Walt Masterson vs. Charlie Parsons — Career Comparison

Walt Masterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Charlie Parsons
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetropolitansAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Walt Masterson built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Parsons 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 4.58 and 1.678 for Charlie Parsons. 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 Charlie Parsons

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
2.18
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.22
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.07
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.43
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.55
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.82
43.82
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.12
46.12
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.38
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.92
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.11
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
4.15
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.58
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4949
27
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
27
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1649.2
9
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
9
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1613
8.8
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
12.66
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.66
12.66
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.55
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
4.83
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.44
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
4.45
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.83
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.475
0.475
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.18
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.15
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.76
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7281
39.72
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
43.47
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.63
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
4.84
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
9.15
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.515
1.515
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.678
1.678
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6367
34.74
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
40.27
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.72
39.72
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.47
43.47

Fielding Stats for Walt Masterson and Charlie Parsons

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
72.3
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.22
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
27
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
27
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.2
9
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
16.67
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
50.92
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.68
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.8
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
73.39
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.14
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
67.59
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.83
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.1
92.1
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.935
0.935
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.44
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Walt Masterson and Charlie Parsons

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
402
435.38
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
8
171.43
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554
600
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
486
526.35
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
578.57
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.759
0.759
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
73.65
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
192.86
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
61.73
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
171.43
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.75
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
11.91
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.16
17.5
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.7
79.23
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
87.73
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
214.29
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
110.47
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
214.29
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.728
0.728
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
40.07
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
28.16
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
68.23
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.62
9.33
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.35
93.3
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
36.82
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
221
239.35
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
2.51
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
36.82
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.33
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.08
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.17
Charlie Parsons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Charlie Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100