Seth Lugo vs. Brian O'Connor — Career Comparison

Seth Lugo
MillenialLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star
Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Seth Lugo built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian O'Connor as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Seth Lugo posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.191 compared to 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Seth Lugo had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Seth Lugo and Brian O'Connor

Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
3.26
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.58
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.43
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.66
57.66
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.17
34.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.49
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
8.06
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.11
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.5
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.16
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
954
8.65
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.239
1.239
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.2
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.34
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4098
37.14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.74
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.61
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3740
33.9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24

Fielding Stats for Seth Lugo and Brian O'Connor

Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
3.26
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.89
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.58
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.86
98.86
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.483
0.483
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.17
34.17
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Seth Lugo and Brian O'Connor

Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
3232.84
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1800
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
519.4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.508
0.508
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
80.6
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
44.78
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.87
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.07
27.54
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
134.33
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
98.51
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.439
0.439
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
62.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
89.55
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.81
16.2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.91
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
179.1
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
3.35
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA