Craig Skok vs. Michael Wacha — Career Comparison

Craig Skok
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Michael Wacha
MillenialIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Michael Wacha built a career as a starting pitcher and Craig Skok as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Michael Wacha led in home run suppression (HR9+ 94 vs 57), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 83), and strikeout rate (K%+ 94 vs 82). Craig Skok held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 112 vs 107). Role difference aside, Michael Wacha holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Craig Skok and Michael Wacha

Craig Skok
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Craig Skok
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
6.42
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Craig Skok
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Craig Skok
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.61
Craig Skok
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.42
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.41
Craig Skok
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.68
59.68
Craig Skok
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Craig Skok
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Craig Skok
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Craig Skok
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.3
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Skok
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
4.86
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
3.89
Craig Skok
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Craig Skok
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Craig Skok
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Craig Skok
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Craig Skok
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Craig Skok
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Craig Skok
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
10.2
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1571
8.69
Craig Skok
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Craig Skok
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.14
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
1.07
Craig Skok
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Craig Skok
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Craig Skok
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
3.48
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
2.78
Craig Skok
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.72
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Craig Skok
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Craig Skok
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
5.1
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1416
7.83
Craig Skok
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Craig Skok
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Craig Skok
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.953
0.953
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Craig Skok
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.48
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.24
Craig Skok
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.23
Craig Skok
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Craig Skok
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
39.84
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6846
37.86
Craig Skok
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.28
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Craig Skok
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
5.58
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
4.13
Craig Skok
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Craig Skok
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.42
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.2
Craig Skok
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.42
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.25
Craig Skok
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.84
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.75
Craig Skok
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Craig Skok
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
35.34
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6219
34.39
Craig Skok
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Craig Skok
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Craig Skok
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.84
39.84
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Craig Skok and Michael Wacha

Craig Skok
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Craig Skok
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
6.42
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Craig Skok
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Craig Skok
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Craig Skok
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Craig Skok
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.66
Craig Skok
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.32
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
0.94
Craig Skok
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Craig Skok
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.56
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.64
Craig Skok
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.56
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.6
Craig Skok
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.64
97.64
Craig Skok
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Craig Skok
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Craig Skok
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Craig Skok
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Skok
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Skok
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Skok
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Craig Skok and Michael Wacha

Craig Skok
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Craig Skok
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
5350
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
310
641.38
Craig Skok
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
600
Craig Skok
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
550
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
519.31
Craig Skok
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Craig Skok
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Craig Skok
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
47.59
Craig Skok
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
43.45
Craig Skok
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Craig Skok
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Skok
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Skok
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Craig Skok
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Craig Skok
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Skok
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Skok
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
41.22
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.82
5.84
Craig Skok
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
51.72
Craig Skok
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Craig Skok
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Craig Skok
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Craig Skok
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Craig Skok
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Craig Skok
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Craig Skok
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Craig Skok
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Craig Skok
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
33.1
Craig Skok
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Craig Skok
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
66.21
Craig Skok
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
34.61
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.53
-15.58
Craig Skok
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Skok
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
18.62
Craig Skok
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Skok
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
125
258.62
Craig Skok
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.4
2.4
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2.32
2.32
Craig Skok
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Craig Skok
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60
Craig Skok
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Craig Skok
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Craig Skok
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Craig Skok
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Skok
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Craig Skok
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100