Chris Michalak vs. Rube Waddell — Career Comparison

Chris Michalak
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rube Waddell
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Rube Waddell posted a stronger line than Chris Michalak. Rube Waddell posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.16 vs 4.7) and WHIP (1.102 vs 1.683). By the career numbers, Rube Waddell 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 Chris Michalak and Rube Waddell

Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.87
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.24
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.13
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
1.03
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.59
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.43
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.44
57.44
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.34
39.34
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.54
83.54
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
0.79
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.15
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
4.7
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.16
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
27
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8884
27
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
191.1
9
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2961.1
9
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
10.72
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2460
7.48
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.72
10.72
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.27
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
4
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
2.44
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.42
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
4.09
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2316
7.04
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.04
7.04
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.899
0.899
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.22
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.8
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.35
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
872
41.02
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11717
35.61
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.47
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.16
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
5.13
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
3.23
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.22
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.102
1.102
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
35.56
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10799
32.82
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.02
41.02
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.61
35.61

Fielding Stats for Chris Michalak and Rube Waddell

Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.87
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
1.24
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.13
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
0.65
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
27
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8904
27
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
191.1
9
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2968
9
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.75
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
0.53
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.02
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
2.24
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.28
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.87
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1007
3.05
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
2.78
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
916
2.78
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.96
90.96
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.967
0.967
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.245
2.245
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.34
39.34
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.21
52.21
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Michalak and Rube Waddell

Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
2287.5
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
410
216.36
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1137
600
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1066
562.53
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.906
0.906
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
90.77
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
68.07
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
15.3
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
5.28
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.11
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
22.69
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
71.93
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50.21
26.5
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
233
122.96
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
220
116.09
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.879
0.879
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.416
0.416
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
32.19
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
43.8
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
73.88
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.08
78.09
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37.89
19.99
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
22.16
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
225
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
300
158.31
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.79
3.79
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
12.14
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100