Sal Campfield vs. Al Mattern — Career Comparison

Sal Campfield
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Mattern
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Mattern built a career as a starting pitcher and Sal Campfield as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Mattern posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.37 and WHIP 1.394 compared to 4 and 1.370 for Sal Campfield. By the career numbers, Al Mattern had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sal Campfield and Al Mattern

Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.38
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.62
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.3
38.3
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.12
68.12
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.56
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
3.37
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2533
27
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
844.1
9
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
10.33
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
878
9.36
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.33
10.33
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.36
9.36
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.23
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
3.19
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.71
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.655
0.655
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.18
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3493
37.23
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.33
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.41
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
4.64
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
36.33
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3184
33.94
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.23
37.23

Fielding Stats for Sal Campfield and Al Mattern

Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.91
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1953
27
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
651
9
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.55
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.67
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
3.61
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.21
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
4.37
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.67
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
4.16
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.25
95.25
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.833
0.833
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.181
2.181
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.17
52.17
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sal Campfield and Al Mattern

Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
276.92
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
270.59
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
600
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
272
533.33
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
88.24
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
80.39
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.88
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.96
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.84
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
35.21
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.99
19.59
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
98.04
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
107.84
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
33.33
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
31.37
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
64.71
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
28.65
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.5
16.66
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.96
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
17.65
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
65
127.45
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
4.71
4.71
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
47.06
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.92
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.92
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100