Nate Karns vs. Gary Wayne — Career Comparison

Nate Karns
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gary Wayne
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nate Karns built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Wayne as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gary Wayne posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.93 and WHIP 1.442 compared to 4.3 and 1.358 for Nate Karns. By the career numbers, Gary Wayne had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nate Karns and Gary Wayne

Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.91
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.59
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.46
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.5
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.34
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.58
83.58
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
4.3
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.93
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
948
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
8.52
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
8.54
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.34
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.79
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.62
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
3.75
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.68
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
9.28
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
5.91
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.434
1.434
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.073
1.073
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.66
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
38.76
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
39.36
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.63
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
4.44
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.51
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.65
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.48
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.83
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1210
34.46
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
944
34.03
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.76
38.76
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Nate Karns and Gary Wayne

Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.91
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.59
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
948
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.46
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.83
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.48
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.4
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.77
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.28
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.69
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.84
91.84
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.672
0.672
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.58
83.58
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nate Karns and Gary Wayne

Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
67
3654.55
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
69300
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.625
0.625
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
13.4
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA