Gus Ketchum vs. Walt Masterson — Career Comparison

Gus Ketchum
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Walt Masterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Walt Masterson built a career as a starting pitcher and Gus Ketchum as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Walt Masterson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.15 and WHIP 1.515 compared to 5.63 and 1.688 for Gus Ketchum. By the career numbers, Walt Masterson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus Ketchum and Walt Masterson

Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.38
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
2.18
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.43
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.55
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.82
43.82
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.12
46.12
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.38
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.11
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.63
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
4.15
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4949
27
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1649.2
9
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
10.69
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1613
8.8
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.69
10.69
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.55
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.5
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
4.83
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.25
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
4.45
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.18
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.15
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
41.63
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7281
39.72
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
0.63
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.75
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
4.84
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.515
1.515
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
36.56
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6367
34.74
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.72
39.72

Fielding Stats for Gus Ketchum and Walt Masterson

Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
72.3
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
27
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.2
9
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
16.67
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
50.92
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.8
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
73.39
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
67.59
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.1
92.1
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.44
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus Ketchum and Walt Masterson

Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
900
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
402
435.38
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554
600
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
486
526.35
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
73.65
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
61.73
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.75
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.91
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.16
17.5
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
87.73
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
110.47
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
40.07
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
28.16
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
68.23
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.62
9.33
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
36.82
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
221
239.35
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
36.82
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.33
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50