Frank Bates vs. Matt Riley — Career Comparison

Frank Bates
Pre-GenerationalTennesseeThrows RightNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Riley
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Riley built a career as a starting pitcher and Frank Bates as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Riley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.99 and WHIP 1.761 compared to 6.33 and 2.082 for Frank Bates. By the career numbers, Matt Riley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Frank Bates and Matt Riley

Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.23
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.4
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.09
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.66
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.46
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.9
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.37
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.64
13.64
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.46
88.46
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.23
69.23
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.99
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
6.33
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
5.99
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.77
7.77
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.4
6.4
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
572
27
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
27
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190.2
9
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.2
9
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
13.03
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
9.22
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.03
13.03
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.22
9.22
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.28
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.66
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
5.71
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
6.63
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.63
6.63
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.85
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
7.19
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.19
7.19
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.536
1.536
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.13
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
964
45.5
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
41.84
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
9.35
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
6.27
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.11
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.082
2.082
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.761
1.761
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
38.66
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
34.74
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.62
7.62
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.5
45.5
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.84
41.84

Fielding Stats for Frank Bates and Matt Riley

Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.18
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.4
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.66
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
642
27
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
27
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
9
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.2
9
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.76
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.98
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.74
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.46
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.46
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.2
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.47
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
2.73
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.01
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.75
68.75
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.321
2.321
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.423
0.423
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Bates and Matt Riley

Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
178.02
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
7800
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
600
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
507.69
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
105.49
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
98.9
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.59
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.59
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.34
41.77
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
112.09
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
191.21
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
59.34
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
32.97
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
92.31
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.77
51.26
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.59
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
79.12
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
138.46
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.59
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA