Matt Albers vs. Casey Fossum — Career Comparison

Matt Albers
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Casey Fossum
Gen XNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Casey Fossum 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 led in run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 94), walk avoidance (BB%+ 95 vs 91), and home run suppression (HR9+ 92 vs 89). Casey Fossum held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 115 vs 72). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Matt Albers.

Pitching Stats for Matt Albers and Casey Fossum

Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
7.3
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.71
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.28
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.37
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.56
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.57
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.61
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.47
49.47
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.01
43.01
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
4.35
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
5.45
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2277
27
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2358
27
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
759
9
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786
9
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
8.91
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
873
10
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.03
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.31
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
3.72
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
3.65
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.36
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.16
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
6.77
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
6.95
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.95
6.95
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.166
1.166
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.178
1.178
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.32
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.42
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.72
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3288
38.99
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3537
40.5
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.72
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.4
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
4.73
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
535
6.13
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.21
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.33
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.31
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.09
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.74
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2882
34.17
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3110
35.61
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.99
38.99
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Matt Albers and Casey Fossum

Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
7.3
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.71
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.28
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.37
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2277
27
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2358
27
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
759
9
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786
9
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.49
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.44
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.17
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.04
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.75
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.5
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.66
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.48
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.59
94.59
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.47
98.47
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.227
0.227
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.544
0.544
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Albers and Casey Fossum

Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
616
9726.32
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
240
2823.53
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
600
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
552.63
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
541.18
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
5.47
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
3.4
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
58.82
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.47
-23.22
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.94
-22.87
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
21
331.58
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
188.24
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.19
3.19
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA