Gus Krock vs. Walt Masterson — Career Comparison

Gus Krock
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Walt Masterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Walt Masterson built a career as a starting pitcher and Gus Krock as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gus Krock posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.280 compared to 4.15 and 1.515 for Walt Masterson. By the career numbers, Gus Krock had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gus Krock and Walt Masterson

Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.07
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
2.18
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.05
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.57
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.43
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.46
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.55
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.17
55.17
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.82
43.82
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.33
98.33
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.12
46.12
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.38
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.11
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.49
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
4.15
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1516
27
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4949
27
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
505.1
9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1649.2
9
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
9.56
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1613
8.8
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.61
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.55
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.96
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
4.83
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
3.72
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
4.45
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.631
0.631
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.3
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.18
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.15
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2152
38.33
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7281
39.72
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.63
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
5.54
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
4.84
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2030
36.15
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6367
34.74
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72

Fielding Stats for Gus Krock and Walt Masterson

Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.07
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
72.3
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1518
27
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
27
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
9
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.2
9
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
16.67
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.69
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
50.92
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.32
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.8
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
2.15
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
73.39
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.83
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
67.59
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.12
85.12
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.1
92.1
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.717
1.717
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.935
0.935
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.44
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gus Krock and Walt Masterson

Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
60
166.67
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
402
435.38
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
216
600
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554
600
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
575
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
486
526.35
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
94.44
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
73.65
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.67
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
61.73
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.75
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.78
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.78
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.91
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.93
22.04
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.16
17.5
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
102.78
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
87.73
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
119.44
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
110.47
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
52.78
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
40.07
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
58.33
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
28.16
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
108.33
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
68.23
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.22
17.27
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.62
9.33
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.78
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
8
22.22
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
36.82
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
130.56
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
221
239.35
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
4.6
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
36.82
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.33
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.56
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.08
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Gus Krock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.56
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.17
Gus Krock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50