Jim Pearce vs. Gary Waslewski — Career Comparison

Jim Pearce
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gary Waslewski
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Gary Waslewski built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Pearce as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gary Waslewski posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.44 and WHIP 1.452 compared to 5.78 and 1.751 for Jim Pearce. By the career numbers, Gary Waslewski had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Pearce and Gary Waslewski

Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
3.15
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
3.33
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.74
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.92
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.24
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.73
29.73
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.33
23.33
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.63
27.63
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.78
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.44
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1231
27
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410.1
9
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
10.19
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
8.07
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.19
10.19
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.63
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.7
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
5.57
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
4.32
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.68
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.31
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
5.02
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.876
0.876
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.038
1.038
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.39
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
41.18
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1767
38.76
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.79
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
6.93
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
4.04
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.93
6.93
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.751
1.751
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.377
1.377
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
35.4
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1539
33.76
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.18
41.18
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.76
38.76

Fielding Stats for Jim Pearce and Gary Waslewski

Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
18.84
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
3.33
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.26
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.92
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
27
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1234
27
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.1
9
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411.1
9
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.51
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.83
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
10.67
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.71
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.26
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
14.44
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
2.58
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
13.19
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
2.54
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.3
91.3
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.31
98.31
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.763
0.763
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.63
27.63
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Pearce and Gary Waslewski

Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
30
900
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
981.25
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
600
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
550
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
25
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
18.75
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
5.63
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.27
1.67
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
43.75
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
18.75
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
25
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.59
-17.73
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.09
-38.06
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
18.75
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
240
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
50
312.5
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
1.92
1.92
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
31.25
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.5
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA