Tom Glavine vs. Buster Narum — Career Comparison

Tom Glavine
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star
Buster Narum
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Tom Glavine a clear advantage over Buster Narum across the core pitching metrics. Tom Glavine led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 110 vs 83), home run suppression (HR9+ 105 vs 85), and run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 81). Buster Narum held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 81 vs 69). Tom Glavine was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Tom Glavine and Buster Narum

Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
682
1.39
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.18
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
1.39
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.32
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
0.62
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.41
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.61
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.04
60.04
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.15
34.15
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.42
60.42
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.11
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.05
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1734
3.54
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.45
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13240
27
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1190
27
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4413.1
9
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
396.2
9
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4298
8.76
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
9.03
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
0.73
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.13
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1500
3.06
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
4.02
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.3
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2607
5.32
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
4.99
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.931
0.931
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.001
1.001
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.13
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.25
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.13
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.27
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18604
37.94
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1735
39.37
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1900
3.87
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
4.95
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
0.46
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.23
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
0.86
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16697
34.05
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1546
35.08
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.37
39.37

Fielding Stats for Tom Glavine and Buster Narum

Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
682
1.39
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.18
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
1.39
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.32
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13240
27
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1190
27
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4413.1
9
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
396.2
9
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
0.53
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.64
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
1.75
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.32
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.05
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1144
2.33
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
2.04
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1118
2.28
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.95
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.56
95.56
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.639
1.639
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.896
0.896
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.42
60.42
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.14
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Glavine and Buster Narum

Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
258.6
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
439.69
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1645
600
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
131
600
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1323
482.55
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
540.46
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
89.73
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.06
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
79.51
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.32
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
9.12
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.73
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.36
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
10.21
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.16
24.86
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
3.51
16.08
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
101.4
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
16
73.28
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
127.29
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
9
41.22
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
33.92
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.74
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
32.83
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
5
22.9
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
66.38
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
5
22.9
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.2
28.16
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.78
-21.91
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.73
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
36.84
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
120
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
320.61
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
1.87
1.87
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
78.78
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
11
50.38
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.09
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
14
5.11
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA