John Ennis vs. Lee Wade — Career Comparison

Gen XColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lost GenerationThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lee Wade built a career as a starting pitcher and John Ennis 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 7.81 and 1.735 for John Ennis. By the career numbers, Lee Wade had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Ennis and Lee Wade

John Ennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
John Ennis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.2
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.24
John Ennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.65
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.99
John Ennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
John Ennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
John Ennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.08
48.08
John Ennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
John Ennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.76
John Ennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
John Ennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.65
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Ennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
7.81
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.77
John Ennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.81
7.81
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
John Ennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
John Ennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
John Ennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
John Ennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1419
27
John Ennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.2
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
9
John Ennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
12.04
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
9.59
John Ennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.04
12.04
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.59
9.59
John Ennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.3
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
John Ennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
John Ennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
John Ennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3.58
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.19
John Ennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Ennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
John Ennis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.16
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.22
John Ennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.16
7.16
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
John Ennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
John Ennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.193
1.193
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.713
0.713
John Ennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
John Ennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
John Ennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Ennis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
42.61
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
39.03
John Ennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.95
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Ennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
8.13
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
5.23
John Ennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.13
8.13
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
John Ennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.18
John Ennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.65
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Ennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.55
John Ennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.735
1.735
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
John Ennis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
38.06
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1860
35.39
John Ennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
John Ennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
John Ennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.61
42.61
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for John Ennis and Lee Wade

John Ennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
John Ennis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.2
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.28
John Ennis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.65
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
John Ennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1713
27
John Ennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.2
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
571
9
John Ennis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.3
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.79
John Ennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.65
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.69
John Ennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
John Ennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.95
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.71
John Ennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.95
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.47
John Ennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.28
91.28
John Ennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.938
1.938
John Ennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.5
12.5
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
John Ennis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
John Ennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Ennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Ennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Ennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Ennis and Lee Wade

John Ennis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
John Ennis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
2400
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
187.5
John Ennis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
600
John Ennis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
535
John Ennis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
John Ennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
John Ennis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
102.5
John Ennis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
80
John Ennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20
John Ennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
John Ennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.5
John Ennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
John Ennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
John Ennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
John Ennis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.03
-4.24
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.34
33.36
John Ennis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
130
John Ennis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
137.5
John Ennis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
John Ennis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
John Ennis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.484
0.484
John Ennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
John Ennis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
John Ennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
John Ennis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
John Ennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
57.5
John Ennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
42.5
John Ennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
97.5
John Ennis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-11.6
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.97
34.92
John Ennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
John Ennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.5
John Ennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ennis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Ennis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
John Ennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
John Ennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
30
John Ennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ennis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Ennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ennis
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA