Randy Stein vs. Michael Wacha — Career Comparison

Randy Stein
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Michael Wacha
MillenialIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Michael Wacha built a career as a starting pitcher and Randy Stein as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Michael Wacha led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 76), run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 70), and home run suppression (HR9+ 94 vs 79). Randy Stein held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 127 vs 94). Role difference aside, Michael Wacha holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Randy Stein and Michael Wacha

Randy Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Randy Stein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
4.38
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Randy Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Randy Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.61
Randy Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.4
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.41
Randy Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.68
59.68
Randy Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Randy Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Randy Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Randy Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
5.72
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
3.89
Randy Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Randy Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Randy Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Randy Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Randy Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Randy Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
133.2
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Randy Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
10.17
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1571
8.69
Randy Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.17
10.17
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Randy Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.01
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
1.07
Randy Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Randy Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Randy Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
5.45
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
2.78
Randy Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Randy Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Randy Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
6.26
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1416
7.83
Randy Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Randy Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Randy Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.302
1.302
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.179
1.179
Randy Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.24
Randy Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.23
Randy Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Randy Stein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
41.75
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6846
37.86
Randy Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.48
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Randy Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
6.46
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
4.13
Randy Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Randy Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.2
Randy Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.25
Randy Stein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.81
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.75
Randy Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.736
1.736
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Randy Stein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
35.08
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6219
34.39
Randy Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Randy Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Randy Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.75
41.75
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Randy Stein and Michael Wacha

Randy Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Randy Stein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
4.38
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Randy Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Randy Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Randy Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
133.2
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Randy Stein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.74
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.66
Randy Stein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.01
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
0.94
Randy Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Randy Stein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.02
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
1.64
Randy Stein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.75
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.6
Randy Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Randy Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Randy Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Randy Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Randy Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Randy Stein and Michael Wacha

Randy Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Randy Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
65
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
641.38
Randy Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
600
Randy Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
519.31
Randy Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Randy Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Randy Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
47.59
Randy Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
43.45
Randy Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Randy Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Randy Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Randy Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.82
5.84
Randy Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
51.72
Randy Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
66.21
Randy Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Randy Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Randy Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Randy Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Randy Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Randy Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Randy Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Randy Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Randy Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Randy Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
66.21
Randy Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-7.53
-15.58
Randy Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.62
Randy Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
125
258.62
Randy Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.32
2.32
Randy Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Randy Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60
Randy Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Randy Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Randy Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Randy Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Randy Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100