Ben Wade vs. Chris Zachary — Career Comparison

Ben Wade
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Zachary
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Zachary 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. Ben Wade posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.34 and WHIP 1.478 compared to 4.57 and 1.491 for Chris Zachary. By the career numbers, Ben Wade had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ben Wade and Chris Zachary

Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
2.86
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
3.02
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.61
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.12
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.46
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.41
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.81
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.78
52.78
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.64
25.64
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.19
21.19
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.04
37.04
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.24
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
4.34
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
4.57
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1114
27
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
964
27
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371.1
9
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
321.1
9
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
8.82
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
9.63
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.19
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.62
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
4.39
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
3.42
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
5.7
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
5.15
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.22
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1624
39.36
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1415
39.63
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.07
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.84
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
4.8
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
5.13
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1434
34.76
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
35.51
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.36
39.36
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Ben Wade and Chris Zachary

Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
11.06
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
3.02
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.12
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
27
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
964
27
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
9
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321.1
9
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.53
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.53
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.38
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.37
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.28
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
2.04
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
5.91
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.9
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.03
94.03
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.15
93.15
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.534
0.534
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.04
37.04
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ben Wade and Chris Zachary

Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
661.68
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
750
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
600
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
88
600
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
549.53
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
565.91
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
11
61.68
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
102.27
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
4
22.43
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
88.64
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.82
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.64
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.43
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
39.25
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.64
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
29.91
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
2.9
19.78
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
145.79
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
17
115.91
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
13
72.9
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
122.73
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
44.86
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.09
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
50.47
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20.45
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
72.9
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
8
54.55
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-0.56
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.98
13.51
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.21
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.45
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
207.48
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
211.36
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
2.84
2.84
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
33.64
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.82
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.61
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
4
22.43
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.45
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA