Luis Encarnacion vs. Lee Wade — Career Comparison

Luis Encarnacion
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Wade
Lost GenerationThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lee Wade built a career as a starting pitcher and Luis Encarnacion 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 7.84 and 1.742 for Luis Encarnacion. By the career numbers, Lee Wade had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luis Encarnacion and Lee Wade

Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.48
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.24
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.99
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.08
48.08
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.76
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
7.84
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.77
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.84
7.84
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1419
27
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
9
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
12.19
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
9.59
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.19
12.19
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.59
9.59
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.87
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
3.48
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.19
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.97
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.22
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.97
6.97
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.161
1.161
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.713
0.713
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.87
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
42.68
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
39.03
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.74
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
8.71
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
5.23
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.71
8.71
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.18
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.55
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.742
1.742
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
39.19
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1860
35.39
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.361
0.361
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.68
42.68
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Luis Encarnacion and Lee Wade

Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.48
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.28
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1713
27
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
571
9
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.87
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.79
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.69
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.87
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.71
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.87
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.47
Luis Encarnacion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.28
91.28
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.938
1.938
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Encarnacion and Lee Wade

Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
187.5
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
600
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
535
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
102.5
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
80
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.5
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.34
33.36
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
130
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
137.5
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
57.5
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
42.5
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
97.5
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.97
34.92
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.5
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
30
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Encarnacion
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA