Elden Auker vs. Matt Stites — Career Comparison

Elden Auker
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Stites
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Elden Auker built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Stites as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Elden Auker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.42 and WHIP 1.495 compared to 7.13 and 1.656 for Matt Stites. By the career numbers, Elden Auker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Elden Auker and Matt Stites

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
1.53
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
10.37
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.2
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.6
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.46
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.28
56.28
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.38
78.38
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.58
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
964
4.42
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.13
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5890
27
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
27
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1963.1
9
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.2
9
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2230
10.22
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
10.15
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.15
10.15
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.59
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.51
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
706
3.24
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.54
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
594
2.72
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
6.91
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.662
0.662
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.17
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8688
39.83
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
41.47
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.18
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.67
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
5.07
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
7.99
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.99
7.99
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.495
1.495
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.632
1.632
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7944
36.42
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
35.64
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.83
39.83
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.47
41.47

Fielding Stats for Elden Auker and Matt Stites

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
10.37
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
27
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.2
9
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.51
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.73
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.73
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.742
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Elden Auker and Matt Stites

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
272.45
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
48
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
784
600
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
700
535.71
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
100.26
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
77.3
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.48
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.89
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.59
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
22.96
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.05
35.24
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
139.29
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
133.16
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
55.87
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
55.1
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
106.38
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.57
34.11
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
31.38
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
232
177.55
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
3.38
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
31.38
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.53
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA