Frank Hafner vs. Matt Riley — Career Comparison

Frank Hafner
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City CowboysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Matt Riley
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Riley built a career as a starting pitcher and Frank Hafner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Riley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.99 and WHIP 1.761 compared to 7 and 2.222 for Frank Hafner. By the career numbers, Matt Riley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Frank Hafner and Matt Riley

Frank Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.4
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.66
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.46
Frank Hafner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.37
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Frank Hafner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.23
69.23
Frank Hafner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Hafner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
7
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
5.99
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.33
8.33
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.4
6.4
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.72
6.72
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.07
6.07
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293
27
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.2
9
Frank Hafner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
12
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
9.22
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.22
9.22
Frank Hafner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.66
Frank Hafner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Frank Hafner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
6.63
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.5
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
7.19
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.19
7.19
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.167
1.167
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.536
1.536
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Frank Hafner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Frank Hafner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
47.5
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
41.84
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Hafner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
11.5
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
6.27
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Frank Hafner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Frank Hafner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.11
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.222
2.222
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.761
1.761
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
39
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
34.74
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Frank Hafner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.5
47.5
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.84
41.84

Fielding Stats for Frank Hafner and Matt Riley

Frank Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.4
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.66
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293
27
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.2
9
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.74
Frank Hafner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.46
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.47
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.01
Frank Hafner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.75
68.75
Frank Hafner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.423
0.423
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Hafner and Matt Riley

Frank Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
7800
Frank Hafner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Frank Hafner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Hafner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Hafner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
1.54
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Hafner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Hafner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Hafner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Hafner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Hafner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.33
-28.28
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Hafner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
342.86
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Frank Hafner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
1.75
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Frank Hafner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA