Rube Curry vs. Gary Wayne — Career Comparison

Rube Curry
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gary Wayne
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rube Curry 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. Rube Curry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.254 compared to 3.93 and 1.442 for Gary Wayne. By the career numbers, Rube Curry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rube Curry and Gary Wayne

Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
1.37
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.99
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.57
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.41
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.64
72.64
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.68
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
3.57
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
3.93
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3973
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1324.1
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1348
9.16
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
8.54
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.33
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
2.12
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
3.75
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.68
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
599
4.07
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
5.91
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.688
0.688
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.073
1.073
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.27
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5036
34.22
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
39.36
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.23
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.63
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
4.49
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.51
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
1.11
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.65
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.49
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.83
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4522
30.73
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
34.03
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.22
34.22
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Rube Curry and Gary Wayne

Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
1.51
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.07
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4104
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.64
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
3.01
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.48
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.19
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
3.84
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.77
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
3.65
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.69
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.03
95.03
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.424
2.424
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.74
70.74
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Curry and Gary Wayne

Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
220.76
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
231
69300
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
655
600
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
541.37
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.578
0.578
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
116.34
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
91.6
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
14.66
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.41
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.66
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
24.73
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45.11
41.33
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
154.81
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
143.82
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.539
0.539
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
53.13
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
52.21
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
101.68
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.97
45.77
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.66
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
23.82
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.5
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109.17
109.17
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
31.15
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.66
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.66
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA