Chris Michalak vs. Brandon Workman — Career Comparison

Chris Michalak
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brandon Workman
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Michalak built a career as a starting pitcher and Brandon Workman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brandon Workman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.02 and WHIP 1.419 compared to 4.7 and 1.683 for Chris Michalak. By the career numbers, Brandon Workman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Michalak and Brandon Workman

Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.87
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
6.51
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.13
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.49
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.71
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.6
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.17
54.17
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.34
39.34
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.56
7.56
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.68
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
4.7
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
4.02
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
27
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
987
27
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
191.1
9
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
9
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
10.72
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
8.18
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.72
10.72
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.18
8.18
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.27
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.04
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
4
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
4.29
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.42
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.3
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
4.09
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
9.38
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.38
9.38
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.899
0.899
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.8
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
872
41.02
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1410
38.57
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
5.13
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
4.49
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.22
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.28
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.3
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.22
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.49
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.386
1.386
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
35.56
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1230
33.65
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.02
41.02
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57

Fielding Stats for Chris Michalak and Brandon Workman

Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.87
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
6.51
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.13
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.49
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
27
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
987
27
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
191.1
9
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
9
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.75
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.6
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.02
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.66
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.87
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.29
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.78
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.26
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.72
96.72
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.87
97.87
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.193
0.193
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.34
39.34
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.56
7.56
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Michalak and Brandon Workman

Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
61
2287.5
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
35700
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.906
0.906
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
71.93
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.879
0.879
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.08
78.09
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-45.12
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
150
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA