Rich Gossage and Michael Wacha Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Rich Gossage or Michael Wacha? It is a simple question that does not always have a simple answer. I assume that if you are here, you have questions about who is best in your match up or you need help changing someone's mind. I can't guarantee it will work, but good luck nonetheless.

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Rich Gossage Michael Wacha
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Relief Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation Baby Boomers Millenial
Hall of Fame Yes No

Pitching Stats for Rich Gossage and Michael Wacha

Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1002
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
225
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
204
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
124
124
Career
162 Game Avg.
74
124
Career
162 Game Avg.
107
107
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
107
Career
162 Game Avg.
53.68
53.68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
59.68
53.68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
310
21
Michael Wacha
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
21
Career
162 Game Avg.
605
41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
519
41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.01
3.01
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.05
3.01
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.98
2.98
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.96
2.98
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.49
3.49
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.93
3.49
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.228
0.228
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.257
0.228
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5428
368
Career
162 Game Avg.
3461
368
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1809.33
122.79
Career
162 Game Avg.
1153.67
122.79
Career
162 Game Avg.
1497
102
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1138
102
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
7.45
7.45
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.88
7.45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
119
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
147
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.59
0.59
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.15
0.59
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.12
0.12
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.65
0.12
Career
162 Game Avg.
732
50
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
370
50
Career
162 Game Avg.
90
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.64
3.64
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.89
3.64
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1502
102
Career
162 Game Avg.
1021
102
Career
162 Game Avg.
7.47
7.47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7.97
7.47
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.5
1.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4.54
1.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.235
1.235
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.206
1.235
Career
162 Game Avg.
63
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
35
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
47
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
30
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7507
509
Career
162 Game Avg.
4892
509
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
681
46
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
46
Career
162 Game Avg.
670
45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
558
45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.33
3.33
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.35
3.33
Career
162 Game Avg.
106
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
28
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
67
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
35
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
124
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
96
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.232
1.232
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.307
1.232
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6555
445
Career
162 Game Avg.
4429
445
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.67
0.67
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.48
0.67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.276
0.276
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.294
0.276
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.34
37.34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
38.16
37.34

Fielding Stats for Rich Gossage and Michael Wacha

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162 Game Avg.
22
3.56
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
3.56
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1002
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
202
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
5.98
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
181
5.98
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5428
877.58
Career
162 Game Avg.
3079
877.58
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1809.33
292.53
Career
162 Game Avg.
1026.33
292.53
Career
162 Game Avg.
78
12.61
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
89
12.61
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
180
29.1
Career
162 Game Avg.
121
29.1
Career
162 Game Avg.
21
3.4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
3.4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
279
45.11
Career
162 Game Avg.
217
45.11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
258
41.71
Career
162 Game Avg.
210
41.71
Career
162 Game Avg.
92.47
92.47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
96.77
92.47
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.257
0.257
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.04
0.257
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
11
1.78
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
1.78
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Gossage and Michael Wacha

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162 Game Avg.
22
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1003
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
93
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
290
15
Career
162 Game Avg.
85
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
251
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.106
0.106
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.092
0.106
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.312
0.312
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.319
0.312
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
23
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
21
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.2
0.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.82
0.19
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
25
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
32
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.14
0.14
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.11
0.14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.118
0.118
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.1
0.118
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.257
0.257
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.21
0.257
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.012
0.012
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.008
0.012
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.092
0.092
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.075
0.092
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.179
0.179
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.152
0.179
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.188
0.188
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.181
0.188
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
32
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
-1.9
-0.31
Michael Wacha
Career
162 Game Avg.
-7.53
-0.31
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9
1
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
37
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
125
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.51
2.51
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.32
2.51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.11
0.11
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.07
0.11
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
1
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
100
0