Walt Masterson vs. Stan Pitula — Career Comparison

Walt Masterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Stan Pitula
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Walt Masterson built a career as a starting pitcher and Stan Pitula 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 4.98 and 1.726 for Stan Pitula. 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 Stan Pitula

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
2.18
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.47
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.75
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.43
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.55
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.82
43.82
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.12
46.12
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.74
21.74
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.38
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.11
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
4.15
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.98
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4949
27
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
27
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1649.2
9
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.2
9
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1613
8.8
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
10.11
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.11
10.11
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.55
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.21
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
4.83
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
4.83
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
4.45
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.56
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.821
0.821
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.18
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.15
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7281
39.72
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
40.12
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
0.63
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.06
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
4.84
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.58
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.515
1.515
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.659
1.659
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6367
34.74
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
34.99
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.72
39.72
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Walt Masterson and Stan Pitula

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
72.3
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
3.47
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.75
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
27
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
27
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.2
9
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59.2
9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
16.67
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
50.92
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.36
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.8
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
73.39
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.66
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
67.59
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.66
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
92.1
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.478
0.478
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.74
21.74
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.44
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Walt Masterson and Stan Pitula

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
402
435.38
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
900
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554
600
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
486
526.35
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
73.65
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
61.73
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.75
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.91
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.16
17.5
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
27.97
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
87.73
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
110.47
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
40.07
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
28.16
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
68.23
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.62
9.33
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.84
31.52
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
36.82
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
221
239.35
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
262.5
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
2.51
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
2.29
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
36.82
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.33
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA