Michael Lorenzen vs. Jonathan Papelbon — Career Comparison

Michael Lorenzen
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jonathan Papelbon
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Michael Lorenzen built a career as a starting pitcher and Jonathan Papelbon as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jonathan Papelbon led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 147 vs 91), run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 98), and strikeout rate (K%+ 115 vs 84). Role difference aside, Jonathan Papelbon holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Michael Lorenzen and Jonathan Papelbon

Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jonathan Papelbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
3.57
Jonathan Papelbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
8.55
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.08
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.49
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.51
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.5
Jonathan Papelbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.45
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.54
49.54
Jonathan Papelbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.25
53.25
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.13
30.13
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Jonathan Papelbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
4.56
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
4.08
Jonathan Papelbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
2.44
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Jonathan Papelbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jonathan Papelbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Jonathan Papelbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Jonathan Papelbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2988
27
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2177
27
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
9
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
725.2
9
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
8.32
Jonathan Papelbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
7.09
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
Jonathan Papelbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.09
7.09
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
1.13
Jonathan Papelbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.71
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Jonathan Papelbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Jonathan Papelbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
3.5
Jonathan Papelbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
2.29
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.22
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Jonathan Papelbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
826
7.46
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
10.02
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.46
7.46
Jonathan Papelbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.02
10.02
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.218
1.218
Jonathan Papelbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.46
Jonathan Papelbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.37
Jonathan Papelbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.42
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Jonathan Papelbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4214
38.08
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2938
36.44
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.5
Jonathan Papelbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
585
7.26
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
474
4.28
Jonathan Papelbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
2.8
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Jonathan Papelbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.26
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.18
Jonathan Papelbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.85
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.35
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Jonathan Papelbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.043
1.043
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3751
33.89
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2687
33.33
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Jonathan Papelbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jonathan Papelbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.44
36.44

Fielding Stats for Michael Lorenzen and Jonathan Papelbon

Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jonathan Papelbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
3.54
Jonathan Papelbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
8.55
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
1.03
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2177
27
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
725.2
9
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.12
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.46
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.84
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.56
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
2.03
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.13
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.96
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.02
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.75
96.75
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.11
90.11
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.555
0.555
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.119
0.119
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.14
29.14
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.12
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Michael Lorenzen and Jonathan Papelbon

Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jonathan Papelbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
452
1844.9
Jonathan Papelbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
689
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
600
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
542.86
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
126.53
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
81.63
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.24
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.57
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
44.9
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.37
66.82
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
232.65
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
163.27
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.651
0.651
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
81.63
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
97.96
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
151.02
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.21
62.09
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.57
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
47
191.84
Jonathan Papelbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.13
3.13
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.41
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
20.41
Jonathan Papelbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.41
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.57
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.43
71.43
Jonathan Papelbon
Career
Per 600 PA