Pete Smith vs. Gary Wayne — Career Comparison

Pete Smith
Gen XMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gary Wayne
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pete Smith 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 120 vs 80), run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 83), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 87). Role difference aside, Gary Wayne holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Pete Smith and Gary Wayne

Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
2.03
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.43
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.41
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.5
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.62
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.5
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.83
39.83
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.56
70.56
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
518
4.55
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.93
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3077
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1025.2
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1043
9.15
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
8.54
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
1.11
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.79
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
3.55
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
3.75
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.21
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.68
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
5.62
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
5.91
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.018
1.018
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.073
1.073
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.25
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.24
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4423
38.81
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
39.36
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.17
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.63
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
557
4.89
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.51
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.43
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.65
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.35
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.61
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.83
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3920
34.4
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
944
34.03
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Pete Smith and Gary Wayne

Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
2.03
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.43
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3077
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1025.2
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.58
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.21
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.48
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.86
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.77
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.79
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.69
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.23
96.23
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.92
95.92
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.56
70.56
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Smith and Gary Wayne

Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
416.62
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
231
69300
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
600
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279
496.74
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
58.75
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
48.07
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.12
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.56
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.68
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.45
13.26
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
73
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
92.58
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
26.71
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
26.71
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
53.41
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.2
3.92
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
33.83
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
83
147.77
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.06
4.06
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
67.66
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.56
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA