Walt Masterson vs. Chris Stratton — Career Comparison

Walt Masterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Chris Stratton
MillenialMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Walt Masterson built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Stratton 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 4.64 and 1.448 for Chris Stratton. 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 Chris Stratton

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
2.18
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
5.39
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.61
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.43
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.59
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.55
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.39
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.82
43.82
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.29
60.29
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.12
46.12
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.23
11.23
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.38
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.11
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.23
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
4.15
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
4.64
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4949
27
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1873
27
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1649.2
9
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
624.1
9
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1613
8.8
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
9.2
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.55
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.02
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
4.83
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
3.73
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
4.45
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
8.22
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.031
1.031
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.18
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.35
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.15
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.16
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7281
39.72
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2714
39.12
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
0.63
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.63
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
4.84
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
5.05
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.48
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.84
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.437
1.437
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6367
34.74
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2403
34.64
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.12
39.12

Fielding Stats for Walt Masterson and Chris Stratton

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
72.3
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
5.39
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.61
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
27
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1873
27
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.2
9
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624.1
9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
16.67
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.61
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
50.92
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.84
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.8
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
73.39
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.51
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
67.59
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.44
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
92.1
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.23
11.23
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.44
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Walt Masterson and Chris Stratton

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
402
435.38
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
374
3073.97
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554
600
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
73
600
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
486
526.35
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
64
526.03
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
73.65
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
65.75
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
61.73
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
57.53
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.75
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.91
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.16
17.5
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.82
6.72
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
87.73
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
73.97
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
110.47
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
65.75
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
40.07
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
28.16
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
41.1
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
68.23
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
49.32
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.62
9.33
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.56
-12.85
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
36.82
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
221
239.35
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
271.23
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
2.51
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
36.82
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
65.75
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.33
Chris Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Chris Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA