Zach Duke vs. Dave Wright — Career Comparison

Zach Duke
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dave Wright
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Zach Duke built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Wright as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Zach Duke posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.31 and WHIP 1.474 compared to 18 and 2.889 for Dave Wright. By the career numbers, Zach Duke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Zach Duke and Dave Wright

Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
3.77
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.12
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.46
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.6
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.13
43.12
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.65
29.65
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
651
4.31
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.48
15.48
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4080
27
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1360
9
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1554
10.28
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
23
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.28
10.28
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
23
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.87
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
2.77
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.21
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
854
5.65
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.936
0.936
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.778
0.778
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.3
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5915
39.14
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.44
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
714
4.73
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.48
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.25
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.07
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.451
1.451
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.889
2.889
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5341
35.34
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
49
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.327
0.327
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.14
39.14
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54

Fielding Stats for Zach Duke and Dave Wright

Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
3.77
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.12
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4080
27
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1360
9
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.54
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.61
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
2.2
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
2.14
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.568
0.568
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.65
29.65
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.13
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Zach Duke and Dave Wright

Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
576
921.6
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
600
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
318
508.8
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Zach Duke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Zach Duke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.507
0.507
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
91.2
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
76.8
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
11.2
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.2
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.4
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.93
23.9
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
59.55
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
112
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
110.4
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Zach Duke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Zach Duke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Zach Duke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.428
0.428
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Zach Duke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
27.2
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
36.8
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
60.8
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.54
21.66
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
77.49
Zach Duke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
19.2
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Zach Duke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Career
Per 600 PA
118
188.8
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.18
3.18
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
68.8
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.2
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.2
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zach Duke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA