Dave Heaverlo vs. Michael Wacha — Career Comparison

Dave Heaverlo
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Michael Wacha
MillenialIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Michael Wacha built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Heaverlo as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dave Heaverlo led in run prevention (ERA+ 122 vs 99), home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 94), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 113 vs 107). Role difference aside, Dave Heaverlo holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dave Heaverlo and Michael Wacha

Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
5.96
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.61
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.41
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.68
59.68
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.41
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
703
3.89
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1613
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
537.2
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
559
9.36
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1571
8.69
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.36
9.36
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.69
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
1.07
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
3.15
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
2.78
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.92
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
4.82
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1416
7.83
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.885
0.885
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.24
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.3
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.23
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2321
38.85
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6846
37.86
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.88
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
3.93
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
4.13
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.67
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.2
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.25
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.95
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.75
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.389
1.389
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2049
34.3
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6219
34.39
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Dave Heaverlo and Michael Wacha

Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
5.96
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1613
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
537.2
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.82
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.66
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.56
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
0.94
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
2.54
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
1.64
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.38
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.6
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.42
93.42
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.399
0.399
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Heaverlo and Michael Wacha

Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
13350
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
310
641.38
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
600
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
13
487.5
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
519.31
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
47.59
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
43.45
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
32.35
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.82
5.84
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
51.72
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
66.21
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
43.71
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.53
-15.58
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
18.62
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
125
258.62
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2.32
2.32
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
60
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Dave Heaverlo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Dave Heaverlo
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100