Ken Dayley vs. Terry Wells — Career Comparison

Ken Dayley
Baby BoomersIdahoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Terry Wells
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Terry Wells built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Dayley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Dayley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.461 compared to 7.84 and 1.887 for Terry Wells. By the career numbers, Ken Dayley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Dayley and Terry Wells

Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
6.04
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.18
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.18
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.52
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.71
Terry Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.87
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.31
42.31
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Terry Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.61
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
3.64
Terry Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.84
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.84
7.84
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1721
27
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
27
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573.2
9
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.2
9
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
8.85
Terry Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
10.89
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.89
10.89
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.66
Terry Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.74
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
3.53
Terry Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
6.1
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.77
Terry Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
6.37
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
7.84
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Terry Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.84
7.84
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Terry Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Terry Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.548
1.548
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Terry Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Terry Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Terry Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2450
38.44
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
44.42
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.27
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.28
Terry Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
10.02
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
Terry Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.31
Terry Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.85
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.887
1.887
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2164
33.95
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
37.89
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.44
38.44
Terry Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.42
44.42

Fielding Stats for Ken Dayley and Terry Wells

Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
6.04
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.18
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.18
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1721
27
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
27
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573.2
9
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.2
9
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.36
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.99
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.87
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.38
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.31
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.35
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Terry Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Dayley and Terry Wells

Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
388
2450.53
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
600
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
511.58
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
107.37
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
107.37
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
28.02
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
107.37
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
151.58
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
25.26
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.63
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
37.89
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.64
35.6
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.74
-63.66
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
44.21
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
202.11
Terry Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.97
2.97
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
44.21
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.32
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.32
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Wells
Career
Per 600 PA