Victor Cruz vs. Lee Wade — Career Comparison

Victor Cruz
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Wade
Lost GenerationThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lee Wade built a career as a starting pitcher and Victor Cruz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Victor Cruz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.09 and WHIP 1.373 compared to 3.77 and 1.309 for Lee Wade. By the career numbers, Victor Cruz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Victor Cruz and Lee Wade

Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
6.21
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.24
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.99
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.6
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.76
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.51
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.9
43.9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.08
48.08
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.76
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.23
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
3.09
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
3.77
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
813
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1419
27
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
9
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
7.24
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
9.59
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.59
9.59
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.93
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
4.35
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.19
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.76
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
8.24
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
4.22
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.399
1.399
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.713
0.713
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.3
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.23
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1144
37.99
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2051
39.03
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.25
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.45
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
5.23
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.73
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.18
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.63
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.6
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.55
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.309
1.309
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
32.05
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1860
35.39
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Victor Cruz and Lee Wade

Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
6.21
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.28
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
813
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1713
27
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
571
9
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.79
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.7
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.69
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.71
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.86
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.47
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.28
91.28
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.139
0.139
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.938
1.938
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Victor Cruz and Lee Wade

Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
22440
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
75
187.5
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
600
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
535
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
102.5
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
80
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.5
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.34
33.36
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
130
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
137.5
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
57.5
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
42.5
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
97.5
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-48.1
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.97
34.92
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.5
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
30
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA