Ron Mathis vs. Ryan O'Rourke — Career Comparison

Ron Mathis
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ryan O'Rourke
MillenialMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ron Mathis built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan O'Rourke as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ryan O'Rourke posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.84 and WHIP 1.324 compared to 5.93 and 1.610 for Ron Mathis. By the career numbers, Ryan O'Rourke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Mathis and Ryan O'Rourke

Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
3.4
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
10.43
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.88
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.81
25.81
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
5.93
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.84
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
27
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
10.21
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.33
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.33
6.33
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.99
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.12
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.17
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.21
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
4.61
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
9.12
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.976
0.976
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.593
1.593
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
41.05
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
37.99
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.88
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.42
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
6.8
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.21
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.56
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.74
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.598
1.598
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
35.78
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
31.66
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.05
41.05
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99

Fielding Stats for Ron Mathis and Ryan O'Rourke

Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
3.4
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
10.43
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.88
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
27
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.77
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.93
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.32
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.3
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.68
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.09
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.68
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
90.48
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.613
0.613
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.161
0.161
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.81
25.81
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Mathis and Ryan O'Rourke

Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
31
978.95
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
33600
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
3.91
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.61
-19.22
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA