Matt Albers vs. Adrian Zabala — Career Comparison

Matt Albers
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Adrian Zabala
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Adrian Zabala 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 5.02 and 1.423 for Adrian Zabala. 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 Adrian Zabala

Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
7.3
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.77
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.28
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.96
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.56
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.43
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.57
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.75
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.47
49.47
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.62
34.62
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
4.35
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
5.02
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2277
27
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
27
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
759
9
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.1
9
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
8.91
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
9.6
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.6
9.6
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.03
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.75
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
3.72
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.2
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.36
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
6.77
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.88
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.77
6.77
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.166
1.166
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.676
0.676
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.42
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3288
38.99
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
38.31
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.72
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.85
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
4.73
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
5.66
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.33
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.09
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.423
1.423
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2882
34.17
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
35
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.99
38.99
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Matt Albers and Adrian Zabala

Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
7.3
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.28
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2277
27
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
759
9
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.49
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.17
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.75
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.66
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Albers and Adrian Zabala

Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
616
9726.32
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
552.63
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
5.47
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.04
21.57
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
144.83
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
103.45
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.47
-23.22
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.11
22.95
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
21
331.58
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.25
7.25
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA