Brian Cooper vs. Gary Wayne — Career Comparison

Brian Cooper
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAnaheim AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gary Wayne
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brian Cooper 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.93 and WHIP 1.442 compared to 5.8 and 1.539 for Brian Cooper. By the career numbers, Gary Wayne had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian Cooper and Gary Wayne

Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.25
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.4
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.5
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.75
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.5
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.32
26.32
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.9
61.9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
5.8
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.93
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
503
27
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
167.2
9
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
9.77
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
8.54
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.77
9.77
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.72
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.79
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
3.97
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.75
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.68
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
4.03
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
5.91
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.073
1.073
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.38
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
40.26
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
39.36
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.43
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.63
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
6.33
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.51
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.43
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.65
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.43
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.7
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.83
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.527
1.527
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
35.05
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
944
34.03
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.26
40.26
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Brian Cooper and Gary Wayne

Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.25
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.4
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
503
27
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
167.2
9
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.54
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.97
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.48
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.61
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.77
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.5
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.69
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.9
61.9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Cooper and Gary Wayne

Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
42
2800
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
69300
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
6.61
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.26
-17.5
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
4
266.67
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA