Pablo Lopez vs. Chad Sobotka — Career Comparison

Pablo Lopez
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats LeftSouth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Chad Sobotka
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pablo Lopez built a career as a starting pitcher and Chad Sobotka as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pablo Lopez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.81 and WHIP 1.188 compared to 5.36 and 1.511 for Chad Sobotka. By the career numbers, Pablo Lopez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pablo Lopez and Chad Sobotka

Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.6
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
9.57
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.6
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.55
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.68
52.68
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.81
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.36
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2895
27
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
27
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
965
9
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
9
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
883
8.24
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
7.47
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.07
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.53
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
2.34
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.74
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
994
9.27
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
11.68
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.27
9.27
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.68
11.68
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.936
1.936
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.24
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.53
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.49
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3995
37.26
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
40.6
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.49
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
4.04
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.74
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.22
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.64
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.15
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.175
1.175
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3658
34.12
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
34.09
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.6
40.6

Fielding Stats for Pablo Lopez and Chad Sobotka

Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.6
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
9.57
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.6
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2895
27
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
27
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
965
9
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
9
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.6
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.8
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
1.47
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.4
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
94.94
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.872
0.872
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.02
0.02
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pablo Lopez and Chad Sobotka

Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
1186.52
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
10000
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
600
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
566.29
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
74.16
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
47.19
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.97
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.97
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.02
13.6
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
101.12
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
80.9
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.97
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.22
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
47.19
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.74
-5.02
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.74
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
296.63
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.02
2.02
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pablo Lopez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.97
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.74
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pablo Lopez
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA