Lary Sorensen vs. Gary Wayne — Career Comparison

Lary Sorensen
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Gary Wayne
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lary Sorensen 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 strikeout rate (K%+ 97 vs 61), home run suppression (HR9+ 120 vs 102), and run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 95). Lary Sorensen held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 145 vs 102). Role difference aside, Gary Wayne holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Lary Sorensen and Gary Wayne

Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
1.79
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.22
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.48
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.5
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.53
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.5
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.45
47.45
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.92
67.92
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.36
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
4.15
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.93
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5209
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1736.1
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1960
10.16
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
8.54
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.76
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
2.08
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
3.75
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.25
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.68
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
569
2.95
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
5.91
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.559
0.559
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.073
1.073
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.16
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.16
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.1
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7385
38.28
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
39.36
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.23
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.63
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
894
4.63
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.51
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.32
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.65
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.29
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.91
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.83
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6834
35.42
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
944
34.03
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.28
38.28
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Lary Sorensen and Gary Wayne

Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
1.79
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.22
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5209
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1736.1
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.78
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
1.36
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.48
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.11
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
2.26
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.77
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
2.15
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.69
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.95
94.95
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.197
1.197
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.92
67.92
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.12
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lary Sorensen and Gary Wayne

Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
2731.58
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
231
69300
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
600
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
481.58
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
23.68
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
15.79
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.89
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.89
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
2.67
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
31.58
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
47.37
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.79
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.79
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.26
-25.72
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.89
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.79
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
30
236.84
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.53
2.53
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Lary Sorensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
94.74
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.89
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lary Sorensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA