Matt Garza vs. Skel Roach — Career Comparison

Matt Garza
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Skel Roach
Pre-GenerationalGermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Garza built a career as a starting pitcher and Skel Roach as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Skel Roach posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.556 compared to 4.09 and 1.338 for Matt Garza. By the career numbers, Skel Roach had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Garza and Skel Roach

Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.53
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.49
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.49
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.56
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.73
46.73
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.93
97.93
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
777
4.09
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5132
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1710.2
9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
8.84
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
1.04
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
581
3.06
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.14
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1380
7.26
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.26
7.26
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.146
1.146
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.28
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.26
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7313
38.47
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
876
4.61
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.31
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.26
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.77
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6575
34.59
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.47
38.47
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40

Fielding Stats for Matt Garza and Skel Roach

Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.53
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.49
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5132
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1710.2
9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.51
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
0.68
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.14
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.33
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.18
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.29
89.29
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Garza and Skel Roach

Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
554.14
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
314
600
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
523.57
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.04
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
36.31
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.73
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.73
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
4.7
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
47.77
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
59.24
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.38
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.64
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.02
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-10.87
-20.77
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.73
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.46
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
155
296.18
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
2.03
2.03
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
59.24
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.82
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.91
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.91
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA