Mike Dunne vs. Dave Wright — Career Comparison

Mike Dunne
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Wright
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Dunne 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. Mike Dunne posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.08 and WHIP 1.497 compared to 18 and 2.889 for Dave Wright. By the career numbers, Mike Dunne had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Dunne and Dave Wright

Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.61
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.44
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.57
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.41
89.41
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
4.08
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.48
15.48
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1423
27
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474.1
9
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
8.94
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
23
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.94
8.94
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
23
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.7
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
4.27
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
3.89
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.907
0.907
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.778
0.778
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.57
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.25
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2081
39.48
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
4.84
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.32
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.91
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.467
1.467
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.889
2.889
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1802
34.19
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
49
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.48
39.48
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54

Fielding Stats for Mike Dunne and Dave Wright

Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.61
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.44
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1423
27
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474.1
9
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.91
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.57
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
2.54
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.49
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.541
1.541
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.41
89.41
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Dunne and Dave Wright

Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
398.51
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
600
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
488.06
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
49.25
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
40.3
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.96
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.96
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.46
11.02
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
59.55
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
58.21
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
89.55
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
44.78
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
26.87
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
71.64
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.02
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
77.49
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
40.3
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
34
152.24
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.94
3.94
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
62.69
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.96
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA