Lary Sorensen vs. Michael Wacha — Career Comparison

Lary Sorensen
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Michael Wacha
MillenialIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lary Sorensen and Michael Wacha are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 95 for Lary Sorensen and 99 for Michael Wacha, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 98 and 96 respectively. If forced to pick, Lary Sorensen gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Lary Sorensen and Michael Wacha

Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
1.79
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
1.22
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.48
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.61
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.53
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.41
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.45
47.45
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.68
59.68
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.92
67.92
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.36
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
4.15
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
3.89
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5209
27
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1736.1
9
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1960
10.16
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1571
8.69
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.76
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
1.07
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
2.08
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
503
2.78
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.25
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
2.95
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1416
7.83
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.559
0.559
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.16
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.24
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.16
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.23
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.1
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7385
38.28
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
6846
37.86
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.23
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
894
4.63
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
4.13
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.32
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.2
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.29
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.25
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.91
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.75
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6834
35.42
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
6219
34.39
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.28
38.28
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Lary Sorensen and Michael Wacha

Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
1.79
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
1.22
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5209
27
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1736.1
9
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.78
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.66
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
1.36
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
0.94
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.11
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
2.26
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
1.64
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
2.15
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.6
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.95
94.95
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.197
1.197
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.935
0.935
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.92
67.92
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.12
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lary Sorensen and Michael Wacha

Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
346
2731.58
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
310
641.38
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
76
600
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
600
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
61
481.58
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
519.31
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
23.68
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
47.59
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.79
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
43.45
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.89
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.89
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
2.67
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.82
5.84
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
31.58
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
51.72
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
47.37
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
66.21
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.79
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.79
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
66.21
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-3.26
-25.72
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.53
-15.58
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.89
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.79
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.62
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
236.84
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
125
258.62
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.53
2.53
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2.32
2.32
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
94.74
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
60
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
7.89
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100