Rick Matula vs. Chris Welsh — Career Comparison

Rick Matula
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Welsh
Baby BoomersDelawareThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rick Matula and Chris Welsh are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 86 for Rick Matula and 82 for Chris Welsh, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 89 and 87 respectively. If forced to pick, Rick Matula gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Rick Matula and Chris Welsh

Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.67
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.04
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.47
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.26
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.48
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.37
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.58
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.52
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.51
41.51
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.48
61.48
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
4.41
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
4.45
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1065
27
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1613
27
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
9
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537.2
9
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
10.04
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
9.89
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.04
10.04
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.89
9.89
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.81
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.87
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
3.19
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
3.16
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.46
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
3.27
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
3.21
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.718
0.718
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.709
0.709
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.3
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1545
39.17
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333
39.05
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.32
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
4.94
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
4.97
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.35
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.38
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.41
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.22
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.14
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.451
1.451
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
35.14
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2095
35.07
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.05
39.05

Fielding Stats for Rick Matula and Chris Welsh

Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.67
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.04
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.47
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.26
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1065
27
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1613
27
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
9
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537.2
9
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.91
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.35
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.32
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.79
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.26
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
2.21
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.23
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
2.14
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.88
98.88
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.97
96.97
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.049
1.049
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.48
61.48
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.28
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Matula and Chris Welsh

Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
66
316.8
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
449.08
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
125
600
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
600
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
532.8
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
526.38
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
11
52.8
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
95.71
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
11
52.8
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
69.94
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.09
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.68
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.77
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
1.02
4.9
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.01
29.47
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
11
52.8
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
128.83
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
14
67.2
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
125.15
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
40.49
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
66.26
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
103.07
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.48
-16.69
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.78
24.96
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.4
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
29.45
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
230.4
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
187.73
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
2.6
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
52.8
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
44.17
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.6
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.36
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.68
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.68
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.36
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50