Kyle Farnsworth vs. Eddie Matteson — Career Comparison

Kyle Farnsworth
Gen XKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eddie Matteson
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eddie Matteson built a career as a starting pitcher and Kyle Farnsworth as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Eddie Matteson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.36 and WHIP 1.218 compared to 4.26 and 1.409 for Kyle Farnsworth. By the career numbers, Eddie Matteson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Eddie Matteson

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.08
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.57
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.6
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.03
31.03
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.52
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
4.26
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.36
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966
27
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
27
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988.2
9
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
125.2
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
944
8.59
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
8.24
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.2
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
3.75
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.72
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
8.77
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.22
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.661
0.661
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4281
38.97
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
35.81
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
2.67
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.86
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
509
4.63
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.51
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.36
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.28
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.41
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3771
34.33
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
32.94
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.97
38.97
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.81
35.81

Fielding Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Eddie Matteson

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.24
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2966
27
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
988.2
9
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.55
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.95
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.63
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.49
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.62
91.62
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.15
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.184
0.184
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.862
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Eddie Matteson

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
893
8118.18
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
29
424.39
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
600
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
41
600
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
490.91
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
600
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
4
36.36
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
87.8
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
73.17
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
6.19
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
14.32
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
5
45.45
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
102.44
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
63.64
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
87.8
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
54.55
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
58.54
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-13.43
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.82
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
18
163.64
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
117.07
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
5.13
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA