Chris Michalak vs. Fred Wenz — Career Comparison

Chris Michalak
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Wenz
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Michalak built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Wenz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Wenz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.68 and WHIP 1.512 compared to 4.7 and 1.683 for Chris Michalak. By the career numbers, Fred Wenz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Michalak and Fred Wenz

Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
2.87
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
6.59
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.13
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.34
39.34
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
4.7
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.68
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
27
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191.1
9
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
10.72
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
7.65
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.72
10.72
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.65
7.65
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.27
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.91
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
4
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.31
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.42
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
4.09
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
8.08
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.899
0.899
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.488
1.488
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.8
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
872
41.02
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
39.97
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.76
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
5.13
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.89
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.28
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.22
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.441
1.441
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
35.56
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
33.38
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.02
41.02
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.97
39.97

Fielding Stats for Chris Michalak and Fred Wenz

Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
2.87
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
6.64
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.13
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
27
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191.1
9
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.75
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.02
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.87
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.86
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.78
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.86
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.72
96.72
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.129
0.129
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.34
39.34
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Michalak and Fred Wenz

Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
2287.5
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
3100
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.906
0.906
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
71.93
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
2.15
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.879
0.879
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.08
78.09
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.24
-24.1
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
500
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
1.2
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA