Tommy de la Cruz vs. Rube Wiggins — Career Comparison

Looking at the career totals, Tommy de la Cruz and Rube Wiggins are fairly close on the surface numbers. Tommy de la Cruz posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.25 vs 3.6) and WHIP (1.124 vs 1.600). Rube Wiggins had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.42). By the career numbers, Tommy de la Cruz had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.