Matt Herges vs. John Martin — Career Comparison

Matt Herges
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
John Martin
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

John Martin 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. Matt Herges posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.91 and WHIP 1.499 compared to 3.94 and 1.237 for John Martin. By the career numbers, Matt Herges had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Herges and John Martin

Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
7.38
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
2.82
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.99
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.56
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.53
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.46
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.43
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.13
55.13
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.84
54.84
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.16
35.16
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.44
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
3.91
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
3.94
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2073
27
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
871
27
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
691
9
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
290.1
9
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
9.57
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
7.9
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.57
9.57
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.9
7.9
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.86
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.77
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
3.35
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
2.94
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.57
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.28
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
6.16
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.72
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.16
6.16
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.056
1.056
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.741
0.741
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.42
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3023
39.37
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1192
36.95
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
2.58
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.56
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
4.36
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
4.28
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.51
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.37
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.35
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.95
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.77
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.436
1.436
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.206
1.206
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
34.75
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1073
33.26
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.37
39.37
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.95
36.95

Fielding Stats for Matt Herges and John Martin

Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
7.38
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
2.82
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.99
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2073
27
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
871
27
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
691
9
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
290.1
9
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.42
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
1.15
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.52
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
1.64
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.83
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.56
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.77
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.61
96.61
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.626
0.626
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.16
35.16
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Herges and John Martin

Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
John Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567
8723.08
John Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
92
620.22
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
600
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
553.85
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
492.13
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.596
0.596
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
6
92.31
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
101.12
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
74.16
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.22
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.74
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.97
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
1.07
16.4
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
34.45
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
6
92.31
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
134.83
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
7
107.69
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
128.09
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
John Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.97
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
87.64
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
114.61
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
10.71
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.57
37.56
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.97
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
22
338.46
John Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
148.31
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
1.77
1.77
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.05
4.05
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
74.16
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.74
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
John Martin
Career
Per 600 PA