Andrew Chafin vs. Al Mattern — Career Comparison

Andrew Chafin
MillenialOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Mattern
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Mattern built a career as a starting pitcher and Andrew Chafin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Andrew Chafin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.35 and WHIP 1.317 compared to 3.37 and 1.394 for Al Mattern. By the career numbers, Andrew Chafin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Andrew Chafin and Al Mattern

Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
10.68
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.37
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.38
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.46
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.62
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.3
38.3
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.12
68.12
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.56
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.33
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
3.35
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
3.37
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1626
27
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2533
27
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
542
9
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
844.1
9
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
7.67
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
878
9.36
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.67
7.67
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.36
9.36
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.65
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.23
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
3.89
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
3.19
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.3
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
9.81
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
2.71
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.81
9.81
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.522
1.522
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.655
0.655
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.6
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.18
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2288
37.99
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3493
37.23
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.74
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.41
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.7
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
4.64
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.23
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.88
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.284
1.284
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2008
33.34
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3184
33.94
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.99
37.99
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.23
37.23

Fielding Stats for Andrew Chafin and Al Mattern

Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
10.68
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.91
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1626
27
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1953
27
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
542
9
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
651
9
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.83
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.55
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.1
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
3.61
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
2.03
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
4.37
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.93
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
4.16
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.08
95.08
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.25
95.25
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.181
2.181
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.17
52.17
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Andrew Chafin and Al Mattern

Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
643
77160
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
138
270.59
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
600
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
272
533.33
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
88.24
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
80.39
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.88
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.96
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.84
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.99
19.59
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
98.04
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
107.84
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
33.33
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
31.37
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
64.71
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
20.56
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.5
16.66
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.96
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.65
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
127.45
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.71
4.71
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
47.06
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.92
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.92
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100