Matt Duff vs. Billy Traber — Career Comparison

Matt Duff
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Billy Traber
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Billy Traber built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Duff as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Duff posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.76 and WHIP 2.294 compared to 5.65 and 1.637 for Billy Traber. By the career numbers, Matt Duff had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Duff and Billy Traber

Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
11.12
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
4.02
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.17
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.5
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.59
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.17
29.17
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.76
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
5.65
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
27
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
27
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
9
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
9
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.76
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
11.18
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.21
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
12.71
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
3.14
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.18
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.71
12.71
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
6.35
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
6.36
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.36
6.36
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.118
2.118
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.056
1.056
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.71
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
44.47
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
987
41.32
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.76
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
5.86
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.8
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.941
1.941
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.591
1.591
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
31.76
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
36.67
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.188
0.188
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.47
44.47
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.32
41.32

Fielding Stats for Matt Duff and Billy Traber

Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
11.12
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
4.02
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.17
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
27
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
27
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
9
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
9
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.46
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.09
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.59
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.55
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.37
97.37
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.385
0.385
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.17
29.17
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Duff and Billy Traber

Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
2400
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
600
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
525
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
2.36
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.18
-29.51
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
13
325
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.85
1.85
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA