Al Shealy vs. Michael Wacha — Career Comparison

Al Shealy
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Michael Wacha
MillenialIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Al Shealy and Michael Wacha are fairly close on the surface numbers. Michael Wacha posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.89 vs 5.71) and WHIP (1.286 vs 1.764). Al Shealy had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.44 per nine innings vs 1.07). By the career numbers, Michael Wacha had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Al Shealy and Michael Wacha

Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.44
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.88
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.59
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.61
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.44
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.41
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.68
59.68
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.53
25.53
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.22
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
5.71
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
3.89
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
11.78
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1571
8.69
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.78
11.78
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
1.07
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4.1
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
2.78
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.1
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
3.88
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1416
7.83
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.886
0.886
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.24
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.23
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
581
42.51
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6846
37.86
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.76
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
6.44
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
4.13
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.2
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.25
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.75
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.764
1.764
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
524
38.34
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6219
34.39
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.51
42.51
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Al Shealy and Michael Wacha

Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.71
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4882
27
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1627.1
9
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.66
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.94
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.64
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.6
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Shealy and Michael Wacha

Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
47
587.5
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
641.38
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
600
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
537.5
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
519.31
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
150
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
47.59
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
112.5
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
43.45
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.62
70.3
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
5.84
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
212.5
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
51.72
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
187.5
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.645
0.645
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
33.1
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
112.5
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
77.45
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.53
-15.58
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
18.62
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
125
258.62
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2.32
2.32
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100