Kirk Rueter vs. Gary Wayne — Career Comparison

Kirk Rueter
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gary Wayne
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kirk Rueter 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 led in strikeout rate (K%+ 97 vs 53), home run suppression (HR9+ 120 vs 99), and run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 94). Kirk Rueter held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 102). Role difference aside, Gary Wayne holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kirk Rueter and Gary Wayne

Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
1.6
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.58
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.61
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.43
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.56
58.56
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.82
98.82
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
911
4.27
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.93
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5754
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1918
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2092
9.82
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
8.54
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
1.03
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.79
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
2.73
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
3.75
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.19
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.68
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818
3.84
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
5.91
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.073
1.073
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.12
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8210
38.52
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
39.36
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.63
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1004
4.71
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.51
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.44
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.65
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.28
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.02
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.83
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7450
34.96
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
944
34.03
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Kirk Rueter and Gary Wayne

Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
1.6
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.58
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5754
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1918
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.63
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
2.06
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.48
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
581
2.73
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.77
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
2.69
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.69
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.8
98.8
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.92
95.92
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.688
1.688
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.82
98.82
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.25
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kirk Rueter and Gary Wayne

Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349
282.97
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
231
69300
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
740
600
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
622
504.32
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
77.03
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
69.73
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.3
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.3
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.76
14.4
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
84.32
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
98.92
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
35.68
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
32.43
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
68.11
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.98
9.71
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
21.89
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
105
85.14
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
7.05
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
69.73
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.05
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.3
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.62
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA