Buster Narum vs. Turk Wendell — Career Comparison

Buster Narum
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Turk Wendell
Gen XMassachusettsThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Buster Narum built a career as a starting pitcher and Turk Wendell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Turk Wendell led in run prevention (ERA+ 109 vs 81), strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 81), and home run suppression (HR9+ 93 vs 85). Role difference aside, Turk Wendell holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Buster Narum and Turk Wendell

Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
2.18
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
7.69
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.5
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.61
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.46
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.15
34.15
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.17
52.17
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.46
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.45
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
3.93
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1190
27
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1937
27
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
396.2
9
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645.2
9
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
9.03
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
583
8.13
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.13
8.13
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.13
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.02
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
4.02
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
4.52
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.77
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
4.99
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
7.18
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.18
7.18
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.001
1.001
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.25
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.24
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.27
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.39
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1735
39.37
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2812
39.2
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.56
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
4.95
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
4.2
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.45
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.31
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.53
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1546
35.08
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2406
33.54
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.37
39.37
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Buster Narum and Turk Wendell

Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
2.18
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
7.69
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1190
27
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1937
27
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
396.2
9
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645.2
9
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.64
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.96
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
1.2
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
2.04
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
2.27
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.95
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.16
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.09
95.09
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.896
0.896
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buster Narum and Turk Wendell

Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
96
439.69
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
552
6759.18
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
600
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
540.46
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
43
526.53
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
32.06
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
18.32
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.51
16.08
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
4.99
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
73.28
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
41.22
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.78
-21.91
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.17
-14.37
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
70
320.61
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
232.65
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
1.87
1.87
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
2.58
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
50.38
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA