Mike Matthews vs. Felipe Paulino — Career Comparison

Mike Matthews
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Felipe Paulino
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Felipe Paulino built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Matthews as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Matthews posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.54 and WHIP 1.535 compared to 5.22 and 1.578 for Felipe Paulino. By the career numbers, Mike Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Matthews and Felipe Paulino

Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
8.5
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
2.16
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.37
Felipe Paulino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.45
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.52
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.37
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.76
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.66
27.66
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Felipe Paulino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.01
67.01
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
4.54
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
5.22
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Felipe Paulino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
731
27
Felipe Paulino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1211
27
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
243.2
9
Felipe Paulino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403.2
9
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
8.75
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
10.14
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.75
8.75
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.07
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.14
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
4.47
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.83
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.59
Felipe Paulino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.22
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Felipe Paulino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
6.46
Felipe Paulino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
8.32
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Felipe Paulino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Felipe Paulino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.215
1.215
Felipe Paulino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.7
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.49
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.48
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.36
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Felipe Paulino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1073
39.63
Felipe Paulino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1802
40.18
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.74
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.76
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
5.73
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.41
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.49
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.48
Felipe Paulino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.27
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.89
Felipe Paulino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.76
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.469
1.469
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.553
1.553
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
33.8
Felipe Paulino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1580
35.23
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.63
39.63
Felipe Paulino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.18
40.18

Fielding Stats for Mike Matthews and Felipe Paulino

Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
8.5
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
2.16
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.37
Felipe Paulino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.45
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
731
27
Felipe Paulino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1211
27
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
243.2
9
Felipe Paulino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403.2
9
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.26
Felipe Paulino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.56
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.15
Felipe Paulino
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.09
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.51
Felipe Paulino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.76
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.4
Felipe Paulino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.65
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.68
92.68
Felipe Paulino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.67
93.67
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.165
0.165
Felipe Paulino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.763
0.763
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Felipe Paulino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.01
67.01
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Felipe Paulino
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Matthews and Felipe Paulino

Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
4950
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 600 PA
97
855.88
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Felipe Paulino
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
600
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
535.71
Felipe Paulino
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
502.94
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Felipe Paulino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Felipe Paulino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
70.59
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Felipe Paulino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
61.76
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Paulino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.82
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.31
27.97
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 600 PA
1.18
10.41
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
128.57
Felipe Paulino
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
79.41
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Felipe Paulino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
88.24
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Felipe Paulino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Felipe Paulino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Felipe Paulino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.82
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.82
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.65
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
5.28
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-1.2
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Paulino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Paulino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
192.86
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 600 PA
29
255.88
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
3.11
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 600 PA
2.34
2.34
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Paulino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Felipe Paulino
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
79.41
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.65
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Felipe Paulino
Career
Per 600 PA