Jay Baller vs. Lee Wade — Career Comparison

Jay Baller
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Wade
Lost GenerationThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lee Wade built a career as a starting pitcher and Jay Baller as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lee Wade posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.309 compared to 5.24 and 1.676 for Jay Baller. By the career numbers, Lee Wade had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jay Baller and Lee Wade

Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
5.41
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.24
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.99
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.52
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.51
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.08
48.08
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.76
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
5.24
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.77
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1419
27
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
156.1
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
9
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
9.73
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
9.59
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.59
9.59
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.5
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.55
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.19
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.81
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
6.74
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.22
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.74
6.74
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.713
0.713
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.63
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.4
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
710
40.87
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
39.03
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.07
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
5.64
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
5.23
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.63
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.18
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.46
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.55
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.586
1.586
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
610
35.12
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1860
35.39
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.87
40.87
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Jay Baller and Lee Wade

Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
5.41
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.28
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1713
27
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
156.1
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
571
9
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.4
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.79
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.86
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.69
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.32
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.71
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.47
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.28
91.28
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.938
1.938
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jay Baller and Lee Wade

Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
3317.65
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
75
187.5
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
600
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
14
494.12
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
535
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
102.5
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
80
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.5
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
5
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.34
33.36
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
130
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
137.5
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
57.5
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
42.5
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
97.5
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-14.32
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.97
34.92
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.5
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.5
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
2.43
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
30
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA