Rick Matula vs. Jose Mercedes — Career Comparison

Rick Matula
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jose Mercedes
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Jose Mercedes a clear advantage over Rick Matula across the core pitching metrics. Jose Mercedes led in run prevention (ERA+ 108 vs 86), home run suppression (HR9+ 111 vs 91), and strikeout rate (K%+ 82 vs 65). Jose Mercedes was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Rick Matula and Jose Mercedes

Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.67
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.24
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.47
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.22
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.48
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.51
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.58
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.6
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.24
45.24
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.83
45.83
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
4.41
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
4.75
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1065
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
10.04
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
9.52
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.04
10.04
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.81
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.16
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
3.19
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
3.44
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.46
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
3.27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
4.79
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.718
0.718
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.914
0.914
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.2
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.32
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1545
39.17
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2530
39.06
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.28
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
4.94
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
5.19
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.35
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.41
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.37
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.22
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.05
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.441
1.441
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
35.14
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2249
34.72
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.06
39.06

Fielding Stats for Rick Matula and Jose Mercedes

Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.67
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.24
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.47
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.22
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1065
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.91
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.32
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.77
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.26
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.2
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.23
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.14
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.88
98.88
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.28
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Matula and Jose Mercedes

Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
66
316.8
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
4350
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
600
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
532.8
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
52.8
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
52.8
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
4.9
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
3.13
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
52.8
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
67.2
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.48
-16.69
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.04
-31.17
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
230.4
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
360
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.6
2.6
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
52.8
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.6
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA