Luis Garcia vs. Michael Wacha — Career Comparison

Luis Garcia
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Michael Wacha
MillenialIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Michael Wacha built a career as a starting pitcher and Luis Garcia as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Michael Wacha led in run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 91), strikeout rate (K%+ 94 vs 91), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 105). Luis Garcia held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 115 vs 94). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Michael Wacha.

Pitching Stats for Luis Garcia and Michael Wacha

Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
9.3
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.43
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.61
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.46
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.41
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.28
48.28
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.68
59.68
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.26
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
4.07
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
3.89
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1750
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
583.1
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
572
8.83
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1571
8.69
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.82
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
1.07
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
3.97
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
2.78
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.4
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
8.44
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1416
7.83
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.83
7.83
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.179
1.179
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.05
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.24
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.4
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.23
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2557
39.45
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6846
37.86
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.22
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
4.51
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
4.13
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.17
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.2
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.23
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.25
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.05
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.75
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.421
1.421
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2248
34.68
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6219
34.39
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Luis Garcia and Michael Wacha

Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
9.3
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1750
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
583.1
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.45
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.66
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
0.94
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.82
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
1.64
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.71
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.6
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.07
94.07
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.184
0.184
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Garcia and Michael Wacha

Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
603
120600
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
310
641.38
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
600
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
519.31
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
47.59
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
43.45
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.82
5.84
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
51.72
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
66.21
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
66.21
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.18
-35.89
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.53
-15.58
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.62
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
125
258.62
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2.32
2.32
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
60
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Luis Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Luis Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100