George Jefferson vs. Lance McCullers — Career Comparison

George Jefferson
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lance McCullers
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

George Jefferson built a career as a starting pitcher and Lance McCullers as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. George Jefferson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.92 and WHIP 1.287 compared to 3.25 and 1.370 for Lance McCullers. By the career numbers, George Jefferson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Jefferson and Lance McCullers

George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
5.23
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.92
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.48
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.46
47.46
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.67
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.67
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.92
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
3.25
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1579
27
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526.1
9
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
8.83
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
7.3
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.8
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.75
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
4.31
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.72
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
3.25
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.56
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.36
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
37.42
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2221
37.98
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.65
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.75
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.74
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.75
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.287
1.287
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
33.83
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1912
32.69
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.42
37.42
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.98
37.98

Fielding Stats for George Jefferson and Lance McCullers

George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.51
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
5.23
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.94
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
375
27
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1579
27
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
9
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526.1
9
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.5
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.56
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.45
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.15
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.95
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
1.88
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.95
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.71
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.952
1.952
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.9
61.9
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Jefferson and Lance McCullers

George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
235.71
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
3172.88
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
600
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
48
488.14
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
64.29
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50.85
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
30.51
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.34
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.64
17.54
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.73
17.63
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
7
71.19
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
101.69
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50.85
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
40.68
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
85.71
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
91.53
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
5.9
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
6.14
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
23
233.9
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
61.02
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100