Joe Sambito vs. Lee Wade — Career Comparison

Joe Sambito
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Lee Wade
Lost GenerationThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lee Wade built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Sambito as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Sambito posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.03 and WHIP 1.254 compared to 3.77 and 1.309 for Lee Wade. By the career numbers, Joe Sambito had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Sambito and Lee Wade

Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
6.6
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.24
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.99
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.53
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.54
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.51
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.33
49.33
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.08
48.08
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.76
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.2
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
3.03
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
3.77
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1887
27
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1419
27
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
629
9
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
9
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
8.04
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
9.59
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.04
8.04
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.59
9.59
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.69
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
2.79
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.19
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.46
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
7
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
4.22
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.087
1.087
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.713
0.713
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.26
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2588
37.03
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2051
39.03
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
3.92
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
3.45
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
5.23
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.5
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.18
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.86
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.55
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.309
1.309
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333
33.38
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1860
35.39
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.03
37.03
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Joe Sambito and Lee Wade

Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
6.6
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.28
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1887
27
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1713
27
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
629
9
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
9
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.5
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.79
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.49
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.69
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
2.12
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.71
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
1.99
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.47
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.92
93.92
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.28
91.28
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.938
1.938
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.19
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Sambito and Lee Wade

Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
4400
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
75
187.5
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
63
600
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
600
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
52
495.24
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
535
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.492
0.492
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
7
66.67
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
102.5
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
6
57.14
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
80
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.5
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
26.48
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.34
33.36
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
8
76.19
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
130
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
161.9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
137.5
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.428
0.428
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
4
38.1
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
57.5
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
4
38.1
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
42.5
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
8
76.19
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
97.5
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
2.87
27.37
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.97
34.92
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
95.24
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
32.5
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
19
180.95
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.32
3.32
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
30
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA