Joe Edelen vs. Lee Wade — Career Comparison

Joe Edelen
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Wade
Lost GenerationThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lee Wade built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Edelen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lee Wade posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.309 compared to 6.75 and 1.566 for Joe Edelen. By the career numbers, Lee Wade had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Edelen and Lee Wade

Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
5.36
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.24
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.99
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.08
48.08
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.76
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
6.75
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.77
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1419
27
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
9
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
11.12
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
9.59
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.12
11.12
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.59
9.59
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.99
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.18
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
2.19
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.22
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.816
0.816
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.713
0.713
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
39.51
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
39.03
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.59
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
6.75
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
5.23
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.18
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.79
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.55
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.478
1.478
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
36.13
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1860
35.39
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.51
39.51
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Joe Edelen and Lee Wade

Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
5.36
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.28
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1713
27
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
571
9
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.79
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.69
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.19
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.71
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.19
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.47
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.28
91.28
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.222
0.222
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.938
1.938
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Edelen and Lee Wade

Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
2314.29
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
187.5
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
600
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
535
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.525
0.525
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
102.5
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
80
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.5
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
44.63
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.34
33.36
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
130
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
137.5
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.484
0.484
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
57.5
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
42.5
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
97.5
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
59.04
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.97
34.92
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.5
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
30
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA