Seth Lugo vs. Bob Purkey — Career Comparison

Seth Lugo
MillenialLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star
Bob Purkey
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Seth Lugo a clear advantage over Bob Purkey across the core pitching metrics. Seth Lugo led in strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 59), home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 90), and run prevention (ERA+ 121 vs 94). Bob Purkey held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 124). Seth Lugo was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Seth Lugo and Bob Purkey

Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.26
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
1.64
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.11
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
1.17
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.58
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
0.55
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.43
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.49
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.66
57.66
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.87
52.87
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.17
34.17
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.5
71.5
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.39
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.15
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.49
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
891
3.79
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6344
27
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2114.2
9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
8.06
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2170
9.24
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.11
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
0.83
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
2.5
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
2.17
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.16
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
954
8.65
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
793
3.38
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.616
0.616
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.2
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.15
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.3
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4098
37.14
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8899
37.87
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.6
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.23
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.74
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
998
4.25
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.15
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.61
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.267
1.267
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3740
33.9
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8318
35.4
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Seth Lugo and Bob Purkey

Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.26
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
1.64
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.11
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
1.17
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6344
27
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2114.2
9
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.69
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.78
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.89
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.97
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.6
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
2.86
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
1.58
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
2.76
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.86
98.86
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.57
96.57
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.483
0.483
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.679
1.679
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.17
34.17
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.5
71.5
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.14
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Seth Lugo and Bob Purkey

Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
361
3232.84
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
310.43
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
67
600
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
748
600
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
519.4
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
645
517.38
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
80.6
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
56.95
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.78
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
42.51
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.87
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
7.22
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.41
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
4.81
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
14.44
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.07
27.54
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.83
16.71
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
134.33
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
83.42
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
98.51
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
90.64
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
62.69
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
42.51
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
33.69
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
89.55
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
71.39
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
16.2
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
1.37
1.1
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.21
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.91
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
30.48
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
179.1
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
325
260.7
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
3.35
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
2.3
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
44.92
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
4.01
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.01
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA