Dave Giusti vs. Michael Wacha — Career Comparison

Dave Giusti
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Michael Wacha
MillenialIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Michael Wacha built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Giusti as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Michael Wacha led in run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 87), strikeout rate (K%+ 94 vs 86), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 103). Dave Giusti held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 99 vs 94). Role difference aside, Michael Wacha holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dave Giusti and Michael Wacha

Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
3.5
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.7
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.52
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.61
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.49
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.41
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.81
51.81
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.68
59.68
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.91
19.91
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.18
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.76
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
687
3.6
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
703
3.89
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5150
27
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1716.2
9
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1654
8.67
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1571
8.69
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.66
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
1.07
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
570
2.99
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
2.78
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.57
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1103
5.78
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1416
7.83
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.975
0.975
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.46
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.24
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.23
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7251
38.01
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
6846
37.86
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
1.99
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
764
4.01
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
4.13
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.25
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.2
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.12
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.25
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.14
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.75
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.296
1.296
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6596
34.58
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
6219
34.39
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.02
38.02
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Dave Giusti and Michael Wacha

Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
3.5
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.7
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5151
27
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1717
9
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.7
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.66
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.38
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
0.94
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.08
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
2.16
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
1.64
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
2.09
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.6
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.37
96.37
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.596
0.596
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.91
19.91
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Giusti and Michael Wacha

Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
686
885.16
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
310
641.38
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
465
600
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
290
600
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
531.61
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
251
519.31
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
99.35
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
23
47.59
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
78.71
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
21
43.45
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.9
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.58
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.16
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.65
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.18
32.48
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
5.84
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
132.9
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
25
51.72
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
132.9
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.485
0.485
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
37.42
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
16
33.1
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.35
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
16
33.1
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
91.61
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.16
31.17
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.53
-15.58
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.87
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.68
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
9
18.62
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
127.74
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
125
258.62
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.7
4.7
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2.32
2.32
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 600 PA
27
34.84
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.45
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100