Chris Saenz vs. Mike Walker — Career Comparison

Chris Saenz
MillenialArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Walker
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Saenz built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Walker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Saenz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 0.833 compared to 5.09 and 1.770 for Mike Walker. By the career numbers, Chris Saenz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Saenz and Mike Walker

Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.92
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.61
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.64
13.64
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
5.09
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483
27
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
9
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
10.12
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.12
10.12
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.01
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.5
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
5.31
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.5
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
10.5
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
4.25
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.5
10.5
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.062
1.062
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.45
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.45
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
36
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
42.2
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.62
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
5.87
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.56
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.45
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.833
0.833
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.714
1.714
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
30
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.44
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.154
0.154
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.21
42.21

Fielding Stats for Chris Saenz and Mike Walker

Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.92
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.61
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483
27
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
9
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.61
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.17
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.84
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.79
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.364
0.364
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Saenz and Mike Walker

Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
17600
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.31
-62.13
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Saenz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA