Jim Golden vs. Phil Maton — Career Comparison

Jim Golden
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Phil Maton
MillenialKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Golden built a career as a starting pitcher and Phil Maton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Phil Maton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.98 and WHIP 1.281 compared to 4.54 and 1.514 for Jim Golden. By the career numbers, Phil Maton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Golden and Phil Maton

Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
2.99
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
9.11
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.87
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.44
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.56
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.38
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.91
40.91
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.99
28.99
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.22
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
4.54
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.98
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
624
27
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1417
27
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
9
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
472.1
9
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
10.08
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
7.87
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.08
10.08
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.87
7.87
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.91
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.01
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.29
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
3.49
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
4.98
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
10.27
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.27
10.27
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.918
0.918
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.529
1.529
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.21
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.91
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
39.85
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2018
38.45
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.78
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.92
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
5.32
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
4.46
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.25
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.63
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.486
1.486
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.262
1.262
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
845
36.56
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1765
33.63
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.85
39.85
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45

Fielding Stats for Jim Golden and Phil Maton

Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
2.98
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
9.11
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.86
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
625
27
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1417
27
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
208.1
9
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
472.1
9
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.48
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.55
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.68
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.71
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.25
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
1.33
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.16
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.26
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.15
96.15
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.29
94.29
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.725
0.725
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.138
0.138
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.99
28.99
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Golden and Phil Maton

Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
75
692.31
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
478
57360
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
600
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
553.85
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
120
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
73.85
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.69
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.46
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.15
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.63
42.76
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
21.64
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
184.62
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
138.46
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
73.85
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
73.85
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
147.69
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.81
44.36
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
20.56
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.23
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.23
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
73.85
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.13
8.13
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.69
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA