Nino Espinosa vs. Gary Lucas — Career Comparison

Nino Espinosa
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gary Lucas
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nino Espinosa built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Lucas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gary Lucas led in run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 98), strikeout rate (K%+ 94 vs 77), and home run suppression (HR9+ 102 vs 88). Nino Espinosa held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 112 vs 106). Role difference aside, Gary Lucas holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Nino Espinosa and Gary Lucas

Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.54
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
5.5
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.38
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.24
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.48
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.39
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.6
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.59
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.73
39.73
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.26
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.85
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
4.17
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
3.01
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2461
27
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2007
27
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
820.1
9
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
669
9
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
865
9.49
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
8.31
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.93
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.55
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.76
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
3.05
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.33
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.87
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
3.71
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
5.52
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.719
0.719
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.952
0.952
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.32
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.15
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3476
38.14
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2795
37.6
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.77
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
4.54
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
3.69
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.38
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.69
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.26
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.38
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.75
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.97
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.362
1.362
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3151
34.57
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2482
33.39
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.14
38.14
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.6
37.6

Fielding Stats for Nino Espinosa and Gary Lucas

Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.54
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
5.5
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.38
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.24
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2461
27
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2007
27
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
820.1
9
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
669
9
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.56
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.51
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.42
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.6
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
2.02
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.18
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.97
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.11
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.83
97.83
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.91
96.91
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.384
0.384
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nino Espinosa and Gary Lucas

Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
144
295.89
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
2610.64
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
600
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
94
600
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
258
530.14
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
80
510.64
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
90.41
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
44.68
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
76.03
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
44.68
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.38
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.38
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.93
18.34
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
4.62
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
104.79
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
44.68
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
108.9
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
9
57.45
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
30.82
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.77
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
39.04
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.91
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
69.86
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
44.68
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.35
13.04
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.53
-16.15
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.49
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.77
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
160.27
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
204.26
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
3.74
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.94
2.94
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
51.37
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
76.6
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.27
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA