Dave Von Ohlen vs. Michael Wacha — Career Comparison

Dave Von Ohlen
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Michael Wacha
MillenialIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Michael Wacha built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Von Ohlen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Michael Wacha led in strikeout rate (K%+ 94 vs 44), walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 100), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 92). Dave Von Ohlen held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 159 vs 94). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Michael Wacha.

Pitching Stats for Dave Von Ohlen and Michael Wacha

Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
6.82
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.38
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.61
Dave Von Ohlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.38
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.41
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.68
59.68
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Dave Von Ohlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Von Ohlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.33
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
703
3.89
Dave Von Ohlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
503
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
167.2
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Dave Von Ohlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
9.93
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1571
8.69
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Dave Von Ohlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.38
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
1.07
Dave Von Ohlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Dave Von Ohlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Dave Von Ohlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
3.27
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
2.78
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.02
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
3.17
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1416
7.83
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.716
0.716
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Dave Von Ohlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.24
Dave Von Ohlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.23
Dave Von Ohlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
722
38.76
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6846
37.86
Dave Von Ohlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.36
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Dave Von Ohlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
3.86
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
4.13
Dave Von Ohlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Dave Von Ohlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.86
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.2
Dave Von Ohlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.54
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.25
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.29
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.75
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.467
1.467
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
632
33.92
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6219
34.39
Dave Von Ohlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Dave Von Ohlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.76
38.76
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Dave Von Ohlen and Michael Wacha

Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
6.82
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
503
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
167.2
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.66
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.88
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
0.94
Dave Von Ohlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.25
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
1.64
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.2
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.6
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.62
97.62
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Von Ohlen and Michael Wacha

Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
7620
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
310
641.38
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
600
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
519.31
Dave Von Ohlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Dave Von Ohlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
47.59
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
43.45
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
42.77
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.82
5.84
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
51.72
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Dave Von Ohlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Dave Von Ohlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dave Von Ohlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Dave Von Ohlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Dave Von Ohlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Dave Von Ohlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
66.21
Dave Von Ohlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
56.92
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.53
-15.58
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
18.62
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Von Ohlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
125
258.62
Dave Von Ohlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2.32
2.32
Dave Von Ohlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
60
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Dave Von Ohlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Dave Von Ohlen
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100