Kris Bubic vs. Steve Waterbury — Career Comparison

Gen ZCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kris Bubic built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Waterbury as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kris Bubic posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.414 compared to 6 and 1.667 for Steve Waterbury. By the career numbers, Kris Bubic had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kris Bubic and Steve Waterbury

Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
2.23
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
7.5
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.53
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.36
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.69
Steve Waterbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.55
34.55
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.38
68.38
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
4.14
Steve Waterbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Waterbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1415
27
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471.2
9
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
9.01
Steve Waterbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
10.5
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.01
9.01
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.09
Steve Waterbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Steve Waterbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Steve Waterbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.63
Steve Waterbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.5
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Steve Waterbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
8.47
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
6
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.167
1.167
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Steve Waterbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.32
Steve Waterbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Steve Waterbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2030
38.73
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
39
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
4.58
Steve Waterbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Steve Waterbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.32
Steve Waterbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.16
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.404
1.404
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1803
34.4
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
34.5
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Steve Waterbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.319
0.319
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.74
38.74
Steve Waterbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39

Fielding Stats for Kris Bubic and Steve Waterbury

Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
2.23
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
7.5
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.53
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1415
27
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471.2
9
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.82
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Steve Waterbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.18
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
1.09
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.94
91.94
Steve Waterbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.487
0.487
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.38
68.38
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kris Bubic and Steve Waterbury

Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
14040
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.51
-61.28
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Steve Waterbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 600 PA