Mickey Lolich vs. Sam Moran — Career Comparison

Mickey Lolich
Silent GenerationOregonThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Sam Moran
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mickey Lolich built a career as a starting pitcher and Sam Moran as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mickey Lolich posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.44 and WHIP 1.246 compared to 7.47 and 2.059 for Sam Moran. By the career numbers, Mickey Lolich had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mickey Lolich and Sam Moran

Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.45
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.44
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
1.23
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.86
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
0.54
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
0.47
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.57
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.19
53.19
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.64
84.64
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
0.48
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.86
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.1
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1390
3.44
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
7.47
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.47
7.47
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.82
6.82
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10915
27
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
27
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3638.1
9
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.2
9
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3366
8.33
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
11.2
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
11.2
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
0.86
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1099
2.72
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
7.32
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.17
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2832
7.01
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.73
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.117
1.117
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.31
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.01
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.23
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15140
37.45
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
45.1
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.1
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.57
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1537
3.8
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
9.05
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.27
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.15
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.22
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.227
1.227
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.059
2.059
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13782
34.09
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
37.34
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.1
45.1

Fielding Stats for Mickey Lolich and Sam Moran

Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.45
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.43
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
1.23
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10915
27
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
27
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3638.1
9
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
9
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.25
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
448
1.11
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.14
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.09
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.45
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.43
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
548
1.36
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.29
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.52
93.52
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.935
0.935
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.64
84.64
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mickey Lolich and Sam Moran

Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
592
349.26
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
11
244.44
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1017
600
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
821
484.37
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
53.1
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
48.97
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.95
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.18
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.13
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.39
12.03
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
45.99
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
58.41
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
200
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
117.99
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
5
111.11
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
37.17
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
18.29
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
55.46
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.05
5.34
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.7
37.68
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.95
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
61.95
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
362
213.57
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
2.81
2.81
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
50.15
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
20
11.8
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.18
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA