Nelson Cruz vs. Gary Waslewski — Career Comparison

Nelson Cruz
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gary Waslewski
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Gary Waslewski built a career as a starting pitcher and Nelson Cruz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nelson Cruz led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 145 vs 79), strikeout rate (K%+ 101 vs 83), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 95 vs 87). Gary Waslewski held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 81). Role difference aside, Nelson Cruz holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Nelson Cruz and Gary Waslewski

Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
5.27
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
3.33
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.47
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.92
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.24
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.59
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.57
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.47
39.47
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.73
29.73
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.63
27.63
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.44
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1231
27
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410.1
9
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
9.53
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
8.07
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.52
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.7
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.82
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
4.32
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.68
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
7.16
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
5.02
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.16
7.16
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.108
1.108
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.038
1.038
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.36
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.39
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.62
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.46
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1518
39.22
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1767
38.76
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.42
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.79
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
5.3
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
4.04
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.57
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.377
1.377
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1360
35.14
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1539
33.76
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.22
39.22
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.76
38.76

Fielding Stats for Nelson Cruz and Gary Waslewski

Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
5.27
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
3.33
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.47
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.92
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1234
27
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411.1
9
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.8
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.83
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.45
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.71
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
2.33
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
2.58
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
2.25
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.54
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.31
98.31
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.427
0.427
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.763
0.763
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.63
27.63
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nelson Cruz and Gary Waslewski

Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
3221.05
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
157
981.25
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
600
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
33
521.05
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
550
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
25
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
18.75
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
7.9
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
1.67
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
43.75
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
18.75
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
25
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.81
-12.72
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.09
-38.06
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
18.75
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
189.47
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
50
312.5
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
1.92
1.92
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.5
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA