Dick Starr vs. Gary Wayne — Career Comparison

Dick Starr
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gary Wayne
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Starr 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.93 and WHIP 1.442 compared to 5.25 and 1.706 for Dick Starr. By the career numbers, Gary Wayne had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Starr and Gary Wayne

Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
2.43
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.18
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.5
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.63
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.5
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.39
48.39
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
5.25
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.93
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1034
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344.2
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
10.18
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
8.54
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.18
10.18
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.04
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.79
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
5.17
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.75
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.68
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.13
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
5.91
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.923
0.923
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.073
1.073
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.26
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
41.31
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
39.36
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.6
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.63
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
6.01
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.51
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.65
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.83
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.706
1.706
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1374
35.88
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
944
34.03
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.31
41.31
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Dick Starr and Gary Wayne

Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
749
27
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249.2
9
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.48
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.77
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.69
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.92
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.602
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Starr and Gary Wayne

Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
94
499.12
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
69300
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
515.04
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
79.65
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
58.41
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.24
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.24
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.27
22.65
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
100.88
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
132.74
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
58.41
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
69.03
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.22
17.09
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
53.1
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
36
191.15
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.31
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.31
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA