Walt Masterson vs. Buddy Schultz — Career Comparison

Walt Masterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Buddy Schultz
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Walt Masterson built a career as a starting pitcher and Buddy Schultz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Buddy Schultz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.388 compared to 4.15 and 1.515 for Walt Masterson. By the career numbers, Buddy Schultz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Walt Masterson and Buddy Schultz

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
2.18
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
6.3
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.43
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.56
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.55
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.82
43.82
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.12
46.12
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.38
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.11
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
4.15
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
3.68
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4949
27
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
720
27
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1649.2
9
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
9
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1613
8.8
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
8.7
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.55
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.79
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
4.83
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.3
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
4.45
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
7.24
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.031
1.031
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.171
1.171
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.18
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.15
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7281
39.72
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1015
38.06
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
0.63
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.21
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
4.84
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
4.05
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.56
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.41
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.6
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6367
34.74
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
901
33.79
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.06
38.06

Fielding Stats for Walt Masterson and Buddy Schultz

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
72.3
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
6.3
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
27
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
720
27
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.2
9
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
16.67
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.53
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
50.92
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.94
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.8
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
73.39
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.5
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
67.59
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.46
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
92.1
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.5
97.5
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.44
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Walt Masterson and Buddy Schultz

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
402
435.38
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
169
3072.73
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554
600
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
486
526.35
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
25
454.55
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
73.65
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
61.73
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.75
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.17
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
11.91
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.16
17.5
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
23.53
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
87.73
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
110.47
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
109.09
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
40.07
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
28.16
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
68.23
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.62
9.33
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.15
20.85
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
36.82
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
221
239.35
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
145.45
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.13
4.13
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
36.82
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.33
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA