Lee Guetterman vs. Michael Wacha — Career Comparison

Lee Guetterman
Baby BoomersTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Michael Wacha
MillenialIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Michael Wacha built a career as a starting pitcher and Lee Guetterman 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 strikeout rate (K%+ 94 vs 55), run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 82), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 93). Lee Guetterman held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 117 vs 94). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Michael Wacha.

Pitching Stats for Lee Guetterman and Michael Wacha

Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
5.81
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.52
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.61
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.49
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.41
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.35
51.35
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.68
59.68
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.34
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
4.33
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
3.89
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1975
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
658.1
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
717
9.8
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1571
8.69
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.71
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
1.07
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
3.03
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
2.78
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.56
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
3.92
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1416
7.83
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.3
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.24
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.22
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.23
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2836
38.77
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6846
37.86
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.12
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
351
4.8
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
4.13
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.36
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.2
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.25
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.33
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.75
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.426
1.426
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2545
34.79
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6219
34.39
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.77
38.77
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Lee Guetterman and Michael Wacha

Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
5.81
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1975
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
658.1
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.6
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.66
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.59
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
0.94
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.16
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.35
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
1.64
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
2.19
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.6
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.02
93.02
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.377
0.377
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lee Guetterman and Michael Wacha

Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
63750
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
310
641.38
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
600
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
519.31
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
47.59
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
43.45
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
66.97
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.82
5.84
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
51.72
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
33.1
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
61.11
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.53
-15.58
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.62
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
258.62
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.32
2.32
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Lee Guetterman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Lee Guetterman
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100