Gerrit Cole vs. Gary Wayne — Career Comparison

Gerrit Cole
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Gary Wayne
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gerrit Cole 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. Gerrit Cole led in strikeout rate (K%+ 119 vs 97), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 120 vs 98), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 102). Role difference aside, Gerrit Cole holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Gerrit Cole and Gary Wayne

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.7
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.37
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.67
65.67
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
3.18
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
3.93
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1627
7.49
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
8.54
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.49
7.49
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
1
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.79
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
2.3
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
3.75
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.68
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
10.37
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
5.91
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.1
7.1
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.073
1.073
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.27
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.28
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7861
36.21
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
39.36
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.63
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
3.41
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.51
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.17
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.65
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.14
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.64
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.83
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.089
1.089
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7233
33.31
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
34.03
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.21
36.21
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Gerrit Cole and Gary Wayne

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.53
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.96
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.48
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
1.54
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.77
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.5
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.69
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.01
97.01
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.92
95.92
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gerrit Cole and Gary Wayne

Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
320
671.33
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
231
69300
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
600
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
526.57
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
86.01
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
75.52
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.2
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.29
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.49
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.08
21.14
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
109.09
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
100.7
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
35.66
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
31.47
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
60.84
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.18
12.97
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.59
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
112
234.97
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
2.55
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.39
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA