Art Mahaffey vs. Butch Metzger — Career Comparison

Art Mahaffey
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Butch Metzger
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the Year

Art Mahaffey built a career as a starting pitcher and Butch Metzger as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Butch Metzger led in home run suppression (HR9+ 97 vs 79), run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 90). Art Mahaffey held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 94 vs 88). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Butch Metzger.

Pitching Stats for Art Mahaffey and Butch Metzger

Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
1.67
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
5.86
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.33
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.53
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.55
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.58
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.28
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.97
47.97
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.41
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.71
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
463
4.17
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
3.74
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2997
27
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
27
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
999
9
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
293.1
9
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
959
8.64
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
8.87
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
1.13
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.71
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
3.32
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
4.3
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.21
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.07
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
5.76
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
5.37
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.074
1.074
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.33
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.35
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4252
38.31
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1286
39.46
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
3.44
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
507
4.57
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
4.08
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.71
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.4
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.68
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3845
34.64
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
33.87
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.46
39.46

Fielding Stats for Art Mahaffey and Butch Metzger

Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
1.67
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
5.86
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.33
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2997
27
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
27
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
999
9
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
293.1
9
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.5
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.37
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.05
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.07
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.59
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.47
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.55
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.44
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.18
97.18
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.92
97.92
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Art Mahaffey and Butch Metzger

Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
186
310
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
5457.14
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
360
600
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
313
521.67
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.428
0.428
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
70
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
51.67
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
11.67
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.67
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
18.33
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
17.23
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-2.89
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
100
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
86.67
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
28.33
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
31.67
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
55
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.87
3.12
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.16
-33.16
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.33
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
13.33
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
181.67
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
228.57
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.63
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
60
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.67
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
11.67
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA