Harry Matuzak vs. Al Piechota — Career Comparison

Harry Matuzak
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Piechota
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Piechota 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. Al Piechota posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.66 and WHIP 1.774 compared to 5.77 and 1.615 for Harry Matuzak. By the career numbers, Al Piechota had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Matuzak and Al Piechota

Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.92
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
3.19
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.73
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.77
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
5.66
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.31
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
9.87
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.31
11.31
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.87
9.87
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.87
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.23
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
6.1
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.92
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
2.61
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.795
0.795
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.968
0.968
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
42
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
42.53
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.15
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.02
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.92
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
6.53
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.53
6.53
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.615
1.615
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.774
1.774
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
38.54
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
36.44
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
42
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.53
42.53

Fielding Stats for Harry Matuzak and Al Piechota

Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.588
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.636
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Matuzak and Al Piechota

Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
850
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
550
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
600
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
9
450
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
500
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.458
0.458
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
11.01
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
33.94
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
175
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
8.18
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
44.7
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
100
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA