Michael Lorenzen vs. Jose Parra — Career Comparison

Michael Lorenzen
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jose Parra
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Michael Lorenzen built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Parra as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Michael Lorenzen led in home run suppression (HR9+ 92 vs 64), run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 74), and strikeout rate (K%+ 84 vs 78). Jose Parra held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 128 vs 91). Role difference aside, Michael Lorenzen holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Michael Lorenzen and Jose Parra

Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
395
3.57
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
4.06
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.08
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.94
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.49
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.5
Jose Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.59
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.54
49.54
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.13
30.13
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.17
23.17
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
4.08
Jose Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
6.09
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2988
27
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
27
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
9
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
181.2
9
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
8.32
Jose Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
11.15
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.15
11.15
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
1.13
Jose Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.63
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
3.5
Jose Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
3.91
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Jose Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
826
7.46
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
5.8
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.46
7.46
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.079
1.079
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.46
Jose Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.4
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.37
Jose Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.4
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Jose Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4214
38.08
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
840
41.61
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.5
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.89
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
4.28
Jose Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
6.69
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.69
6.69
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Jose Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.18
Jose Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.85
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.94
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.673
1.673
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3751
33.89
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
36.86
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Jose Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.61
41.61

Fielding Stats for Michael Lorenzen and Jose Parra

Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
429
3.54
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
4.06
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
1.03
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.94
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
27
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
181.2
9
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.12
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.64
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
0.84
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.99
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Jose Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
2.03
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.73
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.96
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.63
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.75
96.75
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.29
94.29
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.555
0.555
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.402
0.402
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.14
29.14
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.17
23.17
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Michael Lorenzen and Jose Parra

Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
452
1844.9
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
12300
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
600
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
542.86
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
0.74
Jose Parra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
126.53
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
81.63
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.24
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.57
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
44.9
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.37
66.82
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
232.65
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
163.27
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Jose Parra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.651
0.651
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
81.63
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
97.96
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
151.02
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.21
62.09
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
115.59
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
28.57
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
47
191.84
Jose Parra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.13
3.13
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
20.41
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
20.41
Jose Parra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.41
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.57
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.43
71.43
Jose Parra
Career
Per 600 PA