Charley Hall vs. Mike Matthews — Career Comparison

Charley Hall
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Matthews
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Charley Hall built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Matthews as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charley Hall posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.09 and WHIP 1.332 compared to 4.54 and 1.535 for Mike Matthews. By the career numbers, Charley Hall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charley Hall and Mike Matthews

Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
1.86
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
8.5
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.79
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.37
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.53
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.52
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.47
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.37
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.47
53.47
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.55
42.55
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.48
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.12
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.09
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
4.54
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2729
27
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
731
27
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.2
9
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
243.2
9
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
821
8.12
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
8.75
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.75
8.75
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.16
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.07
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
3.87
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
4.47
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.59
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
4.22
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
6.46
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.46
6.46
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.899
0.899
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.7
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.38
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.48
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3754
37.14
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1073
39.63
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.88
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.74
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
4.32
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
4.76
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.41
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.48
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.89
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3325
32.9
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
915
33.8
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Charley Hall and Mike Matthews

Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
3.89
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
8.5
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.89
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.37
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1341
27
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
731
27
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
9
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
243.2
9
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.11
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.26
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
5.05
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.15
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.4
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
6.56
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.51
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
6.16
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.4
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.87
93.87
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.68
92.68
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.586
1.586
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.165
0.165
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.8
22.8
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charley Hall and Mike Matthews

Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
211
307.28
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
4950
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
600
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
540.29
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
25
535.71
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.562
0.562
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
106.31
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
75.73
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.56
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.11
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.91
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
30.58
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.19
39.59
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1.31
27.97
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
155.83
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
6
128.57
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
138.35
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
46.6
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
58.25
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
101.94
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.45
39.97
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
5.28
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.28
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
24.76
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
135.44
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
192.86
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.43
4.43
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3.11
3.11
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
27.67
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.46
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.91
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.37
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA