Lou Kretlow vs. Gary Wayne — Career Comparison

Lou Kretlow
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gary Wayne
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Kretlow 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 4.87 and 1.664 for Lou Kretlow. By the career numbers, Gary Wayne had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Kretlow and Gary Wayne

Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
2.28
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.19
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.31
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.5
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.54
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.5
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.49
36.49
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.26
52.26
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.25
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
425
4.87
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.93
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2356
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
785.1
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
781
8.95
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
8.54
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.95
8.95
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.71
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
5.98
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.75
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.68
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
5.16
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
5.91
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.073
1.073
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.29
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3586
41.1
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
39.36
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.49
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.63
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
479
5.49
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.51
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.65
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.83
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.659
1.659
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3054
35
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
944
34.03
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Lou Kretlow and Gary Wayne

Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
5.52
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.25
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
974
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324.2
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.67
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.69
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.48
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.3
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
4.66
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.77
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
4.35
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.69
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.45
93.45
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.61
22.61
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.25
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Kretlow and Gary Wayne

Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
200
446.1
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
69300
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
600
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
528.62
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
60.22
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
55.76
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.46
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.46
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.98
11.1
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
64.68
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
95.91
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.61
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
26.77
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
42.38
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.85
-1.9
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
35.69
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
118
263.2
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
2.28
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Kretlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
35.69
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.23
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Kretlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA