Buster Narum vs. Kelly Wunsch — Career Comparison

Buster Narum
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kelly Wunsch
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Buster Narum built a career as a starting pitcher and Kelly Wunsch as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kelly Wunsch led in home run suppression (HR9+ 304 vs 85), run prevention (ERA+ 160 vs 81), and strikeout rate (K%+ 117 vs 81). Buster Narum held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 83 vs 74). Role difference aside, Kelly Wunsch holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Buster Narum and Kelly Wunsch

Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kelly Wunsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
2.18
Kelly Wunsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
13.07
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.56
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.61
Kelly Wunsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.31
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.15
34.15
Kelly Wunsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.71
64.71
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Wunsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
4.45
Kelly Wunsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.76
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Kelly Wunsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Kelly Wunsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Kelly Wunsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Kelly Wunsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1190
27
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
531
27
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396.2
9
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
9
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
9.03
Kelly Wunsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
6.92
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Kelly Wunsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.13
Kelly Wunsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.71
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Kelly Wunsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Kelly Wunsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
4.02
Kelly Wunsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.93
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Kelly Wunsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.46
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
4.99
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
7.37
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Kelly Wunsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.37
7.37
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.001
1.001
Kelly Wunsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.25
Kelly Wunsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.2
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.27
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.12
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Kelly Wunsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1735
39.37
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
775
39.41
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Kelly Wunsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.83
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
4.95
Kelly Wunsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
3.97
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Kelly Wunsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.31
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.46
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Wunsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.56
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Kelly Wunsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1546
35.08
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
641
32.59
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Kelly Wunsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Kelly Wunsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.37
39.37
Kelly Wunsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.41
39.41

Fielding Stats for Buster Narum and Kelly Wunsch

Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kelly Wunsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
2.18
Kelly Wunsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
13.07
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1190
27
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
531
27
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396.2
9
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
9
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.64
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.51
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.27
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Kelly Wunsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.04
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.83
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.95
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.78
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.56
95.56
Kelly Wunsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.22
97.22
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.896
0.896
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buster Narum and Kelly Wunsch

Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Kelly Wunsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
96
439.69
Kelly Wunsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
258
154800
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
600
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
540.46
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.06
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.32
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.51
16.08
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
73.28
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
41.22
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.78
-21.91
Kelly Wunsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
320.61
Kelly Wunsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.87
1.87
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
50.38
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Wunsch
Career
Per 600 PA