Bill Phyle vs. Bull Wagner — Career Comparison

Bill Phyle
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bull Wagner
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Phyle built a career as a starting pitcher and Bull Wagner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Phyle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 5.64 and 1.602 for Bull Wagner. By the career numbers, Bill Phyle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Phyle and Bull Wagner

Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.21
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.6
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.01
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.33
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.43
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.62
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.48
34.48
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.78
83.78
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.92
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
3.96
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
5.64
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
826
27
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
27
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275.1
9
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
9
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
10.59
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
9.87
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.87
9.87
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.91
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
4.55
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.48
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.63
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.599
0.599
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.687
0.687
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.43
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213
39.65
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
40.23
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.52
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
6.34
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
6.51
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.34
6.34
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.602
1.602
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1112
36.35
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
35.24
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.65
39.65
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.23
40.23

Fielding Stats for Bill Phyle and Bull Wagner

Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.16
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1368
27
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
9
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.07
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.65
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
3.36
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.89
91.89
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.881
2.881
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.59
35.59
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Phyle and Bull Wagner

Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
190.63
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
496.55
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
600
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
568.75
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
27
558.62
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
100
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
81.25
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.63
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.13
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.75
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.95
27.98
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
34.35
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
121.88
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
128.13
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
53.13
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
25
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
78.13
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.07
25.23
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.43
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
28.13
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
93.75
Bull Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
289.66
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.4
6.4
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
2.07
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.13
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.25
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.25
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bull Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA