Tony Arnold vs. Adam Wainwright — Career Comparison

Tony Arnold
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Adam Wainwright
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Adam Wainwright built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Arnold as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Adam Wainwright posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.53 and WHIP 1.257 compared to 5.06 and 1.685 for Tony Arnold. By the career numbers, Adam Wainwright had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Arnold and Adam Wainwright

Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.37
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
478
1.61
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.39
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.67
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.43
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.98
60.98
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.98
85.98
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.06
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
3.53
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
27
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8005
27
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.1
9
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2668.1
9
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
11.03
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2577
8.69
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.03
11.03
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.92
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.79
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
3.22
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
736
2.48
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.92
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.13
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.87
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2202
7.43
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.677
0.677
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.17
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.27
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
39.41
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11116
37.49
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.49
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
5.74
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1117
3.77
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.8
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.34
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.2
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.95
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
0.86
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.583
1.583
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
35.04
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10139
34.2
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.41
39.41
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.49
37.49

Fielding Stats for Tony Arnold and Adam Wainwright

Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.37
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
478
1.61
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.39
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
27
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8005
27
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.1
9
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2668.1
9
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.03
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
0.8
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.99
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
1.09
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.02
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
569
1.92
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.02
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
559
1.89
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.24
98.24
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.921
0.921
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.98
85.98
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.1
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Arnold and Adam Wainwright

Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
38
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
508
359.43
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
848
600
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
744
526.42
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
101.18
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
65.09
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
27.59
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.42
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.08
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
36.08
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.62
34.4
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
152.83
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
120.28
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
38.92
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
53.07
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
84.91
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.2
29.86
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
19.1
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
250
176.89
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
3.39
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
52.36
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.12
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
11
7.78
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.42
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Adam Wainwright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.42
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Adam Wainwright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0