Jim Bagby Jr. vs. Ben Wade — Career Comparison

Jim Bagby Jr.
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ben Wade
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Bagby Jr. built a career as a starting pitcher and Ben Wade as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Bagby Jr. posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.454 compared to 4.34 and 1.478 for Ben Wade. By the career numbers, Jim Bagby Jr. had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bagby Jr. and Ben Wade

Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
1.64
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
2.86
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.07
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.61
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.52
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.46
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.52
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.41
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.26
50.26
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.78
52.78
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.35
65.35
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.19
21.19
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.45
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.24
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
733
3.96
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
4.34
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4999
27
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1114
27
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1666.1
9
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
371.1
9
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1815
9.8
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
8.82
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.53
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.19
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
3.28
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
4.39
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
2.33
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
5.7
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.624
0.624
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.14
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.15
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7266
39.24
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1624
39.36
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.35
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.07
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
4.59
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
4.8
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6630
35.81
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1434
34.76
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.24
39.24
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Jim Bagby Jr. and Ben Wade

Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
11.06
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
27
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
9
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.53
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.38
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.28
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
5.91
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.63
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.03
94.03
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.58
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.534
0.534
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bagby Jr. and Ben Wade

Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
322
291.4
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
661.68
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
663
600
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
107
600
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
620
561.09
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
98
549.53
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.439
0.439
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
126.7
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
11
61.68
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
107.69
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
4
22.43
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
14.48
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.82
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.81
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.71
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.43
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
19
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
39.25
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36.82
33.32
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
5.33
29.91
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
152.94
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
26
145.79
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
136.65
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
13
72.9
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
53.39
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
8
44.86
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
50.68
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
9
50.47
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
101.36
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
13
72.9
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.11
36.3
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-0.56
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.71
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.24
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.21
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
61.54
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
207.48
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.75
9.75
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
2.89
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
28.96
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
33.64
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.61
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
12.67
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
22.43
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA