Charley Hall vs. Bobby Mathews — Career Comparison

Charley Hall
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bobby Mathews
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MutualsUnknownRelief Pitcher

Charley Hall built a career as a starting pitcher and Bobby Mathews as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bobby Mathews posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.86 and WHIP 1.237 compared to 3.09 and 1.332 for Charley Hall. By the career numbers, Bobby Mathews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charley Hall and Bobby Mathews

Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.86
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
578
1.05
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.79
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
1.03
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.53
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
0.54
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.47
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.45
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.47
53.47
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.5
54.5
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.55
42.55
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
0.95
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.04
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.12
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
3.09
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1573
2.86
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2729
27
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14868
27
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
909.2
9
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4956
9
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
821
8.12
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5601
10.17
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.17
10.17
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.16
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.13
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
3.87
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
0.97
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
4.22
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1528
2.77
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.899
0.899
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.416
0.416
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
0.46
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.38
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.09
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3754
37.14
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21997
39.95
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.88
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.02
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
4.32
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3497
6.35
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.332
1.332
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3325
32.9
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21417
38.89
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95

Fielding Stats for Charley Hall and Bobby Mathews

Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.89
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
669
1.1
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.89
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.22
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1341
27
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16419
27
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
9
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5473
9
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.11
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
0.49
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
5.05
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
806
1.33
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.4
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
0.42
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
6.56
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
2.23
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
6.16
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1102
1.81
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.87
93.87
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.21
81.21
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.586
1.586
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.647
1.647
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.8
22.8
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.88
19.88
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.04
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charley Hall and Bobby Mathews

Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211
307.28
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
623
146.07
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
412
600
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2559
600
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
371
540.29
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2486
582.88
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.562
0.562
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.466
0.466
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
73
106.31
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
504
118.17
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
52
75.73
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
446
104.57
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.56
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
11.25
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.11
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.11
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.91
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.23
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
30.58
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
13.6
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27.19
39.59
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125.53
29.43
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
155.83
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
134.35
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
138.35
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
577
135.29
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.456
0.456
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
32
46.6
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
318
74.56
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
58.25
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
38.45
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
70
101.94
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
481
112.78
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27.45
39.97
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133.55
31.31
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.28
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
24.76
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
17.12
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
93
135.44
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
14.54
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
4.43
4.43
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.27
41.27
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
1.18
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
27.67
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.11
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.46
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.34
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.91
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
1.17
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.37
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
3.52
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67