Seth Etherton vs. Ryan Madson — Career Comparison

Seth Etherton
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAnaheim AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ryan Madson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Seth Etherton built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan Madson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ryan Madson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.292 compared to 6.3 and 1.573 for Seth Etherton. By the career numbers, Ryan Madson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Seth Etherton and Ryan Madson

Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.79
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
7.66
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.79
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.7
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.63
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.54
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.5
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.25
56.25
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.96
55.96
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.94
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
6.3
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.48
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
27
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2609
27
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
115.2
9
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
869.2
9
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
10.35
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
8.59
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
2.1
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.85
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
3.73
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
2.59
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.46
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
4.9
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
775
8.02
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.41
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.46
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
41.16
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3631
37.58
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.44
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
6.46
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
3.7
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.37
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.54
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.25
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.83
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.565
1.565
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
36.26
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3277
33.91
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.16
41.16
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58

Fielding Stats for Seth Etherton and Ryan Madson

Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.79
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
7.66
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.79
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
27
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2609
27
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
115.2
9
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
869.2
9
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.01
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.07
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.24
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.52
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.24
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.5
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.64
98.64
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.696
0.696
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.196
0.196
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Seth Etherton and Ryan Madson

Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
23
1061.54
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
740
7655.17
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
600
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
415.38
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
506.9
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
62.07
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
10.17
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.81
8.37
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
82.76
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
9.22
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.71
-7.3
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
217.24
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.76
2.76
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
72.41
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA