Dennis Santana vs. Michael Wacha — Career Comparison

Dennis Santana
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Michael Wacha
MillenialIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Michael Wacha built a career as a starting pitcher and Dennis Santana as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dennis Santana led in home run suppression (HR9+ 214 vs 94), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 117 vs 96), and run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 99). Michael Wacha held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 94 vs 92). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Dennis Santana.

Pitching Stats for Dennis Santana and Michael Wacha

Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
8.49
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.46
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.61
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.62
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.41
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.68
59.68
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.62
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
4.13
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
3.89
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
875
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
291.2
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
7.28
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1571
8.69
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.28
7.28
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.68
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
1.07
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
3.61
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
2.78
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.1
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
8.3
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1416
7.83
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.83
7.83
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.179
1.179
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.37
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.24
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.62
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.23
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1218
37.58
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6846
37.86
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.81
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
4.57
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
4.13
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.2
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.4
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.25
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.77
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.75
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.275
1.275
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1065
32.86
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6219
34.39
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Dennis Santana and Michael Wacha

Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
8.49
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
875
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
291.2
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.46
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.66
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.71
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.94
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.3
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.64
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.17
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.6
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
90.48
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.138
0.138
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis Santana and Michael Wacha

Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
276
27600
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
310
641.38
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
600
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
519.31
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
47.59
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
43.45
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
90.41
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.82
5.84
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
51.72
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
33.1
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
92.31
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.53
-15.58
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.62
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
258.62
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.32
2.32
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100