Jim Bagby Jr. vs. Matt Wotherspoon — Career Comparison

Jim Bagby Jr.
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Matt Wotherspoon
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Bagby Jr. built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Wotherspoon as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Bagby Jr. posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.454 compared to 15.43 and 2.571 for Matt Wotherspoon. By the career numbers, Jim Bagby Jr. had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bagby Jr. and Matt Wotherspoon

Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
1.64
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.07
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.52
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.52
Matt Wotherspoon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.26
50.26
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.35
65.35
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.45
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
733
3.96
Matt Wotherspoon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
15.43
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.43
15.43
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.54
16.54
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4999
27
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1666.1
9
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1815
9.8
Matt Wotherspoon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
19.29
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.8
9.8
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.29
19.29
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.53
Matt Wotherspoon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.86
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
3.28
Matt Wotherspoon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.86
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
2.33
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Matt Wotherspoon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.624
0.624
Matt Wotherspoon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.14
Matt Wotherspoon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.15
Matt Wotherspoon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Matt Wotherspoon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7266
39.24
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
50.14
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.35
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
4.59
Matt Wotherspoon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
15.43
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.43
15.43
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.571
2.571
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6630
35.81
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
44.36
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.421
0.421
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.24
39.24
Matt Wotherspoon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.14
50.14

Fielding Stats for Jim Bagby Jr. and Matt Wotherspoon

Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Wotherspoon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
27
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Wotherspoon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
9
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Matt Wotherspoon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.63
Matt Wotherspoon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.58
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bagby Jr. and Matt Wotherspoon

Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
322
291.4
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
600
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
620
561.09
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
126.7
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
107.69
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
14.48
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.81
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.71
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
19
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36.82
33.32
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
152.94
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
136.65
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
53.39
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
50.68
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
101.36
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.11
36.3
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.71
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.24
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
68
61.54
Matt Wotherspoon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.75
9.75
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
28.96
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
14
12.67
Matt Wotherspoon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Matt Wotherspoon
Career
Per 600 PA