Chris Michalak vs. Gary Wagner — Career Comparison

Chris Michalak
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gary Wagner
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Michalak built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Wagner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gary Wagner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.7 and WHIP 1.466 compared to 4.7 and 1.683 for Chris Michalak. By the career numbers, Gary Wagner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Michalak and Gary Wagner

Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.87
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.45
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.13
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.5
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.64
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.12
44.12
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.34
39.34
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.74
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
4.7
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
3.7
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
27
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
802
27
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
191.1
9
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267.1
9
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
10.72
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
8.42
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.72
10.72
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.27
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.47
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
4
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
4.24
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.42
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
4.09
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
5.86
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.899
0.899
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.122
1.122
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.8
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.3
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
872
41.02
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1153
38.82
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.63
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
5.13
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
4.38
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.22
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
35.56
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1014
34.14
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.02
41.02
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.82
38.82

Fielding Stats for Chris Michalak and Gary Wagner

Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.87
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.46
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.13
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
27
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
801
27
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
191.1
9
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
9
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.75
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.84
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.02
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.52
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.87
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
2.63
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.78
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
2.36
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.74
89.74
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.432
0.432
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.34
39.34
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Michalak and Gary Wagner

Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
61
2287.5
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
2492.31
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
600
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
569.23
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.906
0.906
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
46.15
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Gary Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
71.93
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
3.86
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
61.54
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
46.15
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.879
0.879
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.08
78.09
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.11
-32.42
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
26
400
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA