Blake Snell vs. Gary Wayne — Career Comparison

Blake Snell
MillenialWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Gary Wayne
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Blake Snell 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. Blake Snell led in strikeout rate (K%+ 137 vs 97), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 128 vs 98), and run prevention (ERA+ 128 vs 107). Gary Wayne held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 73). Role difference aside, Blake Snell holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Blake Snell and Gary Wayne

Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
1.73
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.73
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.63
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.48
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.64
56.64
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
3.15
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
3.93
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3474
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1158
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
891
6.92
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
8.54
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.86
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.79
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
4.05
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.75
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.68
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1440
11.19
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
5.91
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.19
11.19
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.693
1.693
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.073
1.073
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.67
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
37.24
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
39.36
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.63
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
3.42
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.51
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.14
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.65
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.15
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.62
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.83
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.219
1.219
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4222
32.81
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
34.03
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.24
37.24
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Blake Snell and Gary Wayne

Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
1.73
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.73
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3474
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1158
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.22
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
0.89
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.48
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.14
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.77
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.11
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.69
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.28
97.28
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.92
95.92
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.644
0.644
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100.45
100.45
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Blake Snell and Gary Wayne

Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
223
2676
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
69300
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
600
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
504
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
48
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
48
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.57
6.79
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
48
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
96
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.6
-7.18
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
20
240
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Blake Snell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Snell
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA