Dan Boone vs. Ben Wade — Career Comparison

Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dan Boone 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. Ben Wade posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.34 and WHIP 1.478 compared to 5.1 and 1.645 for Dan Boone. By the career numbers, Ben Wade had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan Boone and Ben Wade

Dan Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dan Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.33
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
2.86
Dan Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.61
Dan Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.46
Dan Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.72
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.41
Dan Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.78
52.78
Dan Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.1
38.1
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.19
21.19
Dan Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Dan Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dan Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.24
Dan Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
5.1
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
4.34
Dan Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Dan Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Dan Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Dan Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Dan Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1114
27
Dan Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371.1
9
Dan Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
11.37
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
8.82
Dan Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.37
11.37
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Dan Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.19
Dan Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Dan Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Dan Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.44
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
4.39
Dan Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Dan Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Dan Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.39
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
5.7
Dan Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Dan Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Dan Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.536
0.536
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Dan Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Dan Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Dan Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dan Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
40.92
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1624
39.36
Dan Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.72
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.07
Dan Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
6.1
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
4.8
Dan Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Dan Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.645
1.645
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Dan Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
37.26
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1434
34.76
Dan Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Dan Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Dan Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.92
40.92
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Dan Boone and Ben Wade

Dan Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dan Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
11.06
Dan Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Dan Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
27
Dan Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
9
Dan Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.53
Dan Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.38
Dan Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Dan Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.28
Dan Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
5.91
Dan Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.61
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.03
94.03
Dan Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.691
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.534
0.534
Dan Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Dan Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Dan Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Boone and Ben Wade

Dan Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dan Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
42
475.47
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
661.68
Dan Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
600
Dan Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
566.04
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
549.53
Dan Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Dan Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.439
0.439
Dan Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
61.68
Dan Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
79.25
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
4
22.43
Dan Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
16.82
Dan Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.43
Dan Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
39.25
Dan Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Dan Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Dan Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Dan Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
2.36
26.76
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
29.91
Dan Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
11
124.53
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
145.79
Dan Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
72.9
Dan Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Dan Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Dan Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Dan Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Dan Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Dan Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Dan Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Dan Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
44.86
Dan Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
50.47
Dan Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
72.9
Dan Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
24.42
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-0.56
Dan Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.21
Dan Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
37
207.48
Dan Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.67
17.67
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
2.89
Dan Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Dan Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
33.64
Dan Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.61
Dan Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
4
22.43
Dan Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA