Dan Spillner vs. Lee Wade — Career Comparison

Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lost GenerationThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lee Wade built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Spillner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lee Wade posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.309 compared to 4.21 and 1.511 for Dan Spillner. By the career numbers, Lee Wade had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan Spillner and Lee Wade

Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
3.35
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.24
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.74
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.99
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.45
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.54
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.51
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.73
45.73
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.08
48.08
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.12
22.12
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.11
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.76
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.3
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
699
4.21
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.77
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4478
27
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1419
27
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492.2
9
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
9
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1585
9.56
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
9.59
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.59
9.59
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.81
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
3.65
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.19
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.39
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
878
5.29
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
4.22
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.994
0.994
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.713
0.713
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.31
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6526
39.35
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2051
39.03
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.34
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
786
4.74
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275
5.23
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.46
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.18
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.39
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.68
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.55
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.467
1.467
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5768
34.78
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1860
35.39
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Dan Spillner and Lee Wade

Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
3.35
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.28
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.74
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4478
27
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1713
27
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492.2
9
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
9
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.49
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.79
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
0.95
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.69
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
1.5
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.71
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
1.44
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.47
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.58
95.58
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.28
91.28
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.938
1.938
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.12
22.12
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Spillner and Lee Wade

Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
2083.23
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
75
187.5
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
161
600
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
600
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
130
484.47
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
535
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
10
37.27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
102.5
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
9
33.54
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
80
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.73
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.73
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.5
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
8.53
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.34
33.36
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
11
40.99
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
130
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
29
108.07
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
137.5
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
9
33.54
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
57.5
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.73
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
42.5
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
10
37.27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
97.5
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.98
-3.67
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.97
34.92
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
70.81
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
13
32.5
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
73
272.05
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
2.21
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
44.72
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
12
30
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.45
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA