Mike Budnick vs. Lee Wade — Career Comparison

Mike Budnick
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Wade
Lost GenerationThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lee Wade built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Budnick 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 4.04 and 1.485 for Mike Budnick. By the career numbers, Lee Wade had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Budnick and Lee Wade

Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.77
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.24
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.72
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.99
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.08
48.08
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.05
19.05
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.76
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
4.04
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.77
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
301
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1419
27
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
100.1
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
9
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
8.16
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
9.59
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.59
9.59
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.17
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
5.2
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.19
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.77
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.22
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.997
0.997
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.713
0.713
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
39.65
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
39.03
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.9
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
5.02
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
5.23
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.18
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.55
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.485
1.485
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
384
34.45
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1860
35.39
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.65
39.65
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Mike Budnick and Lee Wade

Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.28
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1713
27
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
9
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.79
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.69
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.71
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.47
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.12
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.28
91.28
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.938
1.938
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Budnick and Lee Wade

Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
969.23
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
187.5
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
600
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
553.85
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
535
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.808
0.808
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.525
0.525
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
102.5
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
80
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
20
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.5
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
22.5
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.82
88.09
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.34
33.36
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
253.85
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
130
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
207.69
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
137.5
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.805
0.805
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.484
0.484
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.765
0.765
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
57.5
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
42.5
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
97.5
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.1
94.64
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.97
34.92
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
32.5
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
30
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA