Tommy John vs. Troy Mattes — Career Comparison

Tommy John
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Troy Mattes
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Tommy John posted a stronger line than Troy Mattes. Tommy John posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.34 vs 6) and WHIP (1.304 vs 1.644). By the career numbers, Tommy John 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 Tommy John and Troy Mattes

Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
26
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
760
1.45
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.6
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
700
1.34
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.6
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
0.55
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.44
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.49
55.49
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.11
92.11
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.31
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.09
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1749
3.34
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14131
27
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4710.1
9
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4783
9.14
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
10.2
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
0.58
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.8
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1259
2.41
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.2
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.19
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2245
4.29
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.2
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.744
0.744
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.36
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.2
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.19
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.8
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.03
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19692
37.63
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
41.4
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.04
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2017
3.85
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
6.6
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.3
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.15
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
0.73
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18101
34.59
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
35.8
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.63
37.63
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.4
41.4

Fielding Stats for Tommy John and Troy Mattes

Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
26
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
760
1.45
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.6
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
700
1.34
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.6
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14129
27
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4709.2
9
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
0.45
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1028
1.96
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1314
2.51
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.6
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1265
2.42
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.4
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.27
96.27
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.665
1.665
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.875
0.875
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.11
92.11
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.13
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy John and Troy Mattes

Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
761
443.3
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
300
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1030
600
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
900
524.27
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
82.14
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
262.5
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
71.65
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
7.57
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.91
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
10.49
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30.05
17.51
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.99
112.12
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
98.45
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
300
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
101.94
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
262.5
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
25.05
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
31.46
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
53.59
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.54
10.22
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
126.02
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
19.22
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
211
122.91
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
4.88
4.88
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
54.17
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.75
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.65
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA