Joe Schaffernoth vs. Michael Wacha — Career Comparison

Joe Schaffernoth
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Michael Wacha
MillenialIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Michael Wacha built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Schaffernoth as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Michael Wacha posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.89 and WHIP 1.286 compared to 4.58 and 1.475 for Joe Schaffernoth. By the career numbers, Michael Wacha had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Schaffernoth and Michael Wacha

Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.61
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.41
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.68
59.68
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
4.58
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
3.89
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
8.85
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1571
8.69
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.92
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
1.07
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
4.04
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
2.78
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
5.19
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1416
7.83
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.025
1.025
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.24
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.23
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
38.82
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6846
37.86
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.59
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
5.19
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
4.13
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.2
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.25
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.75
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.432
1.432
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
34.55
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6219
34.39
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.82
38.82
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Joe Schaffernoth and Michael Wacha

Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.66
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
0.94
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
1.64
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.29
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.6
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.77
96.77
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.405
0.405
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Schaffernoth and Michael Wacha

Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
2611.76
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
310
641.38
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
600
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
564.71
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
519.31
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
47.59
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
43.45
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
7.88
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.82
5.84
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
51.72
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
33.1
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
33.1
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.25
-8.9
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.53
-15.58
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.62
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
125
258.62
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2.32
2.32
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100