Will Sawyer vs. Dave Stewart — Career Comparison

Will Sawyer
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BluesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Stewart
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dave Stewart built a career as a starting pitcher and Will Sawyer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Will Sawyer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.36 and WHIP 1.177 compared to 3.95 and 1.361 for Dave Stewart. By the career numbers, Will Sawyer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Will Sawyer and Dave Stewart

Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.09
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
1.79
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.96
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
1.19
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
0.57
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.64
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.44
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.57
56.57
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.24
88.24
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.54
66.54
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.96
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.19
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.07
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.36
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1154
3.95
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
27
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7889
27
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
9
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2629.2
9
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
7.6
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2499
8.55
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.6
7.6
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
0.9
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1034
3.54
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.16
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
4.85
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1741
5.96
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.872
0.872
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.055
1.055
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.83
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.41
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.21
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.08
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
596
38.04
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11251
38.51
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.3
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.04
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1259
4.31
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.32
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.32
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.59
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.344
1.344
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
35.04
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9968
34.12
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.04
38.04
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.51
38.51

Fielding Stats for Will Sawyer and Dave Stewart

Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.09
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
1.79
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
1.19
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
27
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7889
27
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
9
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2629.2
9
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.38
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.67
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.7
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.79
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.34
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.56
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.09
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
1.47
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.95
80.95
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.54
66.54
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.07
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Will Sawyer and Dave Stewart

Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
204
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
523
5230
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
50
600
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
600
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
564
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
510
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
100
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
80
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
1.23
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.26
32.65
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
130
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
130
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
40
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
90
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.29
-39.5
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.52
35.24
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
3
30
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
19
228
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
170
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.63
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
60
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA