Luis Avilan vs. Walt Masterson — Career Comparison

Luis Avilan
MillenialVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Walt Masterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Walt Masterson built a career as a starting pitcher and Luis Avilan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis Avilan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.43 and WHIP 1.331 compared to 4.15 and 1.515 for Walt Masterson. By the career numbers, Luis Avilan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luis Avilan and Walt Masterson

Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
11.64
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
2.18
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.58
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.43
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.28
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.55
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.65
67.65
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.82
43.82
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.12
46.12
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.38
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.11
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
3.43
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
4.15
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1062
27
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4949
27
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1649.2
9
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
7.86
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1613
8.8
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.86
7.86
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.58
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.55
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.56
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
4.83
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.56
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
8.11
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
4.45
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.031
1.031
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.48
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.18
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.46
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.15
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1491
37.91
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7281
39.72
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.45
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
0.63
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.61
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
4.84
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.28
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.2
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.79
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.268
1.268
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1314
33.41
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6367
34.74
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72

Fielding Stats for Luis Avilan and Walt Masterson

Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
11.64
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
72.3
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1062
27
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
27
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
9
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.2
9
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.79
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
16.67
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.45
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
50.92
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.8
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
2.34
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
73.39
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
2.24
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
67.59
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
92.1
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.192
0.192
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.44
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Avilan and Walt Masterson

Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
458
30533.33
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
402
435.38
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554
600
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
486
526.35
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
73.65
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
61.73
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.75
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.91
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
8.53
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.16
17.5
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
87.73
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
110.47
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
40.07
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
28.16
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
68.23
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
2.29
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.62
9.33
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
36.82
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
221
239.35
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
36.82
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.33
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50