Matt Blank vs. Eddie Matteson — Career Comparison

Matt Blank
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eddie Matteson
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eddie Matteson built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Blank as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Eddie Matteson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.36 and WHIP 1.218 compared to 5.15 and 1.500 for Matt Blank. By the career numbers, Eddie Matteson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Blank and Eddie Matteson

Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.42
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
2.08
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.98
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.64
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.57
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.03
31.03
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
5.15
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.36
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
27
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
27
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.2
9
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125.2
9
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
8.59
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
8.24
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.47
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
4.42
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.72
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.68
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.22
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.661
0.661
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
40.99
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
35.81
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.86
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.4
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.51
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.49
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.446
1.446
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
34.36
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
32.94
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.99
40.99
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.81
35.81

Fielding Stats for Matt Blank and Eddie Matteson

Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.42
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.98
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
27
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.2
9
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.49
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.96
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.45
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.45
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.15
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.556
0.556
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.862
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Blank and Eddie Matteson

Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
1200
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
424.39
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
600
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
600
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
87.8
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
73.17
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.01
134.13
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.98
14.32
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
333.33
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
102.44
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
87.8
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
58.54
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.11
140.98
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.82
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
200
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
117.07
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
5.13
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA