Mike Garcia vs. Lee Wade — Career Comparison

Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lost GenerationThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lee Wade built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Garcia as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lee Wade posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.309 compared to 7.36 and 1.855 for Mike Garcia. By the career numbers, Lee Wade had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Garcia and Lee Wade

Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
9.82
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.24
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.99
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.49
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.98
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.51
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.08
48.08
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.76
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.36
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.77
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1419
27
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.1
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
9
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
11.29
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
9.59
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.29
11.29
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.59
9.59
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.98
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
4.91
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.19
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.49
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
8.84
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.22
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.527
1.527
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.713
0.713
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.49
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
41.24
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
39.03
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.96
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
7.85
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
5.23
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.85
7.85
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.18
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.47
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.55
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
34.85
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1860
35.39
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.412
0.412
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.24
41.24
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Mike Garcia and Lee Wade

Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
9.82
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.28
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1713
27
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.1
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
571
9
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.79
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.49
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.69
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.49
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.71
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.49
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.47
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.28
91.28
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.05
0.05
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.938
1.938
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Garcia and Lee Wade

Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
4000
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
187.5
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
600
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
535
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.525
0.525
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
102.5
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
80
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.5
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.34
33.36
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
130
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
137.5
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.484
0.484
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
57.5
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
42.5
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
97.5
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.97
34.92
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.5
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
30
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA