Seth Lugo vs. Ben McDonald — Career Comparison

Seth Lugo
MillenialLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star
Ben McDonald
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Seth Lugo a clear advantage over Ben McDonald across the core pitching metrics. Seth Lugo led in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 105), walk avoidance (BB%+ 124 vs 113), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 115 vs 105). Ben McDonald held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 102). Seth Lugo was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Seth Lugo and Ben McDonald

Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.26
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
1.47
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.11
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.38
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.58
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.54
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.43
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.49
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.66
57.66
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.7
52.7
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.17
34.17
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.84
93.84
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.17
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.15
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.49
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
561
3.91
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3874
27
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291.1
9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
8.06
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1186
8.27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.27
8.27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.11
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.96
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.5
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
437
3.05
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.16
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
954
8.65
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
894
6.23
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.031
1.031
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.2
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.22
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4098
37.14
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5408
37.69
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.6
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.74
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
606
4.22
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.24
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.21
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.61
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.64
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.257
1.257
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3740
33.9
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4875
33.98
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.69
37.69

Fielding Stats for Seth Lugo and Ben McDonald

Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.26
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
1.47
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.11
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.38
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3874
27
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291.1
9
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.69
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.66
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.89
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.25
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.6
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.99
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
1.58
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.91
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.86
98.86
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.14
96.14
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.483
0.483
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.17
34.17
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.84
93.84
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Seth Lugo and Ben McDonald

Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
361
3232.84
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211
126600
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
600
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
519.4
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
80.6
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.78
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.87
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.07
27.54
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
134.33
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
98.51
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
62.69
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
89.55
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
16.2
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.91
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
179.1
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
3.35
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA