Rick Matula vs. Adrian Sampson — Career Comparison

Rick Matula
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Adrian Sampson
MillenialWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Adrian Sampson a clear advantage over Rick Matula across the core pitching metrics. Adrian Sampson led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 120 vs 97), run prevention (ERA+ 105 vs 86), and strikeout rate (K%+ 80 vs 65). Adrian Sampson was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Rick Matula and Adrian Sampson

Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.67
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.21
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.47
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.35
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.48
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.34
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.58
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.58
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.67
36.67
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.11
61.11
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
4.41
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
4.43
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1065
27
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
878
27
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
9
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
292.2
9
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
396
10.04
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
9.81
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.04
10.04
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.81
9.81
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.81
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.69
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
3.19
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.34
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.46
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
3.27
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.73
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.73
6.73
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.718
0.718
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.22
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.58
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1545
39.17
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1253
38.53
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
4.94
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
4.86
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.35
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.41
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.22
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.17
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
35.14
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
35.49
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Rick Matula and Adrian Sampson

Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.67
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.21
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.47
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.38
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1065
27
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
878
27
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
9
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
292.2
9
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.91
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.34
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.32
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.11
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.26
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.48
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.23
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.45
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.88
98.88
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.92
97.92
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.653
0.653
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.28
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Matula and Adrian Sampson

Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
66
316.8
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3415.38
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
600
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
532.8
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
415.38
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
52.8
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
52.8
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
4.9
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
52.8
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
67.2
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.48
-16.69
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.86
-39.72
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
230.4
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
369.23
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.6
2.6
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.63
1.63
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
52.8
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.6
Adrian Sampson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
Adrian Sampson
Career
Per 600 PA