Matt Garza vs. Mutt Williams — Career Comparison

Matt Garza
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mutt Williams
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Garza built a career as a starting pitcher and Mutt Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Garza posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.09 and WHIP 1.338 compared to 4.91 and 1.364 for Mutt Williams. By the career numbers, Matt Garza had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Garza and Mutt Williams

Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.53
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.91
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.49
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.49
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.56
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.73
46.73
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
777
4.09
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.91
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5132
27
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1710.2
9
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1681
8.84
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
7.36
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
1.04
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
581
3.06
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.91
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.14
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1380
7.26
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.27
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.26
7.26
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.146
1.146
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.28
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.26
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7313
38.47
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
34.36
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.27
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
4.61
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6.55
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.31
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.26
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.77
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.364
1.364
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6575
34.59
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
29.45
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.47
38.47
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.36
34.36

Fielding Stats for Matt Garza and Mutt Williams

Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.53
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.49
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5132
27
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1710.2
9
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.51
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.68
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.14
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.33
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.18
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.29
89.29
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.776
0.776
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Garza and Mutt Williams

Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
554.14
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
314
600
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
523.57
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.286
1.286
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
42.04
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
36.31
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.73
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.73
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.46
4.7
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
195.47
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
47.77
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
59.24
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
13.38
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.64
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
21.02
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
-10.87
-20.77
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
208.39
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.73
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.46
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
155
296.18
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.03
2.03
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
59.24
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.82
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.91
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.91
Mutt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100