Stephen Strasburg vs. Fred Wigington — Career Comparison

Stephen Strasburg
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherSilver SluggerAll-Star
Fred Wigington
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Stephen Strasburg built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Wigington as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Stephen Strasburg posted a career ERA of 3.24 against Fred Wigington's 3.24, with WHIP of 1.110 and 1.920 respectively. The raw numbers call this too close to separate — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Stephen Strasburg and Fred Wigington

Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
1.51
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.32
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.51
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.69
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.38
Fred Wigington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.57
64.57
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
530
3.24
Fred Wigington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4410
27
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1470
9
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1217
7.45
Fred Wigington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11.88
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.88
11.88
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.91
Fred Wigington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Fred Wigington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Fred Wigington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
2.41
Fred Wigington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Fred Wigington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1723
10.55
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.55
10.55
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.98
6.98
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.27
Fred Wigington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Fred Wigington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Fred Wigington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5962
36.5
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
3.56
Fred Wigington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.32
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.24
Fred Wigington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.17
Fred Wigington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.65
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.096
1.096
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5449
33.36
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
36.72
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Fred Wigington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.5
36.5
Fred Wigington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.12
42.12

Fielding Stats for Stephen Strasburg and Fred Wigington

Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.51
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.51
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4410
27
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1470
9
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.59
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.8
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Fred Wigington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.46
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
1.4
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.4
95.4
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Fred Wigington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Stephen Strasburg and Fred Wigington

Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
285.6
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
600
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
440
506.72
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
77.16
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
61.04
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.52
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.61
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.12
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.77
21.62
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
102.5
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
105.95
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
26.49
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
33.4
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
55.28
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.69
14.62
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.15
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
27.64
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
153
176.2
Fred Wigington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
3.41
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
Stephen Strasburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
64.49
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.91
Fred Wigington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stephen Strasburg
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA