Matt Langwell vs. Howie Pollet — Career Comparison

Matt Langwell
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howie Pollet
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Howie Pollet built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Langwell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Howie Pollet posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.51 and WHIP 1.350 compared to 5.14 and 1.429 for Matt Langwell. By the career numbers, Howie Pollet had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Langwell and Howie Pollet

Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
8.36
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
1.72
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.19
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.56
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.5
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.04
53.04
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.98
68.98
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.5
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.09
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
821
3.51
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6322
27
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2107.1
9
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
8.36
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
2096
8.95
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.95
8.95
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.62
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.5
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
3.18
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
934
3.99
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.797
0.797
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
39.86
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8980
38.35
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.21
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.23
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
957
4.09
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.429
1.429
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
34.71
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8212
35.07
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.86
39.86
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35

Fielding Stats for Matt Langwell and Howie Pollet

Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
8.36
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
15.18
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.17
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
717
27
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
9
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.09
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
14.91
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.75
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
18.75
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
18
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.98
95.98
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.154
0.154
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.186
1.186
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.21
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Langwell and Howie Pollet

Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
7800
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
407
309.11
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
790
600
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
698
530.13
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
97.97
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
83.54
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
12.91
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.52
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
14.43
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.23
26.76
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
113.92
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
139.75
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
41.01
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
36.46
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
77.47
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.8
27.19
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
41.77
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
159
120.76
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.97
4.97
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
28.1
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
14
10.63
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA