Walt Masterson vs. Joe Samuels — Career Comparison

Walt Masterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Samuels
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Walt Masterson built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Samuels 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 16.5 and 2.667 for Joe Samuels. 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 Joe Samuels

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
2.18
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.43
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.55
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.82
43.82
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.12
46.12
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.38
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.11
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
4.15
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
16.5
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.5
16.5
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.58
12.58
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.83
7.83
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4949
27
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1649.2
9
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1613
8.8
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
15
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.55
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
4.83
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
4.45
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.031
1.031
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.18
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.15
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7281
39.72
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
46.5
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
0.63
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
4.84
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
16.5
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.5
16.5
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.515
1.515
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.667
2.667
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6367
34.74
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
37.5
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.72
39.72
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.5
46.5

Fielding Stats for Walt Masterson and Joe Samuels

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
72.3
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
27
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.2
9
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
16.67
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
50.92
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.8
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
73.39
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
67.59
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.1
92.1
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.44
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Walt Masterson and Joe Samuels

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
402
435.38
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554
600
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
486
526.35
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
73.65
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
61.73
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.75
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.91
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.16
17.5
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
87.73
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
110.47
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
40.07
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
28.16
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
68.23
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.62
9.33
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
36.82
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
221
239.35
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
2.51
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
36.82
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.33
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA