Harry Gardner vs. Lee Wade — Career Comparison

Harry Gardner
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Wade
Lost GenerationThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lee Wade built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Gardner 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 4.46 and 1.488 for Harry Gardner. By the career numbers, Lee Wade had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Gardner and Lee Wade

Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.98
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.24
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.99
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.08
48.08
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.76
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.46
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.77
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1419
27
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
9
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
8.93
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
9.59
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.59
9.59
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.46
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.19
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.22
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.713
0.713
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
40.18
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
39.03
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.91
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.59
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
5.23
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.18
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.55
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.488
1.488
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
35.29
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1860
35.39
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.18
40.18
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Harry Gardner and Lee Wade

Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.28
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1713
27
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
9
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.79
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.69
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.71
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.47
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.28
91.28
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.938
1.938
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Gardner and Lee Wade

Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
187.5
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
600
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
535
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
102.5
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
80
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
20
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
22.5
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
35.4
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.34
33.36
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
171.43
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
130
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
128.57
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
137.5
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.484
0.484
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
57.5
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
42.5
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
97.5
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
34.52
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.97
34.92
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.5
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
30
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA