Harry Jordan vs. Michael Wacha — Career Comparison

Harry Jordan
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Michael Wacha
MillenialIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Michael Wacha built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Jordan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Michael Wacha posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.89 and WHIP 1.286 compared to 4.15 and 1.615 for Harry Jordan. By the career numbers, Michael Wacha had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Jordan and Michael Wacha

Harry Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.71
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.61
Harry Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.41
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.68
59.68
Harry Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
93.2
Harry Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.04
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.15
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
3.89
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Harry Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Harry Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.77
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1571
8.69
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.77
11.77
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Harry Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
1.07
Harry Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Harry Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Harry Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.77
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
503
2.78
Harry Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.1
Harry Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.73
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1416
7.83
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Harry Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.24
Harry Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.23
Harry Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
41.19
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6846
37.86
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Harry Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
7.62
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
4.13
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.62
7.62
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Harry Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.2
Harry Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.25
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.75
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.615
1.615
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
37.73
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6219
34.39
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.33
7.33
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Harry Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.19
41.19
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Harry Jordan and Michael Wacha

Harry Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.71
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.04
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.66
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.94
Harry Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.08
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
1.64
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.73
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.6
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Harry Jordan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.935
0.935
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Jordan and Michael Wacha

Harry Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
641.38
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
600
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
519.31
Harry Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Harry Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
47.59
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
43.45
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
31
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.82
5.84
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
51.72
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Harry Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Harry Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Harry Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Harry Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Harry Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Harry Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
33.1
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
66.21
Harry Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
37.8
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.53
-15.58
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
18.62
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
125
258.62
Harry Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2.32
2.32
Harry Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Harry Jordan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Harry Jordan
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100