Jose Diaz vs. Ron Mathis — Career Comparison

Jose Diaz
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ron Mathis
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ron Mathis built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Diaz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Mathis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.93 and WHIP 1.610 compared to 9.39 and 2.609 for Jose Diaz. By the career numbers, Ron Mathis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Diaz and Ron Mathis

Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.87
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.4
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.88
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.81
25.81
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9.39
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
5.93
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.14
13.14
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
27
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
27
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
9
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
12.91
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
10.21
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.91
12.91
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.21
10.21
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.35
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.99
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
10.57
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.17
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.57
10.57
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.87
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
4.61
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.87
5.87
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.826
1.826
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.976
0.976
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.52
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.35
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
51.65
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
41.05
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.35
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.88
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
10.57
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
6.8
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.57
10.57
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.8
6.8
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.17
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.17
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.609
2.609
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.598
1.598
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
37.57
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
35.78
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.65
51.65
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.05
41.05

Fielding Stats for Jose Diaz and Ron Mathis

Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.87
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.4
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.88
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
27
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
27
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
9
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.17
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.77
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.32
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.17
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.3
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.17
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.09
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
90.48
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.613
0.613
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.81
25.81
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.17
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Diaz and Ron Mathis

Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
978.95
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
600
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
505.26
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
3.91
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.61
-19.22
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA