Chris Volstad vs. Michael Wacha — Career Comparison

Chris Volstad
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Michael Wacha
MillenialIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Michael Wacha a clear advantage over Chris Volstad across the core pitching metrics. Michael Wacha led in run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 78), strikeout rate (K%+ 94 vs 79), and home run suppression (HR9+ 94 vs 81). Michael Wacha was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Chris Volstad and Michael Wacha

Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.98
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
1.47
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.43
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.61
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.68
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.41
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.95
38.95
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.68
59.68
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.12
74.12
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
429
5
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
3.89
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
2317
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
772.1
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
858
10
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1571
8.69
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.19
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
1.07
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
3.09
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
2.78
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
5.61
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1416
7.83
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.966
0.966
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.24
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.24
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.23
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3376
39.34
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6846
37.86
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
5.33
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
4.13
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.2
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.38
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.25
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.84
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.75
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3012
35.1
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6219
34.39
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.34
39.34
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Chris Volstad and Michael Wacha

Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.98
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
1.47
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
2317
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
772.1
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.44
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.66
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.34
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
0.94
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.83
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
1.64
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.78
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.6
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.45
97.45
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.12
74.12
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Volstad and Michael Wacha

Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
171
444.16
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
641.38
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
231
600
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
600
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
201
522.08
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
519.31
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
72.73
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
23
47.59
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
57.14
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
21
43.45
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.58
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.58
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.51
11.71
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
5.84
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
88.31
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
25
51.72
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
77.92
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
11
28.57
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
7
18.18
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
18
46.75
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
66.21
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.61
-1.59
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.53
-15.58
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.19
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.62
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
244.16
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
125
258.62
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
2.46
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2.32
2.32
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
72.73
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
60
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.79
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100