Leon Carlson vs. Troy Mattes — Career Comparison

Leon Carlson
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Troy Mattes
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Troy Mattes built a career as a starting pitcher and Leon Carlson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Leon Carlson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.65 and WHIP 1.297 compared to 6 and 1.644 for Troy Mattes. By the career numbers, Leon Carlson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Leon Carlson and Troy Mattes

Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.19
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.6
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.6
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.65
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
6
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
10.22
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
10.2
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.2
10.2
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.8
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
4.2
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.2
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.405
0.405
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.2
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.8
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
36.49
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
41.4
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
6.6
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
35.03
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
35.8
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.49
36.49
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.4
41.4

Fielding Stats for Leon Carlson and Troy Mattes

Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.6
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.6
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
27
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
9
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.6
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.4
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.875
0.875
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Leon Carlson and Troy Mattes

Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
300
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
562.5
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
262.5
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.99
112.12
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
300
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
262.5
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
5.56
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
126.02
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA