Tony Balsamo vs. Lee Wade — Career Comparison

Tony Balsamo
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows 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 Tony Balsamo 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 6.44 and 1.909 for Tony Balsamo. By the career numbers, Lee Wade had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Balsamo and Lee Wade

Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.52
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.24
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.99
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.08
48.08
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.76
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.44
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.77
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1419
27
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
9
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
10.43
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
9.59
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.43
10.43
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.59
9.59
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.4
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6.14
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.19
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
8.28
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.22
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.713
0.713
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.45
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
42.95
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
39.03
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.53
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.75
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
5.23
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.18
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.55
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.841
1.841
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
36.51
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1860
35.39
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.95
42.95
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Tony Balsamo and Lee Wade

Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.52
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.28
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1713
27
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
571
9
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.92
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.79
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.84
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
1.69
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.24
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.07
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
2.71
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.76
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
2.47
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.28
91.28
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.938
1.938
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.61
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Balsamo and Lee Wade

Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
2160
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
187.5
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
600
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
535
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.525
0.525
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
102.5
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
80
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
20
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
22.5
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.34
33.36
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
130
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
137.5
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.484
0.484
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
57.5
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
42.5
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
97.5
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
34.43
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.97
34.92
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.5
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
30
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Balsamo
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA