Seth Lugo vs. Sam McMackin — Career Comparison

Seth Lugo
MillenialLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star
Sam McMackin
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Seth Lugo built a career as a starting pitcher and Sam McMackin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sam McMackin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.38 and WHIP 1.235 compared to 3.49 and 1.191 for Seth Lugo. By the career numbers, Sam McMackin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Seth Lugo and Sam McMackin

Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.26
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.59
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.58
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.43
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.66
57.66
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.17
34.17
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.79
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.15
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
3.49
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.38
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
9
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
889
8.06
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
7.94
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.06
8.06
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.11
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.5
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
3.18
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.16
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
954
8.65
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.18
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.706
0.706
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.2
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.34
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4098
37.14
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
38.12
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.6
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.79
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.74
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.76
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.15
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.61
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.235
1.235
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3740
33.9
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
34.15
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Seth Lugo and Sam McMackin

Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.26
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.69
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.89
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.91
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.6
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.73
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
1.58
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.73
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.86
98.86
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.483
0.483
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.17
34.17
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Seth Lugo and Sam McMackin

Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
3232.84
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
600
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
519.4
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.508
0.508
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
80.6
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
44.78
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.87
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.07
27.54
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
88.74
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
134.33
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
98.51
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.439
0.439
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
62.69
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
89.55
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.81
16.2
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
113.33
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.91
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
20
179.1
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
3.35
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA