Bret Saberhagen vs. Gary Wayne — Career Comparison

Bret Saberhagen
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star
Gary Wayne
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bret Saberhagen 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. Bret Saberhagen led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 165 vs 102), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 98), and run prevention (ERA+ 115 vs 107). Gary Wayne held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 120 vs 112). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bret Saberhagen.

Pitching Stats for Bret Saberhagen and Gary Wayne

Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
1.4
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.3
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.59
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.41
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.8
58.8
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
3.34
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
3.93
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7688
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2562.2
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2452
8.61
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
8.54
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
0.77
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
1.65
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
3.75
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.12
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.68
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
6.02
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
5.91
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.02
6.02
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.853
0.853
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.073
1.073
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.19
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.21
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10421
36.6
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
39.36
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.63
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1036
3.64
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.51
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.31
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.65
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.24
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
0.59
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.83
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.141
1.141
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9734
34.19
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
944
34.03
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.6
36.6
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Bret Saberhagen and Gary Wayne

Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
1.4
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.3
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7688
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2562.2
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.71
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
1.46
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.48
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.08
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
2.25
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.77
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
2.17
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.69
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.26
96.26
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.92
95.92
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.549
1.549
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.09
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bret Saberhagen and Gary Wayne

Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
403
1065.2
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
231
69300
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227
600
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
502.2
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
60.79
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
50.22
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.57
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.57
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.96
13.11
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
71.37
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
95.15
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.36
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.64
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
37
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.49
3.94
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.36
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
49
129.52
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.63
4.63
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
63.44
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.64
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA