Seth Lugo vs. Bob Shirley — Career Comparison

Seth Lugo
MillenialLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star
Bob Shirley
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Seth Lugo a clear advantage over Bob Shirley across the core pitching metrics. Seth Lugo led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 124 vs 87), home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 90), and run prevention (ERA+ 121 vs 96). Seth Lugo was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Seth Lugo and Bob Shirley

Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.26
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
2.73
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
1.02
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.58
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.42
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.43
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.59
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.66
57.66
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.61
41.61
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.17
34.17
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.33
37.33
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.15
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.11
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.49
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
608
3.82
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4296
27
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1432
9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
8.06
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1432
9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.11
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.8
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.5
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
543
3.41
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.16
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.45
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
954
8.65
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
790
4.97
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.931
0.931
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.2
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.13
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4098
37.14
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6106
38.38
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.6
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.66
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.74
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
689
4.33
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.46
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.34
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.61
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.73
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3740
33.9
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5416
34.04
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38

Fielding Stats for Seth Lugo and Bob Shirley

Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.26
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
2.73
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
1.02
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4296
27
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1432
9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.69
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.39
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.89
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
1.56
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.6
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
2.03
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
1.58
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
1.95
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.86
98.86
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.28
96.28
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.483
0.483
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.717
0.717
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.17
34.17
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.33
37.33
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Seth Lugo and Bob Shirley

Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
361
3232.84
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
862.25
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
67
600
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
302
600
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
58
519.4
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
522.52
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
80.6
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
57.62
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
44.78
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
51.66
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.87
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.96
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.96
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.07
27.54
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.68
9.3
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
134.33
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
63.58
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
98.51
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
83.44
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
62.69
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
29.8
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
15.89
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
89.55
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
45.7
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
16.2
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.78
-5.53
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.91
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.83
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
179.1
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
102
202.65
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
3.35
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
2.96
2.96
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
51.66
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.97
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA