Al Veach vs. Michael Wacha — Career Comparison

Al Veach
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Michael Wacha
MillenialIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Michael Wacha posted a stronger line than Al Veach. Michael Wacha posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.89 vs 11.7) and WHIP (1.286 vs 2.900). By the career numbers, Michael Wacha had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Al Veach and Michael Wacha

Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
1.59
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.61
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.41
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.68
59.68
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
93.2
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
11.7
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
3.89
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.86
12.86
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.408
0.408
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
18
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1571
8.69
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
1.07
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
8.1
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
2.78
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.1
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.7
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1416
7.83
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.179
1.179
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.24
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.23
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
52.2
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6846
37.86
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
13.5
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
4.13
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.2
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.25
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.75
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
44.1
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6219
34.39
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.422
0.422
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.2
52.2
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Al Veach and Michael Wacha

Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.71
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4882
27
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1627.1
9
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.66
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.94
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.64
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.6
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Veach and Michael Wacha

Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
641.38
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
600
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
519.31
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
47.59
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
43.45
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.82
5.84
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
51.72
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
66.21
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
66.21
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-64.8
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.53
-15.58
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.62
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
258.62
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.32
2.32
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100