Matt Riley vs. Gary Wayne — Career Comparison

Matt Riley
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gary Wayne
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Riley 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 5.99 and 1.761 for Matt Riley. By the career numbers, Gary Wayne had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Riley and Gary Wayne

Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.4
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.66
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.46
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.5
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.37
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
5.99
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.93
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
27
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.2
9
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
9.22
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
8.54
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.66
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.79
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
6.63
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.75
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.68
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.63
6.63
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
7.19
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
5.91
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.19
7.19
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.536
1.536
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.073
1.073
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
41.84
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
39.36
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.63
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
6.27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.51
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.65
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.11
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.83
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.761
1.761
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
34.74
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
944
34.03
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.84
41.84
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Matt Riley and Gary Wayne

Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.4
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.66
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
27
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.2
9
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.74
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.48
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.46
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.47
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.77
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.01
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.69
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.75
68.75
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.423
0.423
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Riley and Gary Wayne

Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
26
7800
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
69300
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA