Jamie Arnold vs. Al Mattern — Career Comparison

Jamie Arnold
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Mattern
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Mattern built a career as a starting pitcher and Jamie Arnold as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Mattern posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.37 and WHIP 1.394 compared to 5.73 and 1.652 for Jamie Arnold. By the career numbers, Al Mattern had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jamie Arnold and Al Mattern

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.38
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.58
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.62
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.3
38.3
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.12
68.12
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.56
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.73
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
3.37
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2533
27
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
844.1
9
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
9.89
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
878
9.36
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.36
9.36
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.23
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.82
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
3.19
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.49
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
2.71
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.655
0.655
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.18
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.83
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
41.04
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3493
37.23
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.91
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.41
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
6.73
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
4.64
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.73
6.73
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.74
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.634
1.634
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
34.64
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3184
33.94
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.04
41.04
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.23
37.23

Fielding Stats for Jamie Arnold and Al Mattern

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.91
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1953
27
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
651
9
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.55
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.83
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
3.61
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.41
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
4.37
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.24
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
4.16
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.25
95.25
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.181
2.181
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.17
52.17
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jamie Arnold and Al Mattern

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
1428.57
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
270.59
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
600
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
542.86
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
272
533.33
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
88.24
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
80.39
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.88
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.96
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.84
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
24.16
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.99
19.59
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
98.04
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
107.84
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
33.33
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.37
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
64.71
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
17.01
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.5
16.66
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.96
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.65
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
127.45
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.71
4.71
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
47.06
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.92
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.92
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100