War Sanders vs. Gary Wayne — Career Comparison

War Sanders
Pre-GenerationalTennesseeThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gary Wayne
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

War Sanders 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. Gary Wayne posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.93 and WHIP 1.442 compared to 5.64 and 1.610 for War Sanders. By the career numbers, Gary Wayne had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for War Sanders and Gary Wayne

War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.83
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.37
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.5
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.22
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.5
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.61
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.64
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.93
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
27
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749
27
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
9
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
11.14
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
8.54
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.14
11.14
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.36
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
3.75
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.68
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
3.05
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
5.91
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.712
0.712
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.073
1.073
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
42.25
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
39.36
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.63
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
7.93
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.51
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.93
7.93
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.65
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.83
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
38.44
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
944
34.03
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for War Sanders and Gary Wayne

War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.83
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
27
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749
27
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
9
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.29
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.48
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.9
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.77
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.75
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.69
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.74
94.74
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for War Sanders and Gary Wayne

War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
12
342.86
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
69300
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
1.2
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.5
-42.94
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
7
200
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA