Buster Narum vs. Rick Wise — Career Comparison

Buster Narum
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rick Wise
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Rick Wise a clear advantage over Buster Narum across the core pitching metrics. Rick Wise led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 140 vs 83), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 83), and strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 81). Buster Narum held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 85 vs 78). Rick Wise was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Buster Narum and Rick Wise

Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.18
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
1.46
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.31
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.54
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.61
Rick Wise
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.52
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.15
34.15
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.95
50.95
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.42
60.42
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.92
89.92
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.2
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.4
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.45
Rick Wise
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1281
3.69
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Rick Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1190
27
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9381
27
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
396.2
9
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3127
9
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
9.03
Rick Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
3227
9.29
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Rick Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.13
Rick Wise
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
0.75
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Rick Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
4.02
Rick Wise
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
804
2.31
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Rick Wise
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.24
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
4.99
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1647
4.74
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Rick Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.001
1.001
Rick Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.784
0.784
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.25
Rick Wise
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.14
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.27
Rick Wise
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.13
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Rick Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1735
39.37
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13157
37.87
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
4.95
Rick Wise
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1455
4.19
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.27
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.18
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.31
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1546
35.08
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12151
34.97
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Rick Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Rick Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.37
39.37
Rick Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Buster Narum and Rick Wise

Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.18
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
1.46
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.31
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1190
27
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
396.2
9
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.64
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
0.59
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.32
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
1.45
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Rick Wise
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
2.04
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
2.08
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.95
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
710
2.04
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.56
95.56
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.2
98.2
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.896
0.896
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.42
60.42
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.92
89.92
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.13
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buster Narum and Rick Wise

Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
439.69
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
511
413.77
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
131
600
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
741
600
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
118
540.46
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
668
540.89
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.572
0.572
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.06
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
105.26
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.32
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
72.06
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
17
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.05
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
12.15
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.74
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
33.2
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Rick Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Rick Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Rick Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
3.51
16.08
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.75
41.09
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
16
73.28
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
166.8
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
9
41.22
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
129.55
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.74
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
48.58
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
5
22.9
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
53.44
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
5
22.9
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
89.88
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.78
-21.91
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.84
37.12
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.43
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
21.86
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
320.61
Rick Wise
Career
Per 600 PAverified
240
194.33
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
1.87
1.87
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
3.09
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
50.38
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
32.39
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.43
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.67
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Wise
Career
Per 600 PA