Luis Ayala vs. Michael Wacha — Career Comparison

Luis Ayala
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Michael Wacha
MillenialIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Michael Wacha built a career as a starting pitcher and Luis Ayala as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis Ayala led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 140 vs 107), run prevention (ERA+ 126 vs 99), and home run suppression (HR9+ 100 vs 94). Michael Wacha held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 94 vs 81). Role difference aside, Luis Ayala holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Luis Ayala and Michael Wacha

Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.67
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.62
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.61
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.76
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.41
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.71
44.71
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.68
59.68
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.31
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
3.34
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
703
3.89
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1663
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
554.1
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
581
9.43
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1571
8.69
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.88
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
1.07
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.26
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
503
2.78
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.39
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
5.96
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1416
7.83
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.913
0.913
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.24
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.57
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.23
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2340
37.99
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6846
37.86
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.61
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
3.78
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
4.13
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.49
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.2
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.25
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.17
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.75
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.299
1.299
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2115
34.34
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6219
34.39
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.99
37.99
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Luis Ayala and Michael Wacha

Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.67
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1663
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
554.1
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.6
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.66
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.88
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
0.94
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.5
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
1.64
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.48
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.6
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.35
99.35
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.64
97.64
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Ayala and Michael Wacha

Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
18847.06
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
310
641.38
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
600
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
14
494.12
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
519.31
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.706
0.706
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
47.59
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
43.45
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
47.43
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.82
5.84
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
51.72
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
66.21
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
57.29
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.53
-15.58
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.62
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
125
258.62
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2.32
2.32
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
60
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100