Woody Rich vs. Gary Wayne — Career Comparison

Woody Rich
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gary Wayne
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Woody Rich built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Wayne as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gary Wayne posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.93 and WHIP 1.442 compared to 5.06 and 1.509 for Woody Rich. By the career numbers, Gary Wayne had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Woody Rich and Gary Wayne

Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.53
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.23
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.5
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.48
48.48
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
5.06
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.93
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
27
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
117.1
9
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
9.74
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
8.54
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.74
9.74
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.61
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
3.84
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.75
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.68
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.22
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
5.91
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.784
0.784
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.073
1.073
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.35
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
39.36
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.63
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
5.6
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.51
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.65
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.83
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.509
1.509
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
35.9
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
944
34.03
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.35
40.35
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Woody Rich and Gary Wayne

Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
749
27
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249.2
9
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.48
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.77
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.69
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.89
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.03
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Woody Rich and Gary Wayne

Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
33
471.43
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
69300
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
600
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
557.14
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
114.29
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
114.29
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.22
17.41
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
114.29
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
128.57
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
57.14
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.29
18.45
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
5
71.43
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.4
8.4
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
28.57
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA