Gene Pentz vs. Lee Wade — Career Comparison

Gene Pentz
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Wade
Lost GenerationThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lee Wade built a career as a starting pitcher and Gene Pentz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gene Pentz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.63 and WHIP 1.565 compared to 3.77 and 1.309 for Lee Wade. By the career numbers, Gene Pentz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Pentz and Lee Wade

Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
4.9
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.24
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.99
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.42
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.08
48.08
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.76
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.63
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
3.77
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1419
27
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
9
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
8.34
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
9.59
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.59
9.59
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.66
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
5.09
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.19
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.66
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
5.47
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.22
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.47
5.47
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.713
0.713
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.61
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
845
39.82
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
39.03
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.54
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.43
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
5.23
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.61
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.18
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.42
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.55
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
1.492
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
709
33.41
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1860
35.39
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.82
39.82
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Gene Pentz and Lee Wade

Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
4.9
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.28
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1713
27
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
571
9
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.61
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.79
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.55
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.69
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.26
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.71
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
2.17
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.47
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.28
91.28
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.442
0.442
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.938
1.938
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Pentz and Lee Wade

Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
3120
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
75
187.5
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
600
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
535
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
102.5
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
80
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.5
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
3.13
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.34
33.36
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
130
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
137.5
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
57.5
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
42.5
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
97.5
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.98
-29.5
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.97
34.92
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.5
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
7
210
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
2.86
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
30
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA