Matthew Bowman vs. Hal Carlson — Career Comparison

Matthew Bowman
MillenialMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hal Carlson
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hal Carlson built a career as a starting pitcher and Matthew Bowman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Hal Carlson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.97 and WHIP 1.376 compared to 4.38 and 1.350 for Matthew Bowman. By the career numbers, Hal Carlson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matthew Bowman and Hal Carlson

Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.64
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
1.69
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.07
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.51
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.52
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.54
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.72
48.72
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.54
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
4.38
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
883
3.97
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
722
27
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6006
27
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
240.2
9
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2002
9
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
8.6
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2256
10.14
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.9
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.42
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
3.1
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
2.24
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
7.25
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
590
2.65
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.151
1.151
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.544
0.544
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.41
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.16
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
38.89
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8522
38.31
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.94
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.43
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
4.79
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1013
4.55
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.71
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
932
34.85
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7988
35.91
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Matthew Bowman and Hal Carlson

Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.64
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
722
27
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240.2
9
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.75
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.98
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
497
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.92
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.73
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
571
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.59
93.59
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.11
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.515
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matthew Bowman and Hal Carlson

Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
232
27840
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
385
303.15
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
762
600
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
712
560.63
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
125.2
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
103.94
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
14.17
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.15
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.94
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
21.26
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.68
39.91
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
157.48
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
145.67
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
45.67
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
56.69
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
98.43
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.25
-29.79
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.8
43.94
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.57
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
18.9
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
120
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
92.91
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.46
6.46
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
18.9
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0