Walt Masterson vs. Leon Pettit — Career Comparison

Walt Masterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Leon Pettit
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Walt Masterson built a career as a starting pitcher and Leon Pettit 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 5.18 and 1.743 for Leon Pettit. 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 Leon Pettit

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
2.18
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.5
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.43
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.64
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.55
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.82
43.82
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.12
46.12
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.38
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.11
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
4.15
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
5.18
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4949
27
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
27
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1649.2
9
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
9
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1613
8.8
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
10.75
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.75
10.75
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.55
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.56
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
4.83
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.94
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
4.45
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.58
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.947
0.947
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.18
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.15
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7281
39.72
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
41.58
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
0.63
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.91
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
4.84
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
5.58
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.515
1.515
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.743
1.743
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6367
34.74
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
36.32
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.72
39.72
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.58
41.58

Fielding Stats for Walt Masterson and Leon Pettit

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
72.3
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
27
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.2
9
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
16.67
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
50.92
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.8
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
73.39
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
67.59
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.1
92.1
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.682
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.44
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Walt Masterson and Leon Pettit

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
402
435.38
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
733.33
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554
600
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
486
526.35
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
25
416.67
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
73.65
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
61.73
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.75
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.91
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.16
17.5
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
22.12
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
87.73
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
110.47
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
200
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
40.07
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
28.16
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
68.23
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
116.67
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.62
9.33
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
34.87
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
36.82
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
166.67
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
221
239.35
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
133.33
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
36.82
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.33
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA