Ben Wade vs. Zip Zabel — Career Comparison

Ben Wade
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Zip Zabel
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Zip Zabel built a career as a starting pitcher and Ben Wade as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Zip Zabel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.71 and WHIP 1.220 compared to 4.34 and 1.478 for Ben Wade. By the career numbers, Zip Zabel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ben Wade and Zip Zabel

Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
2.86
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
2.01
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.61
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.76
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.46
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.36
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.41
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.43
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.78
52.78
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.19
21.19
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.88
37.88
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.3
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.24
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
4.34
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.71
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1114
27
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
27
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371.1
9
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
9
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
364
8.82
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
7.02
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.19
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.24
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
4.39
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
3.95
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
5.7
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
3.34
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.811
0.811
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.21
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1624
39.36
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1214
36.91
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.07
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.94
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
4.8
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.8
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1434
34.76
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1077
32.75
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.91
36.91

Fielding Stats for Ben Wade and Zip Zabel

Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
11.06
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
27
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
9
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.53
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.38
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.28
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
5.91
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.03
94.03
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.55
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.534
0.534
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.576
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ben Wade and Zip Zabel

Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
661.68
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
67
394.12
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
600
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
102
600
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
549.53
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
552.94
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
11
61.68
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
64.71
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
4
22.43
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
64.71
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.82
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.43
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
39.25
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
29.91
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
1.91
11.23
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
145.79
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
64.71
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
13
72.9
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
88.24
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
44.86
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.53
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
50.47
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.53
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
72.9
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
8
47.06
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.1
-0.56
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-1.72
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.21
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
37
207.48
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
76.47
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
2.89
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.85
7.85
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
33.64
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.53
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.61
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
4
22.43
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.76
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.76
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100