Greg Mathews vs. Mike Venafro — Career Comparison

Greg Mathews
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Venafro
Gen XMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Greg Mathews built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Venafro as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Venafro led in home run suppression (HR9+ 253 vs 105), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 109 vs 97), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 113 vs 107). Greg Mathews held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 80 vs 67). Role difference aside, Mike Venafro holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Greg Mathews and Mike Venafro

Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1.63
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.91
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.47
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.49
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.9
45.9
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.32
90.32
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
4.08
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.09
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
27
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
27
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
9
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
253.1
9
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
8.6
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
9.38
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.79
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
3.54
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
3.34
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.28
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
4.39
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
4.65
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.881
0.881
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.75
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
37.75
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
39.33
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.42
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
4.32
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
4.58
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.4
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.93
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.31
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.413
1.413
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.53
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
34.28
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.75
37.75
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33

Fielding Stats for Greg Mathews and Mike Venafro

Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1.63
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.91
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.47
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
27
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
27
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
9
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
253.1
9
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.43
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.44
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.85
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
1.77
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.49
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
1.65
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.27
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.07
93.07
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.209
0.209
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.32
90.32
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Greg Mathews and Mike Venafro

Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
298.41
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
600
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
514.29
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
69.84
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
63.49
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.35
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.35
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
11.72
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
76.19
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
98.41
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.57
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.87
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
44.44
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
2.16
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.52
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.05
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
60
190.48
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.15
3.15
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
57.14
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.7
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA