Bill James vs. Troy Mattes — Career Comparison

Bill James
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Troy Mattes
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bill James posted a stronger line than Troy Mattes. Bill James posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.28 vs 6) and WHIP (1.233 vs 1.644). By the career numbers, Bill James had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bill James and Troy Mattes

Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.4
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.6
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.01
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.6
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.61
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.35
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.79
63.79
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.62
72.62
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.73
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.28
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1625
27
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541.2
9
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
7.79
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
10.2
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.79
7.79
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.8
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
3.31
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.2
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
4.2
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.2
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.835
0.835
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.28
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.2
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.37
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.8
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2217
36.84
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
41.4
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.33
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.26
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
6.6
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1996
33.16
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
35.8
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.4
41.4

Fielding Stats for Bill James and Troy Mattes

Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.6
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.6
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
27
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
9
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.6
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.4
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90.45
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.917
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.875
0.875
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill James and Troy Mattes

Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
251.43
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
300
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
568.57
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
15
562.5
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.529
0.529
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
131.43
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
262.5
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
117.14
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.29
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.29
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.16
34.74
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.99
112.12
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
145.71
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
300
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
140
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
262.5
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
51.43
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
25.71
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
77.14
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.98
39.94
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
126.02
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.86
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
44
125.71
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
4.77
4.77
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
22.86
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA