Matt Duff vs. Virgil Trucks — Career Comparison

Matt Duff
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Virgil Trucks
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Virgil Trucks 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. Virgil Trucks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.313 compared to 4.76 and 2.294 for Matt Duff. By the career numbers, Virgil Trucks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Duff and Virgil Trucks

Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
11.12
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517
1.73
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.1
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.59
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
0.45
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.73
56.73
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.44
63.44
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.42
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.11
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.76
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1009
3.39
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.236
0.236
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
27
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8047
27
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
9
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2682.1
9
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.76
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2416
8.11
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.11
8.11
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
0.63
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
12.71
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1088
3.65
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.18
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.06
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.71
12.71
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6.35
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1534
5.15
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.118
2.118
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.978
0.978
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.21
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.16
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
44.47
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11378
38.18
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.38
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.76
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1124
3.77
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.941
1.941
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.306
1.306
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
31.76
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10243
34.37
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.188
0.188
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.47
44.47
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.18
38.18

Fielding Stats for Matt Duff and Virgil Trucks

Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
11.12
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517
6.31
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
27
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
9
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.9
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
5.13
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.33
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
7.36
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
576
7.03
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.52
95.52
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.114
1.114
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.86
15.86
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Duff and Virgil Trucks

Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
517
307.43
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1009
600
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
949
564.32
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
101.68
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
86.22
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
13.68
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.19
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
15.46
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.02
19.04
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
120.12
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
108.23
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
37.46
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
41.63
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
77.9
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.54
12.21
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.19
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.35
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 600 PA
153
90.98
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.59
6.59
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
27.35
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.78
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 600 PA
31
18.43
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.19
Matt Duff
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50