Larry Christenson vs. Gary Wayne — Career Comparison

Larry Christenson
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gary Wayne
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Christenson built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Wayne as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gary Wayne led in home run suppression (HR9+ 120 vs 105), run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 95), and strikeout rate (K%+ 97 vs 91). Larry Christenson held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 127 vs 102). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Gary Wayne.

Pitching Stats for Larry Christenson and Gary Wayne

Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.56
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.41
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.53
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.46
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.9
53.9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.53
90.53
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.17
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
3.79
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
3.93
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4208
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1402.2
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1401
8.99
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
8.54
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.64
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
2.53
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
3.75
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.22
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.68
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
781
5.01
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
5.91
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.838
0.838
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.073
1.073
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.22
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.17
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5861
37.61
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
39.36
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.63
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
4.16
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.51
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.34
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.65
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.3
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.68
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.83
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5345
34.3
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
944
34.03
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Larry Christenson and Gary Wayne

Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.56
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.41
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4208
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1402.2
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.55
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.14
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.48
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.15
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.84
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.77
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
1.68
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.69
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.61
91.61
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.078
1.078
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.53
90.53
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Christenson and Gary Wayne

Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
243
288.14
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
231
69300
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
506
600
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
427
506.32
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
75.89
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
45.06
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
15.42
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.37
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.04
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
30.83
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27.51
32.63
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
135.18
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
104.35
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
36.76
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
54.55
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
78.26
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.79
22.28
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
28.46
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
223
264.43
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.27
2.27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
64.03
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.19
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.37
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.37
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.37
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA