Walt Masterson vs. Jim Panther — Career Comparison

Walt Masterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jim Panther
Silent GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Walt Masterson built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Panther 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 5.26 and 1.746 for Jim Panther. By the career numbers, Walt Masterson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Walt Masterson and Jim Panther

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jim Panther
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
2.18
Jim Panther
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
5.88
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1
Jim Panther
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.43
Jim Panther
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.48
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.55
Jim Panther
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.82
43.82
Jim Panther
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
35
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.12
46.12
Jim Panther
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.38
Jim Panther
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Jim Panther
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.11
Jim Panther
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
4.15
Jim Panther
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
5.26
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Jim Panther
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Jim Panther
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Jim Panther
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jim Panther
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4949
27
Jim Panther
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1649.2
9
Jim Panther
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1613
8.8
Jim Panther
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
10.8
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Jim Panther
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.55
Jim Panther
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.83
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Jim Panther
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jim Panther
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
4.83
Jim Panther
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.15
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Panther
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.76
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Jim Panther
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
4.45
Jim Panther
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
3.88
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Jim Panther
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Jim Panther
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Jim Panther
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.892
0.892
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.18
Jim Panther
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.15
Jim Panther
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Panther
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7281
39.72
Jim Panther
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
41.12
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
0.63
Jim Panther
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.15
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
4.84
Jim Panther
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
6.23
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Jim Panther
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Panther
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.55
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Panther
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Panther
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.35
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.515
1.515
Jim Panther
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.662
1.662
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6367
34.74
Jim Panther
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
35.65
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Jim Panther
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Jim Panther
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.72
39.72
Jim Panther
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.12
41.12

Fielding Stats for Walt Masterson and Jim Panther

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jim Panther
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
72.3
Jim Panther
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
5.85
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Panther
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
27
Jim Panther
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
27
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.2
9
Jim Panther
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130.2
9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
16.67
Jim Panther
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.55
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
50.92
Jim Panther
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.31
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.8
Jim Panther
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
73.39
Jim Panther
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
67.59
Jim Panther
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.86
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
92.1
Jim Panther
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.1
93.1
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Jim Panther
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Panther
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.44
Jim Panther
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Panther
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Panther
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Panther
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Panther
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Walt Masterson and Jim Panther

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jim Panther
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
402
435.38
Jim Panther
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
3923.08
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554
600
Jim Panther
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
486
526.35
Jim Panther
Career
Per 600 PA
9
415.38
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Panther
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Jim Panther
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
73.65
Jim Panther
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
61.73
Jim Panther
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.75
Jim Panther
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Jim Panther
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Panther
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.91
Jim Panther
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Jim Panther
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Panther
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Panther
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.16
17.5
Jim Panther
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
10.17
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
87.73
Jim Panther
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
110.47
Jim Panther
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Jim Panther
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Panther
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Jim Panther
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Jim Panther
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jim Panther
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Jim Panther
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Jim Panther
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
40.07
Jim Panther
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
28.16
Jim Panther
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
68.23
Jim Panther
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.62
9.33
Jim Panther
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
7.65
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Panther
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
36.82
Jim Panther
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Panther
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
221
239.35
Jim Panther
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
Jim Panther
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.6
2.6
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jim Panther
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
36.82
Jim Panther
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Panther
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.33
Jim Panther
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Jim Panther
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Jim Panther
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Jim Panther
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Jim Panther
Career
Per 600 PA