Erik Sabel vs. Lee Wade — Career Comparison

Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lost GenerationThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lee Wade built a career as a starting pitcher and Erik Sabel as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lee Wade posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.309 compared to 5.02 and 1.541 for Erik Sabel. By the career numbers, Lee Wade had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Erik Sabel and Lee Wade

Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.24
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.99
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.08
48.08
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.76
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.02
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.77
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1419
27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
9
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
10.48
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
9.59
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.59
9.59
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
2.66
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.19
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
4.57
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.22
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.803
0.803
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.713
0.713
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
39.54
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
39.03
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.77
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
5.16
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
5.23
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.18
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.89
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.55
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.459
1.459
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
36
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1860
35.39
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.54
39.54
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Erik Sabel and Lee Wade

Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.28
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1713
27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
571
9
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.79
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.03
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.69
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.71
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.47
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.28
91.28
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.938
1.938
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Erik Sabel and Lee Wade

Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
15000
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
187.5
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
600
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
535
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
102.5
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
80
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.5
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.34
33.36
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
130
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
137.5
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
57.5
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
42.5
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
97.5
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.97
34.92
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.5
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
30
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA