Dave Goltz vs. Rick Matula — Career Comparison

Dave Goltz
Baby BoomersMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rick Matula
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Dave Goltz a clear advantage over Rick Matula across the core pitching metrics. Dave Goltz led in strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 65), walk avoidance (BB%+ 115 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 89). Dave Goltz was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Dave Goltz and Rick Matula

Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
1.56
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.67
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
1.16
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.47
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.5
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.48
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.48
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.58
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.9
50.9
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.24
45.24
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.79
74.79
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.37
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
3.69
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
4.41
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6119
27
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1065
27
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2039.2
9
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
9
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2104
9.28
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
10.04
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.04
10.04
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.66
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.81
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
646
2.85
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
3.19
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.12
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.46
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.88
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
3.27
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.859
0.859
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.718
0.718
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.27
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8628
38.07
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1545
39.17
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.17
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
4.19
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
4.94
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.34
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.35
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.26
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.41
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
0.93
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.22
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7818
34.5
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
35.14
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17

Fielding Stats for Dave Goltz and Rick Matula

Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
1.56
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.67
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
1.16
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.47
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6119
27
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1065
27
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2039.2
9
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
9
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.67
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.91
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.27
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.32
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
2.03
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.26
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.94
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.23
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.43
95.43
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.88
98.88
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.244
1.244
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.79
74.79
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.28
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Goltz and Rick Matula

Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
1825.64
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
66
316.8
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
117
600
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
600
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
94
482.05
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
532.8
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
10
51.28
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
52.8
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
10
51.28
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
52.8
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.01
10.33
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
1.02
4.9
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
10
51.28
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
52.8
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
107.69
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
14
67.2
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
35.9
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
2.95
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.48
-16.69
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
51.28
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.4
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
49
251.28
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
230.4
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
2.39
2.39
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.6
2.6
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
61.54
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
11
52.8
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.6
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA