Ron Guidry vs. Michael Wacha — Career Comparison

Ron Guidry
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star
Michael Wacha
MillenialIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Ron Guidry a clear advantage over Michael Wacha across the core pitching metrics. Ron Guidry led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 153 vs 107), strikeout rate (K%+ 124 vs 94), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 96). Michael Wacha held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 94 vs 92). Ron Guidry was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ron Guidry and Michael Wacha

Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
1.38
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.71
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
1.22
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.64
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.61
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.34
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.41
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.13
65.13
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.68
59.68
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.77
87.77
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.36
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.1
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
3.29
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
703
3.89
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7176
27
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2392
9
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2198
8.27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1571
8.69
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.85
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
1.07
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
2.38
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
503
2.78
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.1
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1778
6.69
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1416
7.83
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.69
6.69
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.21
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.24
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.05
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.23
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9794
36.85
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6846
37.86
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
953
3.59
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
4.13
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.26
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.2
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.24
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.25
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
0.65
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.75
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.184
1.184
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.275
1.275
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9013
33.91
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6219
34.39
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.85
36.85
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Ron Guidry and Michael Wacha

Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
1.39
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.71
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
1.21
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7180
27
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2393.1
9
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.4
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.66
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
1.15
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
0.94
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
422
1.59
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.64
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.56
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.6
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.64
97.64
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.119
1.119
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.935
0.935
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.3
87.3
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.07
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Guidry and Michael Wacha

Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
379
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
310
641.38
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
600
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
519.31
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
47.59
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
43.45
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.82
5.84
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
51.72
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
66.21
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
66.21
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-7.53
-15.58
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.62
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
125
258.62
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.32
2.32
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100