Gus Ketchum vs. Mike Walker — Career Comparison

Gus Ketchum
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Walker
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Walker 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. Gus Ketchum posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.63 and WHIP 1.688 compared to 7.36 and 2.250 for Mike Walker. By the career numbers, Gus Ketchum had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus Ketchum and Mike Walker

Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.38
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.07
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5.63
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
7.36
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.07
6.07
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.7
7.7
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
10.69
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
12.89
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.69
10.69
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.89
12.89
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.45
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.5
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
5.52
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.25
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.955
0.955
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
41.63
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
45.41
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
6.75
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
8.59
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.688
1.688
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
36.56
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
38.66
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.63
41.63
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.41
45.41

Fielding Stats for Gus Ketchum and Mike Walker

Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
27
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.2
9
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.68
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.45
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus Ketchum and Mike Walker

Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
900
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-61.6
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Gus Ketchum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gus Ketchum
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA