Matt Ford vs. Steve Soderstrom — Career Comparison

Matt Ford
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Soderstrom
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Soderstrom built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Ford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Ford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.33 and WHIP 1.534 compared to 5.27 and 1.610 for Steve Soderstrom. By the career numbers, Matt Ford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Ford and Steve Soderstrom

Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.15
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.32
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.62
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.33
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.27
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
27
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
9.48
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
10.54
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.03
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
4.33
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.95
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
5.36
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
5.93
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.076
1.076
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.098
1.098
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.32
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
40.6
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
41.49
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.47
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.74
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
7.24
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.32
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.32
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.534
1.534
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
35.86
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
34.9
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.349
0.349
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.6
40.6
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.49
41.49

Fielding Stats for Matt Ford and Steve Soderstrom

Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.15
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
27
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.03
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.65
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.44
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Ford and Steve Soderstrom

Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
1875
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
525
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
44.49
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
31.08
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.53
-63.84
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA