Gene Ford vs. Seth Lugo — Career Comparison

Gene Ford
Pre-GenerationalCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Seth Lugo
MillenialLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Seth Lugo built a career as a starting pitcher and Gene Ford 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 5.66 and 1.857 for Gene Ford. By the career numbers, Seth Lugo had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Ford and Seth Lugo

Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.8
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.26
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.58
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.43
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.66
57.66
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.17
34.17
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.15
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.66
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.49
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
13.11
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
8.06
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.11
13.11
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.11
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
3.6
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.5
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.16
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
5.14
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
954
8.65
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.971
0.971
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.2
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.34
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
42.69
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4098
37.14
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.54
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.6
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
7.71
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.74
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.15
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.61
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.857
1.857
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
38.57
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3740
33.9
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.392
0.392
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.69
42.69
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14

Fielding Stats for Gene Ford and Seth Lugo

Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.8
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.26
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.69
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.09
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.89
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.77
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.11
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.6
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.34
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
1.58
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.25
81.25
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.86
98.86
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.857
1.857
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.483
0.483
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.17
34.17
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Ford and Seth Lugo

Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
3232.84
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
600
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
461.54
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
519.4
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
80.6
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.78
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.87
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
1.99
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.07
27.54
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
134.33
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
98.51
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
62.69
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
89.55
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.37
-17.29
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
16.2
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.91
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
179.1
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
3.35
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA