Lance Lynn vs. Milt Steengrafe — Career Comparison

Lance Lynn
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Milt Steengrafe
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lance Lynn built a career as a starting pitcher and Milt Steengrafe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lance Lynn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.286 compared to 5.11 and 1.841 for Milt Steengrafe. By the career numbers, Lance Lynn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lance Lynn and Milt Steengrafe

Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
1.63
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.27
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.53
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.64
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.44
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.09
59.09
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.41
93.41
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
834
3.74
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.11
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6019
27
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2006.1
9
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1856
8.33
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
11.86
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.86
11.86
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.04
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
3.16
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.7
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2015
9.04
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.04
9.04
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.27
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.4
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8520
38.22
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
43.16
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.43
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
4.11
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.14
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.2
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.17
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.66
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.841
1.841
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7643
34.28
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
38.05
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.16
43.16

Fielding Stats for Lance Lynn and Milt Steengrafe

Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.63
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.53
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6019
27
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2006.1
9
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.37
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.63
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.06
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.67
93.67
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.688
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.41
93.41
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lance Lynn and Milt Steengrafe

Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
364
655.86
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
333
600
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
509.91
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
43.24
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
34.23
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.01
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.01
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.73
6.71
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
52.25
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
68.47
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
27.03
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.61
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
39.64
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.03
-14.47
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.54
-57.88
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.6
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.62
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
159
286.49
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
262.5
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.29
2.29
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
63.06
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.8
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.6
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA