Troy Mattes vs. Lefty Willis — Career Comparison

Troy Mattes
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lefty Willis
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Troy Mattes built a career as a starting pitcher and Lefty Willis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lefty Willis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.92 and WHIP 1.508 compared to 6 and 1.644 for Troy Mattes. By the career numbers, Lefty Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Troy Mattes and Lefty Willis

Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.6
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.06
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.6
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.79
13.79
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
6
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.92
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
10.2
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
10.07
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.07
10.07
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.8
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.2
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.5
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.2
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
3.22
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.2
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.8
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
41.4
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
39.17
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.98
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
6.6
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.76
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.508
1.508
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
35.8
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
35.53
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.4
41.4
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.17
39.17

Fielding Stats for Troy Mattes and Lefty Willis

Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.6
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.6
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
27
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
9
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.6
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.4
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.65
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.875
0.875
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.759
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Troy Mattes and Lefty Willis

Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
300
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
915.79
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
15
562.5
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
568.42
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
262.5
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.99
112.12
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
9.91
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
300
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
262.5
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
126.02
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-4.46
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
6.33
6.33
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA