Mal Eason vs. Ben Wade — Career Comparison

Mal Eason
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ben Wade
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mal Eason 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. Mal Eason posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.42 and WHIP 1.385 compared to 4.34 and 1.478 for Ben Wade. By the career numbers, Mal Eason had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mal Eason and Ben Wade

Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
1.18
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
2.86
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.08
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.61
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.34
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.46
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.69
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.41
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.03
33.03
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.78
52.78
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.2
91.2
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.19
21.19
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.85
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.24
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
3.42
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
4.34
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2854
27
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1114
27
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951.1
9
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
371.1
9
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
1027
9.72
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
8.82
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.19
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.19
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
2.75
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
4.39
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
2.59
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
5.7
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.594
0.594
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.12
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.4
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.22
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4011
37.95
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1624
39.36
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.07
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
515
4.87
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
4.8
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3678
34.8
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1434
34.76
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Mal Eason and Ben Wade

Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.17
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
11.06
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.51
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2976
27
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
27
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
992
9
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
9
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.44
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.53
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
2.51
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.38
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
3.15
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.28
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
2.96
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
5.91
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.95
93.95
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.03
94.03
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.527
2.527
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.534
0.534
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mal Eason and Ben Wade

Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
206.35
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
661.68
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
378
600
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
107
600
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
565.08
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
98
549.53
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
68.25
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
11
61.68
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
63.49
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
4
22.43
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.76
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.82
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.43
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.76
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
39.25
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.87
10.91
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
29.91
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
73.02
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
145.79
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
85.71
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
13
72.9
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
26.98
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
44.86
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
23.81
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
50.47
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
50.79
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
72.9
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.45
-3.89
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.1
-0.56
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.59
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.87
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.21
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
128.57
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
207.48
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
2.89
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
17.46
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
33.64
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.61
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
4
22.43
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.17
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.17
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA