Bob Ferguson vs. Seth Lugo — Career Comparison

Bob Ferguson
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Seth Lugo
MillenialLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Seth Lugo built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Ferguson 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 9 and 2.125 for Bob Ferguson. By the career numbers, Seth Lugo had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Ferguson and Seth Lugo

Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
5.06
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
3.26
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.11
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.58
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.43
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.66
57.66
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.17
34.17
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.15
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.49
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
13.5
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
8.06
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.11
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.63
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.5
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.16
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
5.06
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
954
8.65
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.188
1.188
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.2
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.34
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
46.13
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4098
37.14
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.38
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.6
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
9.56
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.74
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.15
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.61
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.125
2.125
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
39.38
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3740
33.9
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.13
46.13
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14

Fielding Stats for Bob Ferguson and Seth Lugo

Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.26
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2979
27
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
993
9
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.69
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.89
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.6
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.58
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.86
98.86
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.483
0.483
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.17
34.17
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Ferguson and Seth Lugo

Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1800
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
3232.84
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
600
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
519.4
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.508
0.508
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
80.6
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
44.78
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.87
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.07
27.54
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
134.33
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
98.51
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.439
0.439
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
62.69
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
89.55
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.81
16.2
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.91
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
20
179.1
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
3.35
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA