Bill Popp vs. Gary Waslewski — Career Comparison

Bill Popp
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gary Waslewski
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Gary Waslewski built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Popp 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 4.92 and 1.873 for Bill Popp. By the career numbers, Gary Waslewski had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Popp and Gary Waslewski

Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.34
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
3.33
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.04
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.92
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.24
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.9
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.57
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.73
29.73
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.63
27.63
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.75
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.92
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.44
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
27
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1231
27
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.1
9
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410.1
9
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
12.98
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
8.07
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.98
12.98
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.7
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.88
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
4.32
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.68
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.98
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
5.02
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.038
1.038
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.39
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.75
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.46
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
43.11
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1767
38.76
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.79
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
8.95
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
4.04
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.95
8.95
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.873
1.873
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.377
1.377
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
38.49
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1539
33.76
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.11
43.11
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.76
38.76

Fielding Stats for Bill Popp and Gary Waslewski

Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.35
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
3.33
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.92
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
27
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1234
27
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
9
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411.1
9
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.83
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.85
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.71
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.45
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
2.58
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.15
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
2.54
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.3
91.3
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.31
98.31
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.763
0.763
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.63
27.63
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Popp and Gary Waslewski

Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
9
234.78
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
981.25
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
600
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
21
547.83
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
550
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
25
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
18.75
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
1.1
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
1.67
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
31.25
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
43.75
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
18.75
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
25
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.45
-37.75
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.09
-38.06
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
18.75
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
208.7
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
50
312.5
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
1.92
1.92
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Gary Waslewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.5
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Waslewski
Career
Per 600 PA