Matt Karchner vs. Al Schroll — Career Comparison

Matt Karchner
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Schroll
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Schroll built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Karchner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Karchner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.21 and WHIP 1.641 compared to 5.34 and 1.585 for Al Schroll. By the career numbers, Matt Karchner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Karchner and Al Schroll

Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
8.32
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.67
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.99
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.78
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.48
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.76
61.76
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.14
37.14
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.01
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
4.21
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
5.34
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724
27
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241.1
9
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
9.02
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
9.23
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.23
9.23
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.12
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.84
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
4.92
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
4.88
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.82
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
6.19
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.19
6.19
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.235
1.235
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.076
1.076
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.56
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1093
40.76
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
528
40.27
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.02
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
4.59
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
6.25
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.48
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.52
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.63
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.568
1.568
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
922
34.38
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
35.16
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.76
40.76
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.27
40.27

Fielding Stats for Matt Karchner and Al Schroll

Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
8.32
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.67
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.99
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724
27
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241.1
9
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.67
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.01
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.53
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.75
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.75
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.68
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.68
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.74
95.74
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
95.65
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.202
0.202
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.629
0.629
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.14
37.14
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Karchner and Al Schroll

Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
66900
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
35
538.46
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
600
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
507.69
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.839
0.839
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
138.46
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
76.92
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.67
87.23
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
230.77
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
200
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.806
0.806
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
123.08
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
115.59
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.7
87.62
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
61.54
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
9
138.46
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100