Justin Lehr vs. Mike Nagy — Career Comparison

Justin Lehr
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Nagy
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Nagy built a career as a starting pitcher and Justin Lehr as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Nagy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.15 and WHIP 1.550 compared to 5.34 and 1.591 for Justin Lehr. By the career numbers, Mike Nagy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Justin Lehr and Mike Nagy

Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
4.67
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.87
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.67
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.33
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.55
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.61
60.61
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.26
71.26
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
5.34
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
4.15
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
27
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1256
27
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
148.1
9
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418.2
9
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
9.89
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
9.27
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.27
9.27
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.4
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.8
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
4.07
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
4.51
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.17
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
5.1
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
3.65
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.018
1.018
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.908
0.908
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.42
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.3
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.42
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.34
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
659
39.98
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1862
40.03
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.46
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
5.64
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
4.73
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.91
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.551
1.551
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.531
1.531
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
34.83
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1620
34.82
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.98
39.98
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.03
40.03

Fielding Stats for Justin Lehr and Mike Nagy

Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
4.67
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.87
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.67
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.33
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
27
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1257
27
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
148.1
9
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
9
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.67
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.71
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.82
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.2
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.49
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
2
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.49
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.91
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.7
95.7
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.533
0.533
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.26
71.26
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Justin Lehr and Mike Nagy

Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
1490.32
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
361.64
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
25
483.87
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
546.58
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
73.97
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.53
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12.33
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
16.44
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
5.32
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.8
15.62
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
94.52
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.74
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
32.88
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
32.88
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
65.75
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.98
-19.06
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
2.76
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24.66
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
193.55
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
184.93
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
3.1
3.1
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.24
3.24
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
24.66
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Lehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.44
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Justin Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100