Dennis Springer vs. Michael Wacha — Career Comparison

Dennis Springer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Michael Wacha
MillenialIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Michael Wacha a clear advantage over Dennis Springer across the core pitching metrics. Michael Wacha led in strikeout rate (K%+ 94 vs 58), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 81), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 95). Michael Wacha was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Dennis Springer and Michael Wacha

Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.79
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.35
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.33
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.61
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.66
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.41
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.68
59.68
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.38
75.38
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
5.18
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
3.89
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1966
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
655.1
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
9.64
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1571
8.69
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.48
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
1.07
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
3.54
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
2.78
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.1
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
4.07
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1416
7.83
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.845
0.845
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.29
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.24
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.55
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.23
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2866
39.36
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6846
37.86
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.22
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
5.7
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
4.13
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.27
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.2
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.36
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.25
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.78
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.75
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.465
1.465
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2522
34.64
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6219
34.39
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Dennis Springer and Michael Wacha

Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.79
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.35
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1966
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
655.1
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.56
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.66
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.06
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
0.94
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.73
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
1.64
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.62
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.6
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.908
0.908
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.38
75.38
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis Springer and Michael Wacha

Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
130
1012.99
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
310
641.38
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
77
600
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
600
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
561.04
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
519.31
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
54.55
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
47.59
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
43.45
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
5.78
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.82
5.84
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
62.34
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
51.72
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
54.55
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
66.21
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.58
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.58
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
31.17
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
66.21
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-2.47
-19.28
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.53
-15.58
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.62
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
233.77
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
125
258.62
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2.32
2.32
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
31.17
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.07
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100