Tommy Byrne vs. Ben Wade — Career Comparison

Tommy Byrne
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ben Wade
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tommy Byrne 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. Tommy Byrne posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.11 and WHIP 1.604 compared to 4.34 and 1.478 for Ben Wade. By the career numbers, Tommy Byrne had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tommy Byrne and Ben Wade

Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.86
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
2.86
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.12
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.61
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.56
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.46
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.46
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.41
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.19
55.19
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.78
52.78
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.5
60.5
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.19
21.19
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.43
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.24
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
4.11
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
4.34
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4086
27
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1114
27
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
9
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
371.1
9
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1138
7.52
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
8.82
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.65
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.19
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
6.85
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.39
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
766
5.06
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
5.7
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.324
1.324
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.19
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.56
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.22
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6181
40.84
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1624
39.36
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.48
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.07
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
4.55
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
4.8
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.597
1.597
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5059
33.43
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1434
34.76
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.84
40.84
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Tommy Byrne and Ben Wade

Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
6.41
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
11.06
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.89
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1183
27
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
27
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394.1
9
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
9
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
1.35
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.53
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
3.95
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
3.38
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
5.61
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.28
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
5.3
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
5.91
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.31
94.31
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.534
0.534
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.88
13.88
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.43
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Byrne and Ben Wade

Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
377
345.34
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
661.68
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
655
600
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
107
600
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
601
550.53
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
98
549.53
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.439
0.439
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
130.99
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
11
61.68
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
87.02
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
4
22.43
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
23.82
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.82
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.33
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
12.82
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.43
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
43.97
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
7
39.25
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.59
60.09
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
5.33
29.91
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
207.94
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
26
145.79
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
168.55
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
13
72.9
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
66.87
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
8
44.86
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
89.77
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
9
50.47
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
143.82
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
13
72.9
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.92
61.3
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-0.56
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.75
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
34.81
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.21
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
115.42
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
207.48
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.2
5.2
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
2.89
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
10.08
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
33.64
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.83
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.61
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.08
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
22.43
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA