Matt Garza vs. William Matthews — Career Comparison

Matt Garza
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
William Matthews
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Garza built a career as a starting pitcher and William Matthews as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. William Matthews posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.24 and WHIP 1.560 compared to 4.09 and 1.338 for Matt Garza. By the career numbers, William Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Garza and William Matthews

Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.53
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.7
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.49
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.49
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.56
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.73
46.73
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
777
4.09
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.24
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5132
27
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
27
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1710.2
9
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
9
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1681
8.84
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
8.64
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
1.04
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.54
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
581
3.06
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.4
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.14
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1380
7.26
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.24
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.26
7.26
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.146
1.146
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.28
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.26
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7313
38.47
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
37.26
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.08
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
876
4.61
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.32
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.31
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.26
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.77
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6575
34.59
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
31.86
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.47
38.47
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Matt Garza and William Matthews

Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.53
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.65
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.49
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5132
27
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1710.2
9
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.51
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
0.68
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.59
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.14
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
1.33
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.12
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
1.18
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.12
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.29
89.29
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Garza and William Matthews

Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
554.14
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
314
600
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
523.57
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.04
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
36.31
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.73
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.73
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
4.7
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
47.77
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
59.24
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
13.38
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.64
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
21.02
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-10.87
-20.77
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.83
-62.4
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.73
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.46
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
155
296.18
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
2.03
2.03
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
59.24
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.82
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.91
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.91
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA