Joe Sparma vs. Gary Wayne — Career Comparison

Joe Sparma
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gary Wayne
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Sparma 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 walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 83), home run suppression (HR9+ 120 vs 104), and run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 92). Joe Sparma held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 101 vs 97). Role difference aside, Gary Wayne holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Joe Sparma and Gary Wayne

Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
1.9
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.54
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.54
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.5
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.6
77.6
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.32
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
3.94
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.93
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2594
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864.2
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
8.06
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
8.54
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.8
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.79
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
4.54
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.75
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.68
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
6.1
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
5.91
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.073
1.073
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.44
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.28
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3755
39.08
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
39.36
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.63
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
4.4
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.51
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.65
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.83
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.399
1.399
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3288
34.22
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
944
34.03
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.08
39.08
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Joe Sparma and Gary Wayne

Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
1.91
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2593
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864.1
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.59
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.02
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.48
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.77
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.77
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
1.61
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.69
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.18
91.18
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.847
0.847
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.6
77.6
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Sparma and Gary Wayne

Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
185
359.22
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
69300
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
600
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
522.33
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
52.43
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.83
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.71
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.92
11.49
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
75.73
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
81.55
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.36
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
21.36
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
42.72
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.86
-1.66
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.42
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
108
209.71
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
2.86
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
56.31
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.94
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.94
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA