Chris Michalak vs. Junior Walsh — Career Comparison

Chris Michalak
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Junior Walsh
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Michalak built a career as a starting pitcher and Junior Walsh as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Michalak posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.7 and WHIP 1.683 compared to 5.88 and 1.617 for Junior Walsh. By the career numbers, Chris Michalak had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Michalak and Junior Walsh

Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.87
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
4.15
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.13
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.56
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.47
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.47
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.34
39.34
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.48
13.48
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
4.7
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
5.88
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
27
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
579
27
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
191.1
9
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
9
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
10.72
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
9.37
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.72
10.72
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.37
9.37
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.27
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.98
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
4
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
5.18
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.42
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
4.09
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
4.24
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.899
0.899
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.8
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
872
41.02
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
876
40.85
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.4
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.13
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
6.53
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.22
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.617
1.617
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
35.56
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
762
35.53
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.02
41.02
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.85
40.85

Fielding Stats for Chris Michalak and Junior Walsh

Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.87
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.13
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
27
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191.1
9
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.75
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.02
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.87
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.78
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.506
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.34
39.34
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Michalak and Junior Walsh

Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
2287.5
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
1443.24
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
600
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
502.7
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.906
0.906
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
71.93
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.96
15.59
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
3
48.65
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
129.73
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.879
0.879
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.08
78.09
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
1.16
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
97.3
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
22
356.76
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
1.68
1.68
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA