Buster Narum vs. Dan Wheeler — Career Comparison

Buster Narum
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dan Wheeler
Gen XRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Buster Narum built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Wheeler as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dan Wheeler led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 144 vs 83), run prevention (ERA+ 118 vs 81), and strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 81). Buster Narum held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 85 vs 76). Role difference aside, Dan Wheeler holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Buster Narum and Dan Wheeler

Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
2.18
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
8.27
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.35
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.61
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.6
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.15
34.15
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.76
36.76
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.6
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.45
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.98
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1190
27
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1922
27
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
396.2
9
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640.2
9
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
9.03
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
8.27
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.13
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.25
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
4.02
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.73
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.45
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
4.99
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
7.8
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.8
7.8
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.001
1.001
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.169
1.169
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.25
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.28
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.27
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1735
39.37
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2680
37.65
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
2.63
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
4.95
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
4.19
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.28
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.32
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.59
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.222
1.222
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1546
35.08
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2430
34.14
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.37
39.37
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65

Fielding Stats for Buster Narum and Dan Wheeler

Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
2.18
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
8.27
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1190
27
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1922
27
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
396.2
9
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640.2
9
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.64
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.51
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.81
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.04
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.36
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.95
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
1.32
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.56
95.56
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.91
96.91
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.896
0.896
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buster Narum and Dan Wheeler

Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
96
439.69
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
590
44250
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
600
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
540.46
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
32.06
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
18.32
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.51
16.08
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
9.59
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
73.28
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
41.22
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.74
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
22.9
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.78
-21.91
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.81
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
70
320.61
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
1.87
1.87
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
50.38
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA