John Briscoe vs. Lee Wade — Career Comparison

Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lost GenerationThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lee Wade built a career as a starting pitcher and John Briscoe 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 5.67 and 1.869 for John Briscoe. By the career numbers, Lee Wade had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Briscoe and Lee Wade

John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
John Briscoe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
6.44
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.24
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.99
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
John Briscoe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.32
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
John Briscoe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.08
48.08
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.76
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
John Briscoe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Briscoe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
5.67
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.77
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
John Briscoe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
419
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1419
27
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
139.2
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
9
John Briscoe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
7.99
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
9.59
John Briscoe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.59
9.59
John Briscoe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.16
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
John Briscoe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
8.31
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.19
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
7.41
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.22
John Briscoe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
John Briscoe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.747
1.747
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.713
0.713
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.42
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
John Briscoe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
649
41.82
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
39.03
John Briscoe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.45
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Briscoe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
6.06
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
5.23
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
John Briscoe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.39
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.18
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.22
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.55
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.812
1.812
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
503
32.41
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1860
35.39
John Briscoe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
John Briscoe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
John Briscoe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for John Briscoe and Lee Wade

John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
John Briscoe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
6.44
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.28
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
419
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1713
27
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
139.2
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
571
9
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.79
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.77
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.69
John Briscoe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.22
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.71
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.16
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.47
John Briscoe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.28
91.28
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.938
1.938
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Briscoe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Briscoe and Lee Wade

John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
John Briscoe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
187.5
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
600
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
535
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
102.5
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
80
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.5
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.34
33.36
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
130
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
137.5
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
57.5
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
42.5
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
97.5
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.97
34.92
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.5
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
30
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Briscoe
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA