Rich Harden vs. Matt Herges — Career Comparison

Rich Harden
MillenialCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Herges
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rich Harden built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Herges as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rich Harden led in strikeout rate (K%+ 159 vs 78), run prevention (ERA+ 154 vs 96), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 131 vs 98). Matt Herges held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 114 vs 80). Role difference aside, Rich Harden holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Rich Harden and Matt Herges

Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
1.65
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
7.38
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.55
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.57
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.56
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.37
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.46
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.82
60.82
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.13
55.13
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.44
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
3.76
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
3.91
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2785
27
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
2073
27
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
928.1
9
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
691
9
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
7.57
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
735
9.57
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.57
7.57
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.57
9.57
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.02
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.86
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
422
4.09
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
3.35
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.15
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.57
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
949
9.2
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
6.16
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.477
1.477
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.056
1.056
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.33
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.21
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.26
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.42
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3929
38.09
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3023
39.37
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
2.58
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
4.07
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
4.36
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.25
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.51
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.25
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.35
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.67
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.95
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.436
1.436
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3428
33.23
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
34.75
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.37
39.37

Fielding Stats for Rich Harden and Matt Herges

Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
1.65
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
7.38
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.55
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2785
27
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
2073
27
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
928.1
9
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
691
9
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.64
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.42
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.71
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.15
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.43
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.64
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
1.35
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.56
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.56
94.56
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.818
0.818
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Harden and Matt Herges

Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
171
1193.02
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567
8723.08
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
600
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
530.23
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
553.85
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
76.74
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
69.77
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.63
11.34
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.07
16.4
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
83.72
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
83.72
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
107.69
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.91
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.98
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.88
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.2
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
10.71
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.98
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
216.28
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
338.46
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
1.77
1.77
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Rich Harden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
62.79
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.98
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Harden
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA