Jon Lester vs. Ewing Waddy — Career Comparison

Jon Lester
MillenialWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ewing Waddy
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCs/Detroit StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Jon Lester and Ewing Waddy are fairly close on the surface numbers. Jon Lester posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.66 vs 6.81) and WHIP (1.283 vs 1.826). Ewing Waddy had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.12 per nine innings vs 0.97). By the career numbers, Jon Lester 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 Jon Lester and Ewing Waddy

Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.48
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.11
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.48
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.29
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.66
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.38
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.82
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.09
63.09
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.78
99.78
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.11
61.11
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.47
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1114
3.66
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
6.81
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8220
27
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2740
9
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.2
9
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2610
8.57
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
12.91
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.91
12.91
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
0.97
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
2.93
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
3.52
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2488
8.17
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
3.52
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.783
0.783
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.21
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.3
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11487
37.73
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
43.43
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.35
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1215
3.99
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
8.69
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.2
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.29
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.22
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
0.82
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.82
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.826
1.826
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10377
34.09
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
38.27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.73
37.73
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.43
43.43

Fielding Stats for Jon Lester and Ewing Waddy

Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.48
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.22
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.48
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.29
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8220
27
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2740
9
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
9
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.48
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
0.87
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.22
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.07
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
1.42
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.81
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
1.36
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.57
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.38
95.38
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.914
0.914
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.158
1.158
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.78
99.78
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.89
57.89
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jon Lester and Ewing Waddy

Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
458
649.65
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
18
385.71
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
423
600
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
366
519.15
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
535.71
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.582
0.582
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
59.57
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
39.72
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
14.18
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.67
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
19.86
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.43
17.63
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
45.66
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
90.78
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
128.57
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
89.36
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
171.43
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
38.3
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
43.97
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
76.6
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
171.43
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.76
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.27
48.63
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
29.79
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
162
229.79
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.61
2.61
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
48.23
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.84
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.51
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.42
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.42
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100