Roger Craig vs. Gary Wayne — Career Comparison

Roger Craig
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gary Wayne
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roger Craig 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 68), run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 83), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 83). Role difference aside, Gary Wayne holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Roger Craig and Gary Wayne

Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
2.16
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.09
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.43
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.5
Roger Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.57
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.5
Roger Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.02
43.02
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.54
50.54
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.34
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.11
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Roger Craig
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
3.83
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
3.93
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Roger Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Roger Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Roger Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4609
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1536.1
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Roger Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
1528
8.95
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
8.54
Roger Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.95
8.95
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Roger Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
1.09
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.79
Roger Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Roger Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Roger Craig
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
3.06
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
3.75
Roger Craig
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.28
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.68
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
803
4.7
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
5.91
Roger Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Roger Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.862
0.862
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.073
1.073
Roger Craig
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.25
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Roger Craig
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.21
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Roger Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6545
38.34
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
39.36
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.46
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.63
Roger Craig
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
763
4.47
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.51
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.65
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Roger Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.83
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.334
1.334
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5988
35.08
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
944
34.03
Roger Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.07
2.07
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Roger Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.34
38.34
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Roger Craig and Gary Wayne

Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
2.16
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.09
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4609
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1536.1
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.7
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.61
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.48
Roger Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.11
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
2.41
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.77
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
2.31
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.69
Roger Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.63
95.63
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.54
50.54
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.12
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Roger Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roger Craig and Gary Wayne

Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
433.79
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
231
69300
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
509
600
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
448
528.09
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Roger Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roger Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
44.79
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
42.44
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.36
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.36
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
5.89
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
47.15
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
82.51
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Roger Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roger Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roger Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Roger Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roger Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.68
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
14.15
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
31.83
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Roger Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
-12.53
-14.77
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.18
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
36.54
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
219
258.15
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.32
2.32
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
33.01
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.18
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
6
7.07
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roger Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.36
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.36
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA