Seth Lugo vs. Ken Penner — Career Comparison

Seth Lugo
MillenialLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star
Ken Penner
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Seth Lugo built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Penner 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 3.55 and 1.500 for Ken Penner. 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 Ken Penner

Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.26
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.2
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.71
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.58
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.43
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.66
57.66
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.17
34.17
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.15
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.49
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.55
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.1
9
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
8.06
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.95
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.11
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.5
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.55
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.16
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
954
8.65
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.84
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.2
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4098
37.14
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
38.37
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.6
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.07
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.74
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
6.04
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.15
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.61
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3740
33.9
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
34.82
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.37
38.37

Fielding Stats for Seth Lugo and Ken Penner

Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.26
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2979
27
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
993
9
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.69
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.89
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.6
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.58
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.86
98.86
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.483
0.483
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.17
34.17
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Seth Lugo and Ken Penner

Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
3232.84
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
9
900
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
600
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
519.4
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
80.6
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
44.78
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.87
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.07
27.54
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
134.33
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
98.51
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
62.69
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
35.82
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
89.55
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
16.2
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
7.84
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.91
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
20
179.1
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
3.35
3.35
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA