Eric Gagne vs. Michael Wacha — Career Comparison

Eric Gagne
Gen XCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Michael Wacha
MillenialIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Michael Wacha built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Gagne as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Eric Gagne led in strikeout rate (K%+ 121 vs 94), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 118 vs 96), and home run suppression (HR9+ 111 vs 94). Role difference aside, Eric Gagne holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Eric Gagne and Michael Wacha

Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
5.62
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.67
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.46
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.61
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.36
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.41
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.93
55.93
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.68
59.68
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.94
11.94
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
2.61
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
3.47
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
703
3.89
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1931
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
643.2
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
7.24
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1571
8.69
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.06
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
1.07
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
3.16
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
2.78
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
10.04
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1416
7.83
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.83
7.83
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.467
1.467
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.179
1.179
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.25
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.24
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.46
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.23
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2664
37.25
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6846
37.86
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
3.76
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
3.75
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
4.13
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.34
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.2
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.21
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.25
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.45
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.75
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.156
1.156
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.275
1.275
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2366
33.08
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6219
34.39
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Eric Gagne and Michael Wacha

Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
5.62
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.67
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1931
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
643.2
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.53
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.66
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.89
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.94
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.44
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.64
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.43
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.6
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.03
99.03
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.64
97.64
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.94
11.94
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eric Gagne and Michael Wacha

Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
402
2436.36
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
310
641.38
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
99
600
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
600
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
521.21
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
519.31
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
72.73
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
47.59
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
48.48
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
43.45
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.12
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.06
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.06
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
24.24
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
18.04
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
5.84
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
115.15
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
51.72
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
78.79
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
5
30.3
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
3
18.18
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
7
42.42
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
66.21
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
2.85
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.53
-15.58
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.06
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.62
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
151.52
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
125
258.62
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.96
3.96
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2.32
2.32
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
72.73
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
60
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
12.12
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.06
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.06
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.07
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100