Seth Lugo vs. Ken Patterson — Career Comparison

Seth Lugo
MillenialLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star
Ken Patterson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Seth Lugo built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Patterson 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 77), home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 77), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 115 vs 79). Role difference aside, Seth Lugo holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Seth Lugo and Ken Patterson

Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
3.26
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
6.35
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.58
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.43
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.66
57.66
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.17
34.17
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.15
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.49
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
3.88
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
317.2
9
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
8.06
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
8.22
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.11
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.08
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.5
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
4.7
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.16
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.45
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
954
8.65
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
5.18
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.099
1.099
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.2
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4098
37.14
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1372
38.87
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.6
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.76
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.74
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
4.31
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.45
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.61
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.79
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.436
1.436
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3740
33.9
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1170
33.15
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.87
38.87

Fielding Stats for Seth Lugo and Ken Patterson

Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
3.26
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
6.35
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
317.2
9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.69
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.89
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.08
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.6
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.59
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.58
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.42
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.86
98.86
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.29
89.29
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.483
0.483
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.223
0.223
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.17
34.17
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Seth Lugo and Ken Patterson

Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
361
3232.84
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
224
67200
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
600
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
519.4
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
80.6
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.78
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.87
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.07
27.54
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
134.33
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
98.51
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
62.69
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
89.55
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
16.2
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-23.84
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.91
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
179.1
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
3.35
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
53.73
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA