Seth Lugo vs. Stan Pitula — Career Comparison

Seth Lugo
MillenialLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star
Stan Pitula
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Seth Lugo built a career as a starting pitcher and Stan Pitula 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 4.98 and 1.726 for Stan Pitula. 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 Stan Pitula

Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
3.26
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.47
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.75
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.58
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.43
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.66
57.66
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.17
34.17
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.74
21.74
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.15
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.49
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.98
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.2
9
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
8.06
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
10.11
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.11
10.11
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.11
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.21
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.5
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
4.83
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.16
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
954
8.65
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.56
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.821
0.821
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.2
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4098
37.14
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
40.12
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.6
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.06
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.74
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.58
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.15
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.61
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.659
1.659
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3740
33.9
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
34.99
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Seth Lugo and Stan Pitula

Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
3.26
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.47
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.75
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.2
9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.69
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.89
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.36
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.6
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.66
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
1.58
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.66
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.86
98.86
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.483
0.483
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.478
0.478
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.17
34.17
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.74
21.74
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Seth Lugo and Stan Pitula

Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
3232.84
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
24
900
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
600
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
519.4
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.469
0.469
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
80.6
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
44.78
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.87
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.07
27.54
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
27.97
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
134.33
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
98.51
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.439
0.439
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
62.69
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
35.82
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
89.55
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.81
16.2
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.84
31.52
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
17.91
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
179.1
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
262.5
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
3.35
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
2.29
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA