Joe Saunders vs. Gary Wayne — Career Comparison

Joe Saunders
MillenialVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Gary Wayne
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Saunders 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 120 vs 86), strikeout rate (K%+ 97 vs 73), and run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 95). Joe Saunders held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 111 vs 102). Role difference aside, Gary Wayne holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Joe Saunders and Gary Wayne

Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
1.52
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.49
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.58
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.56
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.5
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.86
50.86
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.45
97.45
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
674
4.37
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.93
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4162
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1387.1
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
9.94
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
8.54
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
1.16
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.79
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
2.85
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
3.75
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.68
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
792
5.14
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
5.91
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.073
1.073
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.2
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.19
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5962
38.68
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
39.36
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.63
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
4.84
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.51
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.26
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.65
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.23
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.1
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.83
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.421
1.421
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5418
35.15
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
944
34.03
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.68
38.68
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Joe Saunders and Gary Wayne

Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
1.52
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.49
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4162
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1387.1
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.39
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
1.47
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.48
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
1.89
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.77
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.86
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.69
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.29
98.29
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.92
95.92
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.45
97.45
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.12
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Saunders and Gary Wayne

Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
944
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
231
69300
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
600
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
512
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
68
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
64
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.06
12.22
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
72
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
92
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
24
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
36
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.95
3.78
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
34
136
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.41
4.41
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
60
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA