Bernie Duffy vs. Ben Wade — Career Comparison

Bernie Duffy
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ben Wade
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bernie Duffy built a career as a starting pitcher and Ben Wade as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ben Wade posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.34 and WHIP 1.478 compared to 5.56 and 1.853 for Bernie Duffy. By the career numbers, Ben Wade had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bernie Duffy and Ben Wade

Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.38
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
2.86
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.59
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.61
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.46
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.41
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.78
52.78
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.19
21.19
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.24
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.56
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
4.34
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
27
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1114
27
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
9
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371.1
9
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
14.29
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
8.82
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.19
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.38
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
4.39
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.35
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
5.7
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.971
0.971
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
42.88
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1624
39.36
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.07
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6.35
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
4.8
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.853
1.853
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
40.5
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1434
34.76
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.88
42.88
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Bernie Duffy and Ben Wade

Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
11.06
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
27
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
9
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.53
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.38
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.28
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
5.91
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.03
94.03
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.333
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.534
0.534
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bernie Duffy and Ben Wade

Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
661.68
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
600
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
549.53
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.439
0.439
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
61.68
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
22.43
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.82
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.43
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
39.25
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.33
29.91
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
145.79
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
72.9
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
44.86
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
50.47
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
72.9
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
43.44
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-0.56
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.21
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
37
207.48
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
2.89
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
33.64
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.61
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
4
22.43
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA