Buster Narum vs. Alex Wilson — Career Comparison

Buster Narum
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Alex Wilson
MillenialSaudi ArabiaThrows RightBats RightAsiaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Buster Narum built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Wilson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex Wilson led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 156 vs 83), home run suppression (HR9+ 136 vs 85), and run prevention (ERA+ 132 vs 81). Buster Narum held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 81 vs 70). Role difference aside, Alex Wilson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Buster Narum and Alex Wilson

Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
2.18
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
8.21
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.38
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.61
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.38
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.15
34.15
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
4.45
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.44
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1190
27
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
996
27
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396.2
9
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
9
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
9.03
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
8.54
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.13
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.84
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
4.02
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.44
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.43
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
4.99
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
6.13
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.13
6.13
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.001
1.001
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.25
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.38
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.27
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.3
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1735
39.37
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1368
37.08
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.68
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
4.95
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
3.77
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.35
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.98
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1546
35.08
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1250
33.89
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.37
39.37
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Buster Narum and Alex Wilson

Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
2.18
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
8.21
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1190
27
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
996
27
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396.2
9
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
9
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.64
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.7
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.19
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.04
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
1.98
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.95
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.9
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.56
95.56
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.89
95.89
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.896
0.896
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
0.231
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buster Narum and Alex Wilson

Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
439.69
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
303
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
600
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
540.46
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.06
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.32
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.51
16.08
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
73.28
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
41.22
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-4.78
-21.91
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
70
320.61
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.87
1.87
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
50.38
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA