Buster Narum vs. Dave Wickersham — Career Comparison

Buster Narum
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Wickersham
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Dave Wickersham a clear advantage over Buster Narum across the core pitching metrics. Dave Wickersham led in home run suppression (HR9+ 111 vs 85), walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 83), and run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 81). Dave Wickersham was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Buster Narum and Dave Wickersham

Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
2.18
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.27
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.99
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.54
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.61
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.46
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.15
34.15
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.4
54.4
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.82
43.82
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.2
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.23
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.14
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.45
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
3.66
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1190
27
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3369
27
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
396.2
9
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123
9
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
9.03
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1071
8.58
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.58
8.58
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.13
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.8
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
4.02
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
3.08
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.19
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
4.99
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
5.11
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.001
1.001
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.25
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.23
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.27
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.45
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1735
39.37
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4761
38.16
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.59
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
4.95
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
4.12
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1546
35.08
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4321
34.63
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.37
39.37
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Buster Narum and Dave Wickersham

Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
2.18
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.27
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.99
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1190
27
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3370
27
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
396.2
9
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123.1
9
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.64
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.64
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.32
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.6
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
2.04
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.32
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.95
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
2.24
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.56
95.56
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.896
0.896
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.989
0.989
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.82
43.82
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buster Narum and Dave Wickersham

Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
96
439.69
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
469.06
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
131
600
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
362
600
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
540.46
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
324
537.02
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.06
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
46.41
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.32
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
41.44
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.97
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.97
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.51
16.08
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
4.38
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
73.28
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
51.38
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
9
41.22
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
61.33
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.74
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.92
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
16.57
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
5
22.9
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
31.49
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-4.78
-21.91
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-12.72
-21.08
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.92
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
320.61
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
179.01
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
1.87
1.87
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
3.35
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
50.38
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
46.41
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.66
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9.94
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.66
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.66
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0