Walt Masterson vs. Harry Parker — Career Comparison

Walt Masterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Harry Parker
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Walt Masterson built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Parker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Harry Parker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.85 and WHIP 1.452 compared to 4.15 and 1.515 for Walt Masterson. By the career numbers, Harry Parker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Walt Masterson and Harry Parker

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
2.18
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.54
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.86
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.43
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.55
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.6
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.82
43.82
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.12
46.12
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.19
24.19
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.38
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.11
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.34
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
4.15
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
3.85
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4949
27
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
946
27
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1649.2
9
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
315.1
9
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1613
8.8
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
8.99
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.55
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.68
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
4.83
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.65
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
4.45
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
4.91
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.18
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.15
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7281
39.72
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1381
39.42
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
0.63
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.26
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
4.84
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
4.31
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.6
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.2
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.43
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6367
34.74
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1219
34.79
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.42
39.42

Fielding Stats for Walt Masterson and Harry Parker

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
72.3
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
3.54
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.86
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
27
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
945
27
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.2
9
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
16.67
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
50.92
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.29
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.8
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
73.39
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.71
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
67.59
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.69
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
92.1
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.33
98.33
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.476
0.476
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24.19
24.19
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.44
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Walt Masterson and Harry Parker

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
402
435.38
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
855.17
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554
600
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
486
526.35
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
70
482.76
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
73.65
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
61.73
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.75
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.91
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.16
17.5
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.94
6.48
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
87.73
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
110.47
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
13
89.66
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
40.07
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
28.16
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
68.23
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.62
9.33
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.99
-6.8
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
36.82
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.28
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
221
239.35
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
220.69
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.72
2.72
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
36.82
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
68.97
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.33
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
6.9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA