Ed Gerner vs. William Matthews — Career Comparison

Ed Gerner
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
William Matthews
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Ed Gerner posted a stronger line than William Matthews. Ed Gerner posted stronger numbers in WHIP (1.471 vs 1.560) and home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.54). By the career numbers, Ed Gerner had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Ed Gerner and William Matthews

Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.65
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.7
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.54
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.18
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.24
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
27
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
27
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
9
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
9
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
11.65
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
8.64
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.65
11.65
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.59
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
5.4
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.24
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
39.18
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
37.26
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.12
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.08
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
5.29
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.32
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
36.53
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
31.86
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.18
39.18
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Ed Gerner and William Matthews

Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.65
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
27
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
9
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.59
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.12
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.12
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.6
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Gerner and William Matthews

Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
William Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.632
0.632
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
40.55
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
400
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
33.28
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.83
-62.4
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
225
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
William Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA