Jack Salveson vs. Michael Wacha — Career Comparison

Jack Salveson
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Michael Wacha
MillenialIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Michael Wacha built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Salveson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Michael Wacha posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.89 and WHIP 1.286 compared to 3.99 and 1.427 for Jack Salveson. By the career numbers, Michael Wacha had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Salveson and Michael Wacha

Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
2.87
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.63
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.3
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.61
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.3
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.41
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.68
59.68
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.84
21.84
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
3.99
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
3.89
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
818
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
272.2
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
9.97
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1571
8.69
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.97
9.97
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.69
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
1.07
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
2.87
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
2.78
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.1
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
2.81
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1416
7.83
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.631
0.631
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.24
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.23
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1179
38.92
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6846
37.86
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.25
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
4.72
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
4.13
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.2
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.25
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.75
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.427
1.427
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1089
35.94
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6219
34.39
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.92
38.92
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Jack Salveson and Michael Wacha

Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.71
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4882
27
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1627.1
9
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.66
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.94
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.64
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.6
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.59
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.931
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Salveson and Michael Wacha

Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
643.9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
310
641.38
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PA
82
600
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
600
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
563.41
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
519.31
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
146.34
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
47.59
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
87.8
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
43.45
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.59
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
58.54
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.61
70.28
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
5.84
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
248.78
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
25
51.72
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
168.29
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
58.54
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
33.1
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
73.17
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
33.1
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
109.76
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.85
72.05
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.53
-15.58
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
18.62
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
65.85
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
125
258.62
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.11
9.11
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2.32
2.32
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.63
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
7.32
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100