Seth Lugo vs. Lance McCullers — Career Comparison

Seth Lugo
MillenialLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star
Lance McCullers
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Seth Lugo built a career as a starting pitcher and Lance McCullers 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 walk avoidance (BB%+ 124 vs 85), home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 89), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 115 vs 98). Lance McCullers held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 118 vs 102). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Seth Lugo.

Pitching Stats for Seth Lugo and Lance McCullers

Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
3.26
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
5.23
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.58
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.48
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.43
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.66
57.66
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.46
47.46
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.17
34.17
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.15
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.67
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
3.49
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.25
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1579
27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
526.1
9
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
889
8.06
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
7.3
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.06
8.06
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.11
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.8
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.5
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
4.31
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.16
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.72
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
954
8.65
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
7.56
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.56
7.56
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.239
1.239
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.2
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.36
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4098
37.14
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2221
37.98
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.6
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.65
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.74
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
3.74
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.61
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3740
33.9
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1912
32.69
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.98
37.98

Fielding Stats for Seth Lugo and Lance McCullers

Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
3.26
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
5.23
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1579
27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
526.1
9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.69
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.56
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.89
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.15
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.6
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.88
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
1.58
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.71
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.86
98.86
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.483
0.483
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.17
34.17
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Seth Lugo and Lance McCullers

Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
3232.84
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
312
3172.88
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
600
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
59
600
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
519.4
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
48
488.14
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
80.6
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50.85
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.78
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
30.51
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.87
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.34
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.34
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.07
27.54
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
1.73
17.63
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
134.33
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
7
71.19
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
98.51
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
101.69
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
62.69
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50.85
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
4
35.82
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
40.68
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
89.55
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
91.53
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
16.2
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
6.14
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.91
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
179.1
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
23
233.9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
3.35
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
6
53.73
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
61.02
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100