Greg Garrett vs. Michael Wacha — Career Comparison

Greg Garrett
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Michael Wacha
MillenialIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Michael Wacha built a career as a starting pitcher and Greg Garrett as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Greg Garrett posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.48 and WHIP 1.416 compared to 3.89 and 1.286 for Michael Wacha. By the career numbers, Greg Garrett had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Greg Garrett and Michael Wacha

Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.67
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.86
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.61
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.76
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.41
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.68
59.68
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.48
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
703
3.89
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.196
0.196
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.1
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
5.94
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1571
8.69
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.65
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
1.07
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.83
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
2.78
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.97
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
5.94
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1416
7.83
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.179
1.179
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.24
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.23
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.43
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
37.04
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6846
37.86
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.19
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.59
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
4.13
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.43
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.2
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.25
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.75
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
30.35
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6219
34.39
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.04
37.04
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Greg Garrett and Michael Wacha

Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.64
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.86
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.66
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.39
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
0.94
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.39
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.64
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.39
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.6
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.64
97.64
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Greg Garrett and Michael Wacha

Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
1020
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
310
641.38
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
600
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
540
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
519.31
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
47.59
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
43.45
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
9.42
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.82
5.84
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
51.72
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
66.21
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.18
-5.5
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.53
-15.58
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
18.62
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
300
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
258.62
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.32
2.32
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Greg Garrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Greg Garrett
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100