Dwight Gooden vs. Matt Zieser — Career Comparison

Dwight Gooden
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Matt Zieser
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dwight Gooden built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Zieser as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Zieser posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.8 and WHIP 1.700 compared to 3.51 and 1.271 for Dwight Gooden. By the career numbers, Matt Zieser had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dwight Gooden and Matt Zieser

Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
430
1.38
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
1.32
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.62
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.36
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.4
63.4
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.35
95.35
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.22
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.08
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1091
3.51
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8402
27
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2800.2
9
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2564
8.24
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
8.1
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
0.67
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
954
3.07
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
7.2
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.13
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2293
7.37
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.37
7.37
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.24
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.25
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.11
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11705
37.61
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
36.9
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1198
3.85
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.27
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.22
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.63
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10521
33.81
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
28.8
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.61
37.61
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.9
36.9

Fielding Stats for Dwight Gooden and Matt Zieser

Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
1.38
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
1.32
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8402
27
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2800.2
9
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.72
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
1.36
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
2.19
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
2.08
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.01
95.01
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.505
1.505
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.35
95.35
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.11
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dwight Gooden and Matt Zieser

Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
306.71
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
849
600
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
741
523.67
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
102.47
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
82.69
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
10.6
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.53
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.65
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
19.79
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.89
28.9
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
137.1
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
114.49
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
42.4
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
47.35
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
84.1
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.18
27.69
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.12
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.89
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
95.41
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.29
6.29
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
60.07
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.24
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Career
Per 600 PA
13
9.19
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Gooden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA