Tommy Bond vs. Buzz Wetzel — Career Comparison

Tommy Bond
Pre-GenerationalIrelandThrows RightBats RightEuropeBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Buzz Wetzel
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Buzz Wetzel built a career as a starting pitcher and Tommy Bond as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tommy Bond posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.14 and WHIP 1.091 compared to 7.71 and 2.786 for Buzz Wetzel. By the career numbers, Tommy Bond had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tommy Bond and Buzz Wetzel

Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
1.03
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
1.01
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
0.58
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
0.4
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.94
58.94
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.84
97.84
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
0.96
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.1
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
862
2.14
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.71
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.21
11.21
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10886
27
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3628.2
9
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3765
9.34
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
15.43
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.34
9.34
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.43
15.43
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.12
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.48
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9.64
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
972
2.41
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.35
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15082
37.41
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
48.21
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.03
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1931
4.79
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9.64
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.786
2.786
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14887
36.92
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
38.57
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.41
37.41
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.21
48.21

Fielding Stats for Tommy Bond and Buzz Wetzel

Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
1.09
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.12
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12912
27
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4304
9
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
0.7
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
928
1.94
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
0.29
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1402
2.93
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1264
2.64
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.16
90.16
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.431
2.431
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.58
10.58
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.07
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Bond and Buzz Wetzel

Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
488
146.62
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1997
600
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1975
593.39
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
471
141.51
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
407
122.28
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
15.92
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.3
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
19.23
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127.86
38.41
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
546
164.05
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
493
148.12
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.523
0.523
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
64
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
52.28
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
116.27
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149.28
44.85
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
6.61
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 600 PA
63
18.93
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.7
31.7
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.1
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.5
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.3
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.8
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA