Walt Masterson vs. Justin Speier — Career Comparison

Walt Masterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Justin Speier
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Walt Masterson built a career as a starting pitcher and Justin Speier as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Justin Speier posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.11 and WHIP 1.304 compared to 4.15 and 1.515 for Walt Masterson. By the career numbers, Justin Speier had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Walt Masterson and Justin Speier

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
2.18
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
613
8.17
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.43
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.55
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.44
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.82
43.82
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.47
51.47
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.12
46.12
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.38
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.11
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.23
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
4.15
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
4.11
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4949
27
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2025
27
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1649.2
9
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
675
9
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1613
8.8
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
8.16
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.55
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.44
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
4.83
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
3.08
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.49
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
4.45
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
7.84
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.84
7.84
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.031
1.031
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.213
1.213
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.18
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.51
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.15
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.6
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7281
39.72
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2883
38.44
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.63
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
2.53
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
4.84
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
4.32
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.35
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.37
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.39
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6367
34.74
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2553
34.04
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.44
38.44

Fielding Stats for Walt Masterson and Justin Speier

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
72.3
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
613
8.17
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
27
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2025
27
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.2
9
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
675
9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
16.67
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.39
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
50.92
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.6
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.8
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
73.39
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.04
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
67.59
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.99
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
92.1
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.121
0.121
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.44
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Walt Masterson and Justin Speier

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
402
435.38
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
21635.29
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554
600
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
486
526.35
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
73.65
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
61.73
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.75
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.91
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.16
17.5
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
16.8
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
87.73
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
110.47
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
40.07
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
28.16
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
68.23
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.62
9.33
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
9.95
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
36.82
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
221
239.35
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
282.35
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
2.51
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
36.82
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.33
Justin Speier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Justin Speier
Career
Per 600 PA