Phil Gallivan vs. Michael Wacha — Career Comparison

Phil Gallivan
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Michael Wacha
MillenialIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Michael Wacha built a career as a starting pitcher and Phil Gallivan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Michael Wacha posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.89 and WHIP 1.286 compared to 5.95 and 1.837 for Phil Gallivan. By the career numbers, Michael Wacha had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Gallivan and Michael Wacha

Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.77
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.56
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.26
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.61
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.56
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.41
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.25
31.25
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.68
59.68
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.37
20.37
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
5.95
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
3.89
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
526
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
175.1
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
11.65
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1571
8.69
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.65
11.65
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.03
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
1.07
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
4.88
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
2.78
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.1
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
3.49
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1416
7.83
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.24
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.23
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
847
43.48
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6846
37.86
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.28
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
7.19
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
4.13
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.2
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.25
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.75
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.837
1.837
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
38.5
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6219
34.39
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.48
43.48
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Phil Gallivan and Michael Wacha

Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.71
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4882
27
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1627.1
9
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.66
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.94
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.64
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.6
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.35
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.759
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Gallivan and Michael Wacha

Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
54
578.57
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
641.38
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
600
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
546.43
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
519.31
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
128.57
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
47.59
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
43.45
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.96
42.46
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
5.84
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
160.71
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
51.72
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
150
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.436
0.436
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
33.1
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
75
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.36
46.71
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.53
-15.58
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.62
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
107.14
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
125
258.62
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.6
5.6
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2.32
2.32
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100