Jack Katoll vs. Walt Masterson — Career Comparison

Jack Katoll
Pre-GenerationalPrussiaThrows RightBats LeftChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Walt Masterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Walt Masterson built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Katoll as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Katoll posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.32 and WHIP 1.446 compared to 4.15 and 1.515 for Walt Masterson. By the career numbers, Jack Katoll had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Katoll and Walt Masterson

Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.17
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
2.18
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.02
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.42
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.43
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.55
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.55
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.59
43.59
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.82
43.82
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.23
87.23
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.12
46.12
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.87
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.38
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.11
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.32
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
4.15
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1083
27
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4949
27
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1649.2
9
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
10.77
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1613
8.8
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.77
10.77
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.2
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.55
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.24
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
4.83
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
2.24
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
4.45
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.499
0.499
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.18
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.35
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.15
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1571
39.17
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7281
39.72
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.63
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
6.26
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
4.84
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.446
1.446
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
36.57
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6367
34.74
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.17
39.17
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72

Fielding Stats for Jack Katoll and Walt Masterson

Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.2
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
72.3
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1128
27
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
27
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
9
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.2
9
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.55
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
16.67
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
3.21
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
50.92
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.38
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.8
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
4.14
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
73.39
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
3.76
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
67.59
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.75
90.75
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.1
92.1
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.935
0.935
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.44
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Katoll and Walt Masterson

Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PA
50
182.93
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
402
435.38
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PA
164
600
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554
600
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
545.12
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
486
526.35
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PA
20
73.17
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
73.65
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PA
16
58.54
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
61.73
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.32
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.75
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.66
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.17
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.66
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.63
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
11.91
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.99
25.57
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.16
17.5
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
98.78
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
87.73
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
124.39
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
110.47
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
69.51
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
40.07
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.93
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
28.16
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
98.78
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
68.23
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.94
18.08
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.62
9.33
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.66
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
47.56
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
36.82
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
102.44
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
221
239.35
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.86
5.86
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.66
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
36.82
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.33
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.32
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.08
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.32
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.17
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50