Bill Drake vs. Gary Wayne — Career Comparison

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

Bill Drake 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. Bill Drake posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.69 and WHIP 1.393 compared to 3.93 and 1.442 for Gary Wayne. By the career numbers, Bill Drake had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Drake and Gary Wayne

Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
1.36
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.05
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.58
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.51
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.5
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.02
53.02
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.42
77.42
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.72
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
3.69
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
3.93
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3704
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1234.2
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1298
9.46
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
8.54
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.21
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
3.08
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
3.75
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.68
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
4.05
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
5.91
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.073
1.073
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.23
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4862
35.44
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
39.36
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.63
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
654
4.77
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.51
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.04
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.65
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.66
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.83
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.393
1.393
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4267
31.1
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
34.03
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.44
35.44
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Bill Drake and Gary Wayne

Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
1.52
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.14
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3358
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1119.1
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.31
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
3.41
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.48
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.28
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
4
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.77
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
3.71
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.69
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.96
92.96
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.444
2.444
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.13
75.13
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Drake and Gary Wayne

Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
194
220.04
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
69300
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
600
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
533.08
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.576
0.576
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
105.48
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
81.66
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
13.61
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
23.82
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37.61
42.66
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
146.31
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
148.58
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.532
0.532
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.459
0.459
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
55.58
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
55.58
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
104.35
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39.56
44.87
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
36.29
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.54
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132.25
132.25
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
23.82
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA