Ben Sheets vs. Michael Wacha — Career Comparison
The numbers give Ben Sheets a clear advantage over Michael Wacha across the core pitching metrics. Ben Sheets led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 126 vs 107), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 96), and strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 94). Ben Sheets was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.
Pitching Stats for Ben Sheets and Michael Wacha
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
1.41
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
1.41
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
1.59
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.47
49.47
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.68
59.68
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
93.2
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.1
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
670
3.78
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
703
3.89
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
4790
27
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
1596.2
9
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
1577
8.89
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1571
8.69
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
1.04
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
1.07
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.16
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.1
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
1325
7.47
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1416
7.83
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.47
7.47
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.83
7.83
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.061
1.061
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.179
1.179
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.3
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.24
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.18
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.23
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
6640
37.43
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
6846
37.86
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.36
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.2
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.21
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.25
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.54
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.75
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.219
1.219
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.275
1.275
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
6138
34.6
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
6219
34.39
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86
Fielding Stats for Ben Sheets and Michael Wacha
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
1.41
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
1.41
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
1.59
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
4790
27
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
1596.2
9
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.65
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.66
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
0.9
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
0.94
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.63
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
1.64
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
1.54
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.6
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.81
94.81
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.64
97.64
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.096
1.096
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.935
0.935
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
93.2
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Hitting Stats for Ben Sheets and Michael Wacha
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
250
292.4
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
310
641.38
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
513
600
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
290
600
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
53
61.99
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
24
28.07
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
-16.81
-19.66
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.53
-15.58
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
212
247.95
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
125
258.62
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2.32
2.32
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ben Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.34
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21