Masumi Kuwata vs. Lee Wade — Career Comparison

Gen XJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lost GenerationThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lee Wade built a career as a starting pitcher and Masumi Kuwata as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lee Wade posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.309 compared to 9.43 and 2.095 for Masumi Kuwata. By the career numbers, Lee Wade had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Masumi Kuwata and Lee Wade

Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
8.14
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.24
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.99
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Masumi Kuwata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.08
48.08
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.76
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Masumi Kuwata
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
9.43
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.77
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.85
7.85
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.86
7.86
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1419
27
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
9
Masumi Kuwata
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
10.71
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
9.59
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.59
9.59
Masumi Kuwata
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2.57
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Masumi Kuwata
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.43
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.19
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.71
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
5.14
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.22
Masumi Kuwata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Masumi Kuwata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.713
0.713
Masumi Kuwata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Masumi Kuwata
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
44.14
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
39.03
Masumi Kuwata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.29
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Masumi Kuwata
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
9.86
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
5.23
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Masumi Kuwata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.18
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.55
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.905
1.905
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
35.57
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1860
35.39
Masumi Kuwata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Masumi Kuwata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Masumi Kuwata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.14
44.14
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Masumi Kuwata and Lee Wade

Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
8.14
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.28
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1713
27
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
571
9
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.79
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.71
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
1.69
Masumi Kuwata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.14
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.71
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.14
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.47
Masumi Kuwata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.28
91.28
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.938
1.938
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Masumi Kuwata and Lee Wade

Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 600 PA
19
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
187.5
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
600
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
535
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
102.5
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
80
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.5
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.34
33.36
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
130
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
137.5
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
57.5
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
42.5
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
97.5
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.97
34.92
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.5
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
30
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masumi Kuwata
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA