Seth Lugo vs. Al McBean — Career Comparison

Seth Lugo
MillenialLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star
Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Seth Lugo built a career as a starting pitcher and Al McBean as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Seth Lugo led in strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 78), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 115 vs 95), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 124 vs 108). Role difference aside, Seth Lugo holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Seth Lugo and Al McBean

Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
3.26
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.58
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.56
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.43
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.66
57.66
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.26
57.26
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.17
34.17
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.18
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.15
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
3.49
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
8.06
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1058
8.88
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.11
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.5
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
3.06
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.16
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
954
8.65
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
575
4.83
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.877
0.877
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.2
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4098
37.14
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4518
37.92
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.6
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
3.74
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.15
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.61
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.327
1.327
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3740
33.9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4123
34.6
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Seth Lugo and Al McBean

Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
3.26
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.69
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.61
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.89
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.11
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.6
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
2.93
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
1.58
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.73
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.86
98.86
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.12
93.12
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.483
0.483
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.17
34.17
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.54
18.54
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Seth Lugo and Al McBean

Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
361
3232.84
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
425
897.89
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
67
600
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
600
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
58
519.4
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
557.75
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.508
0.508
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
9
80.6
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.86
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
44.78
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.87
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
8.45
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
6.34
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
19.01
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
3.07
27.54
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.39
32.52
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
15
134.33
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
11
98.51
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
124.65
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.439
0.439
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
62.69
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
44.37
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
4
35.82
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
10
89.55
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
16.2
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.27
30.16
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.91
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
12.68
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
179.1
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
3.35
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
27.46
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA