Lefty Gomez vs. Michael Wacha — Career Comparison

Lefty Gomez
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Michael Wacha
MillenialIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Lefty Gomez and Michael Wacha are fairly close on the surface numbers. Lefty Gomez posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.34 vs 3.89) and home runs allowed (0.5 per nine innings vs 1.07). Michael Wacha had the advantage in WHIP (1.286 vs 1.352). By the career numbers, Lefty Gomez had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Gomez and Michael Wacha

Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
1.32
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.71
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
1.15
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.68
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.61
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.37
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.41
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.95
64.95
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.68
59.68
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.96
86.96
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.62
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.1
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
930
3.34
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
703
3.89
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7509
27
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2503
9
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2290
8.23
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1571
8.69
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.5
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
1.07
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1095
3.94
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
2.78
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.1
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1468
5.28
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1416
7.83
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.024
1.024
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.14
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.24
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.07
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.23
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10729
38.58
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
6846
37.86
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.11
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1091
3.92
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
4.13
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.2
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.25
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.75
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.352
1.352
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9615
34.57
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
6219
34.39
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.58
38.58
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Lefty Gomez and Michael Wacha

Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.71
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4882
27
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1627.1
9
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.66
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.94
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.64
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.6
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.74
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.22
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Gomez and Michael Wacha

Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
215.63
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
310
641.38
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1024
600
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
290
600
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
904
529.69
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
251
519.31
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
77.93
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
23
47.59
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
71.48
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
21
43.45
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.45
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.45
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.34
16.02
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
5.84
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
84.38
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
25
51.72
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
108.4
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
34.57
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
16
33.1
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
33.98
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
16
33.1
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
68.55
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.36
10.17
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.53
-15.58
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.17
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
29.3
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
9
18.62
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
252
147.66
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
258.62
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.06
4.06
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2.32
2.32
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
39.84
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
60
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.93
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.59
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.17
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100