Eric Lauer vs. Sparrow Morton — Career Comparison

Eric Lauer
MillenialOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sparrow Morton
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Eric Lauer built a career as a starting pitcher and Sparrow Morton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Eric Lauer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.13 and WHIP 1.339 compared to 5.29 and 1.588 for Sparrow Morton. By the career numbers, Eric Lauer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eric Lauer and Sparrow Morton

Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.9
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.63
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.58
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.5
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.81
85.81
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.06
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
4.13
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.29
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2104
27
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
701.1
9
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
675
8.66
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
8.47
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.66
8.66
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
1.42
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
3.29
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.82
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
8.59
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.65
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.941
0.941
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.18
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.12
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3003
38.54
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
43.94
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
4.54
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
10.59
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.18
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.19
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.45
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.588
1.588
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2699
34.64
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
38.12
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.94
43.94

Fielding Stats for Eric Lauer and Sparrow Morton

Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.9
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.63
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2104
27
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
701.1
9
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.36
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.06
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.85
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.59
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.32
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.71
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
1.21
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.65
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.26
91.26
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.635
0.635
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.81
85.81
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eric Lauer and Sparrow Morton

Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
743.8
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
476.03
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
14.88
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
19.83
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.13
15.53
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
102.45
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
79.34
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
79.34
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.79
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.79
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.07
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.45
109.12
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.79
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
53
262.81
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
2.28
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.92
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA