Lance McCullers Jr. vs. Mike Venafro — Career Comparison

Lance McCullers Jr.
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Venafro
Gen XMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lance McCullers Jr. built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Venafro as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lance McCullers Jr. led in strikeout rate (K%+ 125 vs 67), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 131 vs 109), and run prevention (ERA+ 121 vs 113). Mike Venafro held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 253 vs 179). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Lance McCullers Jr..

Pitching Stats for Lance McCullers Jr. and Mike Venafro

Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
1.7
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.91
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.63
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.59
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.43
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.95
57.95
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.89
95.89
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.7
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.09
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2322
27
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
27
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
9
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
253.1
9
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
7.72
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
9.38
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.72
7.72
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.78
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
3.9
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
3.34
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
10.01
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
4.65
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.01
10.01
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.9
5.9
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.545
1.545
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.888
0.888
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.56
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.52
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.75
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3291
38.27
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
39.33
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.42
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
4
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
4.58
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.81
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.31
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.413
1.413
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2894
33.65
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
34.28
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33

Fielding Stats for Lance McCullers Jr. and Mike Venafro

Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
1.7
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.91
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.63
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2322
27
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
27
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
9
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
253.1
9
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.02
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.9
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.85
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
2
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.49
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
1.92
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.27
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.209
0.209
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.89
95.89
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lance McCullers Jr. and Mike Venafro

Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
6342.86
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
2.72
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.78
-33.36
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5
214.29
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA