Garrett Acton vs. Michael Wacha — Career Comparison

Gen ZIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
MillenialIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Michael Wacha built a career as a starting pitcher and Garrett Acton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Michael Wacha posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.89 and WHIP 1.286 compared to 10.8 and 2.700 for Garrett Acton. By the career numbers, Michael Wacha had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Garrett Acton and Michael Wacha

Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
9.45
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.61
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.41
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.68
59.68
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
10.8
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
3.89
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.31
12.31
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.95
10.95
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
12.15
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1571
8.69
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
1.07
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
9.45
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
2.78
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.7
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
6.75
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1416
7.83
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.179
1.179
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.24
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.23
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
49.95
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6846
37.86
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.4
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
10.8
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
4.13
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.2
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.25
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.75
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
39.15
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6219
34.39
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.95
49.95
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Garrett Acton and Michael Wacha

Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
9.45
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.66
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
0.94
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.64
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.6
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.64
97.64
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Garrett Acton and Michael Wacha

Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
641.38
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
600
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
519.31
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
47.59
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
43.45
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.82
5.84
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
51.72
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
66.21
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
66.21
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-7.53
-15.58
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.62
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
125
258.62
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.32
2.32
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Garrett Acton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Garrett Acton
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100