Matt Albers vs. Ed Durham — Career Comparison

Matt Albers
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Durham
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Durham built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Albers as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Albers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.35 and WHIP 1.443 compared to 4.45 and 1.370 for Ed Durham. By the career numbers, Matt Albers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Albers and Ed Durham

Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
7.3
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
2.01
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.28
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.56
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.41
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.57
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.62
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.47
49.47
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.73
39.73
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.65
49.65
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.32
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
4.35
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
4.45
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2277
27
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1925
27
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
759
9
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
641.2
9
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
8.91
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
9.5
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.03
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.63
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
3.72
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2.83
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.36
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
6.77
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
2.86
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.77
6.77
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.166
1.166
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.633
0.633
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.42
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.21
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3288
38.99
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2769
38.84
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.72
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.6
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
4.73
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
5.05
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.33
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.09
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.403
1.403
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2882
34.17
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2552
35.79
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.99
38.99
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.84
38.84

Fielding Stats for Matt Albers and Ed Durham

Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
7.3
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.28
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2277
27
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
759
9
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.49
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.17
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.75
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.66
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.007
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Albers and Ed Durham

Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
616
9726.32
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
145
388.39
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
600
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
552.63
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
541.07
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
64.29
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.93
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.36
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.36
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
5.47
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.23
11.33
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
69.64
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
91.07
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.43
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.79
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
48.21
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.47
-23.22
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.53
-1.42
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.79
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
331.58
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
168.75
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
3.56
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
32.14
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA