Cliff Fannin vs. Ben Wade — Career Comparison

Cliff Fannin
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ben Wade
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cliff Fannin 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. Ben Wade posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.34 and WHIP 1.478 compared to 4.85 and 1.577 for Cliff Fannin. By the career numbers, Ben Wade had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cliff Fannin and Ben Wade

Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
2.01
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
2.86
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.2
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.61
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.42
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.46
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.63
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.41
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.78
52.78
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.76
59.76
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.19
21.19
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.24
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
4.85
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
4.34
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2199
27
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1114
27
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
733
9
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
371.1
9
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
763
9.37
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
8.82
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.37
9.37
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.88
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.19
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
4.83
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.39
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
4.32
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
5.7
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.016
1.016
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.15
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3282
40.3
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1624
39.36
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.48
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.07
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
5.46
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
4.8
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.577
1.577
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2886
35.44
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1434
34.76
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.3
40.3
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Cliff Fannin and Ben Wade

Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
11.06
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
27
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
9
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.53
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.38
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.28
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
5.91
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.52
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.03
94.03
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.781
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.534
0.534
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Fannin and Ben Wade

Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
439.85
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
661.68
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
266
600
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
107
600
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
534.59
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
549.53
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.439
0.439
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
92.48
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
11
61.68
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
85.71
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
4
22.43
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.77
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.82
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.43
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.77
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
39.25
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.59
19.37
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
29.91
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
99.25
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
145.79
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
133.08
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
13
72.9
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
67.67
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
8
44.86
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
31.58
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
50.47
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
99.25
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
13
72.9
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.19
18.46
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-0.56
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.26
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
38.35
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.21
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
81.2
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
37
207.48
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.39
7.39
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
2.89
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
24.81
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
33.64
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.61
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
18.05
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
22.43
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA