Mark Portugal vs. John Wasdin — Career Comparison

Mark Portugal
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherSilver Slugger
John Wasdin
Gen XVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mark Portugal 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. Mark Portugal led in run prevention (ERA+ 102 vs 84), strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 84), and home run suppression (HR9+ 82 vs 71). John Wasdin held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 133 vs 120). Role difference aside, Mark Portugal holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Mark Portugal and John Wasdin

Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
1.71
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
3.72
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.39
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.74
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.54
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.44
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.47
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.44
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.43
53.43
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.79
81.79
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.82
19.82
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
817
4.03
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
5.28
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5479
27
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2380
27
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1826.1
9
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
793.1
9
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1813
8.93
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
874
9.92
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.03
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.53
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
607
2.99
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.86
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.39
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1134
5.59
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
5.98
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.953
0.953
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.982
0.982
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.28
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.2
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.18
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.33
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7726
38.07
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3475
39.42
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.12
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.88
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
896
4.42
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494
5.6
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.38
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.17
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.23
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.44
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.78
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.41
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.419
1.419
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6959
34.29
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3140
35.62
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.42
39.42

Fielding Stats for Mark Portugal and John Wasdin

Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
1.71
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
3.72
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.39
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.74
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5479
27
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2380
27
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1826.1
9
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
793.1
9
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.8
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.42
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.03
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.78
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.11
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
1.95
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
1.26
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
1.84
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.2
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.43
94.43
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.5
95.5
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.078
1.078
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.79
81.79
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.82
19.82
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Portugal and John Wasdin

Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
348
394.71
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
328
9371.43
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
600
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
510.4
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
542.86
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
100.95
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
74.86
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
22.68
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.27
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
26.09
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
29.48
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
24.16
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
132.7
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
124.76
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
37.43
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
40.83
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
75.99
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.5
28.92
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
17.01
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
22.68
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
98.68
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.08
6.08
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
61.25
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.54
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
11
12.48
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA