Matt Garza vs. Michael Wacha — Career Comparison

Matt Garza
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Michael Wacha
MillenialIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Michael Wacha a clear advantage over Matt Garza across the core pitching metrics. Michael Wacha led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 97), run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 93), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 91). Michael Wacha was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Matt Garza and Michael Wacha

Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
1.53
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.71
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
1.49
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.49
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.61
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.56
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.41
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.73
46.73
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.68
59.68
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
93.2
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
777
4.09
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
3.89
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5132
27
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1710.2
9
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1681
8.84
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1571
8.69
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.04
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
1.07
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
581
3.06
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
2.78
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.14
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1380
7.26
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1416
7.83
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.26
7.26
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.146
1.146
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.28
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.24
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.26
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.23
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7313
38.47
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
6846
37.86
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
876
4.61
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
4.13
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.31
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.2
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.26
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.25
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.77
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.75
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.322
1.322
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6575
34.59
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
6219
34.39
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.47
38.47
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Matt Garza and Michael Wacha

Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
1.53
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.71
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
1.49
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5132
27
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1710.2
9
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.51
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.66
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.68
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.94
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.14
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
1.33
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.64
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
1.18
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.6
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.29
89.29
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
93.2
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Garza and Michael Wacha

Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
290
554.14
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
641.38
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
314
600
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
290
600
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
523.57
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
251
519.31
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
22
42.04
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
47.59
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
19
36.31
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
43.45
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.73
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.73
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
2.46
4.7
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.82
5.84
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
25
47.77
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
51.72
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
31
59.24
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
66.21
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.38
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.64
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
11
21.02
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
66.21
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
-10.87
-20.77
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-7.53
-15.58
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.73
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
6
11.46
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.62
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
155
296.18
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
258.62
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
2.03
2.03
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.32
2.32
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
59.24
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
60
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.82
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.91
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.91
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100