Tommy Byrne vs. Buzz Wetzel — Career Comparison

Tommy Byrne
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Buzz Wetzel
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Tommy Byrne and Buzz Wetzel are fairly close on the surface numbers. Tommy Byrne posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.11 vs 7.71) and WHIP (1.604 vs 2.786). Buzz Wetzel had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.65). By the career numbers, Tommy Byrne had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Tommy Byrne and Buzz Wetzel

Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.86
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.12
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.56
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.46
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.19
55.19
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.5
60.5
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.43
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
4.11
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.71
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.21
11.21
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4086
27
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
9
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1138
7.52
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
15.43
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.43
15.43
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.65
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
6.85
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9.64
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
766
5.06
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.324
1.324
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.071
1.071
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.19
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.56
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6181
40.84
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
48.21
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.48
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
4.55
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9.64
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.597
1.597
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.786
2.786
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5059
33.43
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
38.57
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.84
40.84
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.21
48.21

Fielding Stats for Tommy Byrne and Buzz Wetzel

Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
6.41
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.89
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1183
27
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394.1
9
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.35
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
3.95
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
5.61
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
5.3
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.31
94.31
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.88
13.88
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.43
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Byrne and Buzz Wetzel

Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
377
345.34
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
655
600
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
601
550.53
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
130.99
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
87.02
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
23.82
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.33
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
12.82
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
43.97
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65.59
60.09
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227
207.94
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
168.55
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
66.87
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
89.77
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
143.82
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66.92
61.3
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.75
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
34.81
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
126
115.42
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.2
5.2
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.08
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
11
10.08
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA