Rafael Cruz vs. Seth Lugo — Career Comparison

Rafael Cruz
UnknownP.R.CaribbeanCuban Stars EastAmerican Negro LeagueStarting Pitcher
Seth Lugo
MillenialLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Rafael Cruz and Seth Lugo are fairly close on the surface numbers. Seth Lugo posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.49 vs 5.06) and WHIP (1.191 vs 2.063). Rafael Cruz had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 1.11). By the career numbers, Seth Lugo had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Rafael Cruz and Seth Lugo

Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.53
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.26
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.53
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.11
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.58
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.69
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.43
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.66
57.66
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.17
34.17
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.84
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.15
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
5.06
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.49
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.33
7.33
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
14.34
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
8.06
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.34
14.34
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.11
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
4.22
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.5
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.16
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.84
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
954
8.65
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.563
0.563
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.69
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.2
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.84
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.34
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
46.41
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4098
37.14
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.6
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6.75
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.74
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.69
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.61
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.063
2.063
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
39.66
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3740
33.9
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.41
46.41
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14

Fielding Stats for Rafael Cruz and Seth Lugo

Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.53
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.26
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.84
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.69
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.38
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.89
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.84
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
5.06
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.6
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.22
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
1.58
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.86
98.86
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.483
0.483
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.17
34.17
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rafael Cruz and Seth Lugo

Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
3232.84
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
600
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
519.4
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
80.6
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.78
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.87
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
3.21
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.07
27.54
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
134.33
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
98.51
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
62.69
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
89.55
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-9.95
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
16.2
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
17.91
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
20
179.1
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
3.35
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA