Harry Matuzak vs. Jose Mercedes — Career Comparison

Harry Matuzak
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jose Mercedes
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jose Mercedes built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Matuzak as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Mercedes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.75 and WHIP 1.455 compared to 5.77 and 1.615 for Harry Matuzak. By the career numbers, Jose Mercedes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Matuzak and Jose Mercedes

Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.92
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.24
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.51
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.6
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.83
45.83
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.77
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
4.75
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.31
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
9.52
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.31
11.31
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.16
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.23
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
3.44
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
3.92
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
4.79
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.795
0.795
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.914
0.914
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.32
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
42
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2530
39.06
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.15
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.28
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.92
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
5.19
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.2
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.05
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.615
1.615
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.441
1.441
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
38.54
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2249
34.72
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.06
39.06

Fielding Stats for Harry Matuzak and Jose Mercedes

Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.24
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1749
27
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
583
9
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.37
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.77
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.2
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.14
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.588
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Matuzak and Jose Mercedes

Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
17
850
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
4350
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
9
450
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
11.01
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
3.13
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
8.18
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.04
-31.17
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
12
360
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA