Sidney Ponson vs. John Wasdin — Career Comparison

Sidney Ponson
Gen XArubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
John Wasdin
Gen XVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sidney Ponson built a career as a starting pitcher and John Wasdin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sidney Ponson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 92 vs 71), run prevention (ERA+ 94 vs 84), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 92 vs 88). John Wasdin held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 133 vs 102). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Sidney Ponson.

Pitching Stats for Sidney Ponson and John Wasdin

Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
1.52
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
3.72
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.42
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.74
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.47
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.44
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.58
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.44
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.61
44.61
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.29
93.29
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.82
19.82
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.15
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
983
5.03
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
5.28
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5281
27
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2380
27
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1760.1
9
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
793.1
9
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2004
10.25
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
9.92
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.25
10.25
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.92
9.92
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.14
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.53
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
609
3.11
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.86
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.1
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.39
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1031
5.27
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
5.98
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.932
0.932
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.982
0.982
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.27
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.2
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.23
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.33
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7676
39.24
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3475
39.42
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.88
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1051
5.37
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494
5.6
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.37
5.37
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.2
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.17
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.24
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.44
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.04
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.41
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.419
1.419
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6936
35.46
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3140
35.62
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.24
39.24
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.42
39.42

Fielding Stats for Sidney Ponson and John Wasdin

Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
1.52
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
3.72
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.42
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.74
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5281
27
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2380
27
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1760.1
9
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
793.1
9
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.72
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.42
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.14
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.78
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
1.92
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
1.26
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
1.86
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.2
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.54
96.54
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.5
95.5
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.29
93.29
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.82
19.82
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.13
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sidney Ponson and John Wasdin

Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
298
2235
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328
9371.43
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
600
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
487.5
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
542.86
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
67.5
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
45
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
22.5
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
22.5
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.9
14.23
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
24.16
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
90
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
90
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
30
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
37.5
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
3.85
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
17.01
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
22.5
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
165
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.64
3.64
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
90
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA