Jerry Koosman vs. Ewing Waddy — Career Comparison

Jerry Koosman
Silent GenerationMinnesotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ewing Waddy
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCs/Detroit StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Jerry Koosman and Ewing Waddy are fairly close on the surface numbers. Jerry Koosman posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.36 vs 6.81) and WHIP (1.290 vs 1.826). Ewing Waddy had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.12 per nine innings vs 0.68). By the career numbers, Jerry Koosman had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Koosman and Ewing Waddy

Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
1.43
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.11
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
527
1.24
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.29
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.52
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.49
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.82
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.51
51.51
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.11
86.11
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.11
61.11
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.33
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.47
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.08
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.04
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1433
3.36
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
6.81
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11518
27
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
27
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3839.1
9
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.2
9
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3635
8.52
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
12.91
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.91
12.91
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.68
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1198
2.81
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
3.52
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.28
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2556
5.99
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
3.52
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.978
0.978
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.783
0.783
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.21
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.17
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.07
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15996
37.5
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
43.43
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.1
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.35
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1608
3.77
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
8.69
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.41
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.29
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.23
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
230
0.54
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.82
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.826
1.826
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14456
33.89
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
38.27
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.43
43.43

Fielding Stats for Jerry Koosman and Ewing Waddy

Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
1.43
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.22
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
527
1.24
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.29
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11519
27
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
27
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3839.2
9
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
9
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.27
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.35
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
582
1.36
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.22
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.1
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
740
1.73
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.81
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
698
1.64
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.57
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.32
94.32
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.141
1.141
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.158
1.158
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.11
86.11
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.89
57.89
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.08
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Koosman and Ewing Waddy

Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
612
349.05
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
385.71
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1052
600
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
915
521.86
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
535.71
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.582
0.582
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
62.17
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
53.61
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
6.84
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
8.56
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.19
10.37
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
45.66
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
73.57
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
128.57
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
82.13
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
171.43
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
20.53
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
26.24
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
45.63
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
171.43
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
-9.7
-5.53
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.27
48.63
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
18.82
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
418
238.4
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
57.03
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
19
10.84
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.57
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.57
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100