Joe Vance vs. Michael Wacha — Career Comparison

Joe Vance
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Michael Wacha
MillenialIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Michael Wacha built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Vance as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Michael Wacha posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.89 and WHIP 1.286 compared to 5.81 and 1.762 for Joe Vance. By the career numbers, Michael Wacha had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Vance and Michael Wacha

Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.35
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.61
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.41
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.68
59.68
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.81
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
3.89
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
10.52
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1571
8.69
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.52
10.52
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.78
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
1.07
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.34
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
2.78
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.1
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.67
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1416
7.83
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.24
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.23
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
41.44
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6846
37.86
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.41
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
6.28
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
4.13
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.2
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.25
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.75
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.762
1.762
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
36.1
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6219
34.39
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.44
41.44
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Joe Vance and Michael Wacha

Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.71
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4882
27
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1627.1
9
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.66
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.94
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.64
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.6
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.333
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Vance and Michael Wacha

Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
16
480
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
641.38
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
600
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
519.31
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
47.59
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
43.45
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
49.91
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.82
5.84
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
210
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
51.72
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
33.1
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
33.1
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
51.22
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.53
-15.58
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.62
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
125
258.62
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2.32
2.32
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100