Dory Dean vs. Ewing Waddy — Career Comparison

Dory Dean
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ewing Waddy
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCs/Detroit StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Ewing Waddy built a career as a starting pitcher and Dory Dean as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dory Dean posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.73 and WHIP 1.603 compared to 6.81 and 1.826 for Ewing Waddy. By the career numbers, Dory Dean had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dory Dean and Ewing Waddy

Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.03
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.11
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.03
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.29
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.89
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.82
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.11
61.11
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.89
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.47
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.73
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
6.81
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.322
0.322
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788
27
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
27
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262.2
9
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.2
9
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
13.6
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
12.91
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.6
13.6
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.91
12.91
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.82
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
3.52
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.75
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.52
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.783
0.783
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.58
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1257
43.07
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
43.43
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.35
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
9.18
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
8.69
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.18
9.18
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.29
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.82
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.603
1.603
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.826
1.826
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1233
42.25
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
38.27
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.93
8.93
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.327
0.327
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.07
43.07
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.43
43.43

Fielding Stats for Dory Dean and Ewing Waddy

Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.15
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.22
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.29
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
867
27
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
27
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
9
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
9
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.81
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.18
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.22
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.47
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
2.46
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.81
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.99
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.57
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.01
81.01
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.158
1.158
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dory Dean and Ewing Waddy

Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
145.71
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
385.71
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
600
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
591.43
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
25
535.71
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.582
0.582
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
154.29
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
107.14
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
137.14
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
85.71
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12.86
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
17.14
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.63
45.54
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
45.66
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
175.71
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
128.57
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
162.86
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
171.43
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.526
0.526
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
38.57
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
17.14
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
55.71
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
171.43
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.96
55.54
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
2.27
48.63
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.57
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
13
55.71
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.77
10.77
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100