox and Seth Lugo

George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.63
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.26
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.58
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.43
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.66
57.66
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.17
34.17
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.15
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
5.26
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.49
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
9
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
11.12
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
8.06
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.12
11.12
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.61
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.11
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
3.94
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.5
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.16
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.22
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
954
8.65
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.685
0.685
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.2
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
40.75
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4098
37.14
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.52
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.6
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
5.87
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.74
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.15
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.61
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.674
1.674
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
36.61
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3740
33.9
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14

Fielding Stats for George Cox and Seth Lugo

George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.26
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2979
27
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
993
9
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.69
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.89
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.6
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.58
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.86
98.86
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.115
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.483
0.483
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.17
34.17
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Cox and Seth Lugo

George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
26
557.14
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
3232.84
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
600
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
557.14
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
519.4
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
80.6
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.78
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
26.87
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
35.82
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
10.99
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.07
27.54
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
4
85.71
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
134.33
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
98.51
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
62.69
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
89.55
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.72
-15.4
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
16.2
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
17.91
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
150
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
20
179.1
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
3.35
3.35
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA