Gary Lucas vs. Carl Sitton — Career Comparison

Gary Lucas
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Carl Sitton
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Carl Sitton built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Lucas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Carl Sitton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.88 and WHIP 1.320 compared to 3.01 and 1.360 for Gary Lucas. By the career numbers, Carl Sitton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gary Lucas and Carl Sitton

Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
5.5
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.52
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.24
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.9
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.39
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.59
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.73
39.73
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.85
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
3.01
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.88
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2007
27
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
669
9
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
8.31
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.55
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
3.05
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.88
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.87
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
5.52
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.88
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.952
0.952
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.32
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2795
37.6
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
37.44
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.77
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.26
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
3.69
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
3.96
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.69
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.38
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.97
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2482
33.39
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
34.2
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.6
37.6
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.44
37.44

Fielding Stats for Gary Lucas and Carl Sitton

Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
5.5
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.52
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.24
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.9
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2007
27
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
669
9
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.51
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.6
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.98
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
2.18
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.7
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
2.11
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.52
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.91
96.91
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.384
0.384
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gary Lucas and Carl Sitton

Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
2610.64
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
14
560
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
600
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
510.64
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
520
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
44.68
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
44.68
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
4.62
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
38.79
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
44.68
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
57.45
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.77
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
31.91
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
44.68
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.53
-16.15
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
32.21
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.77
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
204.26
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
240
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.94
2.94
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
76.6
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA