Dave Stevens vs. Michael Wacha — Career Comparison

Dave Stevens
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Michael Wacha
MillenialIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Michael Wacha built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Stevens 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 home run suppression (HR9+ 94 vs 69), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 83), and strikeout rate (K%+ 94 vs 83). Role difference aside, Michael Wacha holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dave Stevens and Michael Wacha

Dave Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
6.56
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.54
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.61
Dave Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.57
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.41
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.39
48.39
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.68
59.68
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Dave Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.75
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
6.02
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
3.89
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
753
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Dave Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
10.69
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1571
8.69
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.69
10.69
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Dave Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.76
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
1.07
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Dave Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Dave Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
4.73
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
2.78
Dave Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
6.1
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1416
7.83
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Dave Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.179
1.179
Dave Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.24
Dave Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.23
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1163
41.7
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6846
37.86
Dave Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
3.33
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Dave Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
6.24
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
4.13
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Dave Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.47
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.2
Dave Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.25
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.47
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.75
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.713
1.713
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
35.96
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6219
34.39
Dave Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Dave Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.7
41.7
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Dave Stevens and Michael Wacha

Dave Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
6.56
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
753
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.79
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.66
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.94
Dave Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.61
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.64
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.58
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.6
Dave Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.64
97.64
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Stevens and Michael Wacha

Dave Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
183
18300
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
310
641.38
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
600
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
519.31
Dave Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Dave Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
47.59
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
43.45
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.82
5.84
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
51.72
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Dave Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Dave Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dave Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Dave Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Dave Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Dave Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
66.21
Dave Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
6.7
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.53
-15.58
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.62
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
125
258.62
Dave Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2.32
2.32
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Dave Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Dave Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100