Matt Ford vs. Buzz Wetzel — Career Comparison

Matt Ford
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Buzz Wetzel
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Buzz Wetzel 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 7.71 and 2.786 for Buzz Wetzel. 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 Buzz Wetzel

Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.15
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.86
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.62
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.33
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.71
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.21
11.21
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
27
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
9.48
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
15.43
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.43
15.43
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.03
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.33
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9.64
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.36
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.076
1.076
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.071
1.071
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
40.6
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
48.21
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.47
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.74
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9.64
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.534
1.534
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.786
2.786
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
35.86
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
38.57
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.6
40.6
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.21
48.21

Fielding Stats for Matt Ford and Buzz Wetzel

Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.15
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.82
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
27
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
9
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.03
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.65
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.44
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Ford and Buzz Wetzel

Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
1875
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1200
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
525
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
44.49
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.536
0.536
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
31.08
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
225
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA