Seth Lugo vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Seth Lugo
MillenialLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Seth Lugo built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Wilks as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Wilks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.26 and WHIP 1.221 compared to 3.49 and 1.191 for Seth Lugo. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Seth Lugo and Ted Wilks

Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
3.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.58
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.58
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.66
57.66
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.17
34.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
3.49
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
8.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
8.2
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
2.79
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
954
8.65
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4098
37.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.74
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.61
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.221
1.221
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3740
33.9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
34.22
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.14
37.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Seth Lugo and Ted Wilks

Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2979
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
993
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.69
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.58
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.86
98.86
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.483
0.483
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.17
34.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Seth Lugo and Ted Wilks

Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
361
3232.84
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
385
982.98
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
67
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
58
519.4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
80.6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
44.78
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.87
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.07
27.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
134.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
11
98.51
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
62.69
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
89.55
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
16.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.91
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
179.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
3.35
3.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA