Seth Lugo vs. Randy Messenger — Career Comparison

Seth Lugo
MillenialLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star
Randy Messenger
MillenialNevadaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Seth Lugo built a career as a starting pitcher and Randy Messenger 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 run prevention (ERA+ 121 vs 85), walk avoidance (BB%+ 124 vs 98), and strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 79). Role difference aside, Seth Lugo holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Seth Lugo and Randy Messenger

Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
3.26
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
8.43
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.58
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.43
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.66
57.66
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.17
34.17
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.15
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.49
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
4.87
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
184.2
9
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
8.06
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
10.97
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.97
10.97
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.11
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.02
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.5
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
3.9
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.16
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
954
8.65
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
5.85
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.083
1.083
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.2
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4098
37.14
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
844
41.13
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.6
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.39
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.74
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
5.07
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.61
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.93
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.652
1.652
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3740
33.9
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
35.97
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.13
41.13

Fielding Stats for Seth Lugo and Randy Messenger

Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
3.26
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
8.43
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
184.2
9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.69
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.89
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.17
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.6
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.56
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.58
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.41
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.86
98.86
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.483
0.483
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.168
0.168
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.17
34.17
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Seth Lugo and Randy Messenger

Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
361
3232.84
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
173
12975
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
600
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
519.4
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.508
0.508
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
80.6
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
44.78
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.87
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.07
27.54
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
24.79
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
134.33
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
98.51
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.439
0.439
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
62.69
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
89.55
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.81
16.2
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
32.22
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
17.91
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
179.1
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
3.35
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
53.73
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA