Mike Garcia vs. Michael Wacha — Career Comparison

Mike Garcia
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Michael Wacha
MillenialIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Mike Garcia a clear advantage over Michael Wacha across the core pitching metrics. Mike Garcia led in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 94), walk avoidance (BB%+ 120 vs 107), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 96). Mike Garcia was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Mike Garcia and Michael Wacha

Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
1.77
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
1.16
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
0.59
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.61
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.4
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.41
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.41
59.41
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.68
59.68
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.65
65.65
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.46
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
3.27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
703
3.89
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6524
27
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174.2
9
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
2148
8.89
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1571
8.69
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.5
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
1.07
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
719
2.98
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
2.78
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.1
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1117
4.62
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1416
7.83
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.12
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.24
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.14
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.23
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9237
38.23
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
6846
37.86
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.32
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
3.68
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
4.13
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.2
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.25
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.75
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.318
1.318
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8485
35.12
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
6219
34.39
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.23
38.23
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Mike Garcia and Michael Wacha

Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
3.87
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.18
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
2985
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
995
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.21
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.66
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
3.25
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
0.94
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
4.59
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
1.64
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
4.46
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.6
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.24
97.24
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.935
0.935
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.61
30.61
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.24
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Garcia and Michael Wacha

Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
428
324.24
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
310
641.38
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
792
600
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
290
600
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
696
527.27
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
251
519.31
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
96.21
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
23
47.59
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
76.52
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
21
43.45
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
17.42
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.76
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.52
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
19.7
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.2
24.39
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
5.84
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
119.7
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
25
51.72
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
121.21
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
31.06
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
46.97
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
16
33.1
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
76.52
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.35
21.48
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.53
-15.58
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.52
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
23.48
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
9
18.62
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
151
114.39
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
258.62
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.25
5.25
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2.32
2.32
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
43.94
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
60
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.79
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.07
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
16
12.12
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.52
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.52
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100