Tex Shirley vs. Gary Wayne — Career Comparison

Tex Shirley
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gary Wayne
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tex Shirley 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.93 and WHIP 1.442 compared to 4.25 and 1.641 for Tex Shirley. By the career numbers, Gary Wayne had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tex Shirley and Gary Wayne

Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
2.06
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.09
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.38
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.5
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.6
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.5
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.38
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
4.25
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.93
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1340
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446.2
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
8.93
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
8.54
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.93
8.93
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.4
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
5.84
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.75
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.68
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
3.39
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
5.91
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.025
1.025
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.073
1.073
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2021
40.72
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
39.36
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.52
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.63
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
4.98
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.51
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.65
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.83
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.641
1.641
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1726
34.78
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
944
34.03
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.72
40.72
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Tex Shirley and Gary Wayne

Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
749
27
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249.2
9
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.48
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.77
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.69
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.882
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tex Shirley and Gary Wayne

Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
128
468.29
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
69300
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
600
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
581.71
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.472
0.472
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
124.39
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
113.41
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.98
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.98
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.55
27.62
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
135.37
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
128.05
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
84.15
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
32.93
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
117.07
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.98
29.21
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.66
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
38
139.02
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.32
4.32
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.63
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.66
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.66
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.66
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA