Danny Salazar vs. Michael Wacha — Career Comparison

Danny Salazar
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Michael Wacha
MillenialIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Danny Salazar a clear advantage over Michael Wacha across the core pitching metrics. Danny Salazar led in strikeout rate (K%+ 141 vs 94), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 118 vs 96), and home run suppression (HR9+ 105 vs 94). Michael Wacha held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 88). Danny Salazar was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Danny Salazar and Michael Wacha

Danny Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
1.66
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.71
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.6
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
1.59
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.58
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.61
Danny Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.52
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.41
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.78
52.78
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.68
59.68
Danny Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
93.2
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.82
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
703
3.89
Danny Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Danny Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Danny Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Danny Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1774
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
591.1
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Danny Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
8.16
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1571
8.69
Danny Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Danny Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.14
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
1.07
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Danny Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
3.24
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
2.78
Danny Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
10.47
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1416
7.83
Danny Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.47
10.47
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.83
7.83
Danny Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.31
6.31
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Danny Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.524
1.524
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.179
1.179
Danny Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.24
Danny Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.23
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.23
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2482
37.78
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6846
37.86
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Danny Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.08
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
4.13
Danny Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Danny Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.2
Danny Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.24
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.25
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.65
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.75
Danny Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.275
1.275
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2232
33.97
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6219
34.39
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.78
37.78
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Danny Salazar and Michael Wacha

Danny Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
1.66
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.71
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.6
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
1.59
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1774
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
591.1
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.38
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.66
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.59
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.94
Danny Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.05
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.64
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.97
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.6
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.75
92.75
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.587
0.587
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Danny Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
93.2
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Salazar and Michael Wacha

Danny Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
4671.43
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
310
641.38
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
600
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
519.31
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
47.59
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
43.45
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.82
5.84
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
51.72
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
66.21
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
33.1
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
66.21
Danny Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.53
-65.49
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.53
-15.58
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.62
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
514.29
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
258.62
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
1.17
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.32
2.32
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Danny Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Danny Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100