Walt Masterson vs. Tony Santillan — Career Comparison

Walt Masterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tony Santillan
Gen ZTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Walt Masterson built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Santillan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tony Santillan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.02 and WHIP 1.253 compared to 4.15 and 1.515 for Walt Masterson. By the career numbers, Tony Santillan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Walt Masterson and Tony Santillan

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
2.18
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
8.42
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.26
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.43
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.55
Tony Santillan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.64
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.82
43.82
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.12
46.12
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.38
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.11
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.58
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
4.15
Tony Santillan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.02
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Tony Santillan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Tony Santillan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Tony Santillan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Tony Santillan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4949
27
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
27
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1649.2
9
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
9
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1613
8.8
Tony Santillan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
7.15
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Tony Santillan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.15
7.15
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.55
Tony Santillan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.01
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Tony Santillan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
4.83
Tony Santillan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.02
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Tony Santillan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
4.45
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
10.54
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Tony Santillan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.54
10.54
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.031
1.031
Tony Santillan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.618
1.618
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.18
Tony Santillan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.53
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.15
Tony Santillan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.85
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tony Santillan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7281
39.72
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 9 Innings
727
38.49
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
0.63
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.48
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
4.84
Tony Santillan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.39
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Tony Santillan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.37
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Santillan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.79
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Tony Santillan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.241
1.241
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6367
34.74
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 9 Innings
626
33.14
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Tony Santillan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Walt Masterson and Tony Santillan

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
72.3
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
8.42
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Santillan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.26
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
27
Tony Santillan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510
27
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.2
9
Tony Santillan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
16.67
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.53
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
50.92
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.58
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.8
Tony Santillan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
73.39
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.32
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
67.59
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.11
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.1
92.1
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
84
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.132
0.132
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Santillan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.44
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Walt Masterson and Tony Santillan

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
402
435.38
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
12000
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554
600
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
486
526.35
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Tony Santillan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Tony Santillan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
73.65
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
61.73
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.75
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
11.91
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Tony Santillan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.16
17.5
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
21.56
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
87.73
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
110.47
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tony Santillan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Tony Santillan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Tony Santillan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Tony Santillan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Tony Santillan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
40.07
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
28.16
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
68.23
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.62
9.33
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
9.23
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
36.82
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
221
239.35
Tony Santillan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
Tony Santillan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
36.82
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.33
Tony Santillan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Tony Santillan
Career
Per 600 PA