Jerry Lane vs. Ewing Waddy — Career Comparison

Jerry Lane
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ewing Waddy
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCs/Detroit StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Ewing Waddy built a career as a starting pitcher and Jerry Lane as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jerry Lane posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.48 and WHIP 1.417 compared to 6.81 and 1.826 for Ewing Waddy. By the career numbers, Jerry Lane had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Lane and Ewing Waddy

Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.56
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.11
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.29
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.69
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.82
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.47
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
4.48
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
6.81
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
27
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
27
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78.1
9
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.2
9
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
9.65
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
12.91
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.65
9.65
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.91
12.91
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.57
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.87
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
3.52
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.79
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
3.52
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.783
0.783
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
38.49
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
43.43
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.07
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.71
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
8.69
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.29
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.82
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.392
1.392
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.826
1.826
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
35.5
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
38.27
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.43
43.43

Fielding Stats for Jerry Lane and Ewing Waddy

Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
12.88
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.22
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.29
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
27
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
9
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.83
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.57
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
2.22
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.4
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
2.81
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.4
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
2.57
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.158
1.158
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Lane and Ewing Waddy

Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
1094.12
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
18
385.71
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
600
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
13
458.82
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
535.71
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.582
0.582
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
26.32
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
45.66
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
128.57
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
4
141.18
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
171.43
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
171.43
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
16.95
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.27
48.63
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
4
141.18
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100