Walt Masterson vs. Harry Swan — Career Comparison

Walt Masterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Harry Swan
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City PackersFederal LeagueRelief Pitcher

Walt Masterson built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Swan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Harry Swan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 1.000 compared to 4.15 and 1.515 for Walt Masterson. By the career numbers, Harry Swan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Walt Masterson and Harry Swan

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
2.18
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.43
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.55
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.82
43.82
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.12
46.12
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.38
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.11
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
4.15
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4949
27
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1649.2
9
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1613
8.8
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.55
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
4.83
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
4.45
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.031
1.031
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.18
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.15
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7281
39.72
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
0.63
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
4.84
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6367
34.74
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Harry Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72
Harry Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Fielding Stats for Walt Masterson and Harry Swan

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

Hitting Stats for Walt Masterson and Harry Swan

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