Seth Lugo vs. Cliff Politte — Career Comparison

Seth Lugo
MillenialLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star
Cliff Politte
Gen XMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Seth Lugo built a career as a starting pitcher and Cliff Politte 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 home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 84), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 115 vs 97), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 124 vs 107). Cliff Politte held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 104 vs 102). Role difference aside, Seth Lugo holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Seth Lugo and Cliff Politte

Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
3.26
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
7.22
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.58
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.48
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.43
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.5
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.66
57.66
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.89
48.89
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.17
34.17
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.15
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.33
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.49
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
4.4
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1234
27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
411.1
9
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
8.06
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
8.6
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.11
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.23
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.5
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
3.74
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.16
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
954
8.65
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
7.48
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.239
1.239
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.2
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4098
37.14
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1775
38.84
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.6
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
2.06
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.74
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
4.68
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.61
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.371
1.371
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3740
33.9
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1564
34.22
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.84
38.84

Fielding Stats for Seth Lugo and Cliff Politte

Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
3.26
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
7.22
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1234
27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
411.1
9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.69
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.89
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.79
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.6
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.25
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.58
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.16
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.86
98.86
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.483
0.483
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.161
0.161
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.17
34.17
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Seth Lugo and Cliff Politte

Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
361
3232.84
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
330
4950
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
600
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
40
600
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
519.4
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
33
495
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
80.6
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
4
60
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
44.78
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.87
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.07
27.54
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.9
13.43
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
134.33
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
5
75
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
98.51
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
105
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
62.69
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
35.82
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
89.55
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
90
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
16.2
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
2.8
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.91
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
179.1
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
210
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
3.35
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Cliff Politte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Politte
Career
Per 600 PA