Alex Jones vs. Michael Wacha — Career Comparison

Alex Jones
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Michael Wacha
MillenialIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Michael Wacha built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Jones as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex Jones posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.73 and WHIP 1.378 compared to 3.89 and 1.286 for Michael Wacha. By the career numbers, Alex Jones had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Jones and Michael Wacha

Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.17
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.71
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.08
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.61
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.67
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.41
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.82
31.82
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.68
59.68
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.81
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.73
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
703
3.89
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
200.1
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
8.94
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1571
8.69
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.94
8.94
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
1.07
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
3.46
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
2.78
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.1
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
2.92
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1416
7.83
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.709
0.709
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.24
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.23
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
39.8
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6846
37.86
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
6.15
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
4.13
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.2
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.25
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.75
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
798
35.85
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6219
34.39
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.8
39.8
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Alex Jones and Michael Wacha

Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.16
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.71
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
603
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.58
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.66
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.24
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
0.94
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
3.13
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
1.64
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.82
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.6
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.423
2.423
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.935
0.935
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Jones and Michael Wacha

Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
26
179.31
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
641.38
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
600
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
544.83
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
519.31
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
89.66
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
47.59
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
82.76
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
43.45
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.86
26.6
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
5.84
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
96.55
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
51.72
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
144.83
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
62.07
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
33.1
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
33.1
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
96.55
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.64
25.08
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.53
-15.58
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.17
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
18.62
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
227.59
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
125
258.62
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2.32
2.32
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.07
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.07
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100