Dave Stieb vs. Michael Wacha — Career Comparison

Dave Stieb
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Michael Wacha
MillenialIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

When held to the same standard, Dave Stieb comes out ahead of Michael Wacha in this starter comparison. Dave Stieb led in home run suppression (HR9+ 130 vs 94), run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 99), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 96). Michael Wacha held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 90). The edge goes to Dave Stieb.

Pitching Stats for Dave Stieb and Michael Wacha

Dave Stieb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Dave Stieb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
1.38
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.71
Dave Stieb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
412
1.28
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Dave Stieb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
0.55
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.61
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.43
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.41
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.23
56.23
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.68
59.68
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
93
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Dave Stieb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.32
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dave Stieb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dave Stieb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
3.44
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
703
3.89
Dave Stieb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Dave Stieb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Dave Stieb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Dave Stieb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8686
27
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Dave Stieb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2895.1
9
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2572
7.99
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1571
8.69
Dave Stieb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.7
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
1.07
Dave Stieb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Dave Stieb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1034
3.21
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
2.78
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.11
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Dave Stieb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1669
5.19
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1416
7.83
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.934
0.934
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.16
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.24
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.4
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.23
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.04
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dave Stieb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12072
37.53
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6846
37.86
Dave Stieb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.04
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1225
3.81
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
4.13
Dave Stieb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.3
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.2
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.22
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.25
Dave Stieb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
0.73
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.75
Dave Stieb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.246
1.246
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.275
1.275
Dave Stieb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10741
33.39
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6219
34.39
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Dave Stieb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.53
37.53
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Dave Stieb and Michael Wacha

Dave Stieb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Dave Stieb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
1.38
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.71
Dave Stieb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
412
1.28
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Dave Stieb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8689
27
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Dave Stieb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2896.1
9
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Dave Stieb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
0.85
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.66
Dave Stieb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
1.53
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
0.94
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.07
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Dave Stieb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
2.45
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
1.64
Dave Stieb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
2.38
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.6
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.2
97.2
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Dave Stieb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.723
1.723
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.935
0.935
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.79
92.79
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Dave Stieb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.14
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Stieb and Michael Wacha

Dave Stieb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Dave Stieb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
454
136200
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
310
641.38
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
600
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
519.31
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
47.59
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
43.45
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.82
5.84
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
51.72
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
66.21
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
33.1
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Dave Stieb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.53
-15.58
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.62
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stieb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
125
258.62
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.32
2.32
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Dave Stieb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Dave Stieb
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100