Harry Matuzak vs. Al Pratt — Career Comparison

Harry Matuzak
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Pratt
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaCleveland Forest CitysUnknownStarting Pitcher

Al Pratt 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 Pratt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.41 and WHIP 1.535 compared to 5.77 and 1.615 for Harry Matuzak. By the career numbers, Al Pratt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Matuzak and Al Pratt

Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.92
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.17
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.09
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.71
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.58
31.58
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.02
93.02
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.82
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.77
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
4.41
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
991
27
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330.1
9
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
11.31
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
12.15
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.31
11.31
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
3.23
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.66
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.92
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.12
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.795
0.795
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.92
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.69
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
42
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1655
45.09
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.15
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
6.92
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
11.47
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.47
11.47
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.615
1.615
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.535
1.535
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
38.54
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1594
43.43
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
42
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.09
45.09

Fielding Stats for Harry Matuzak and Al Pratt

Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.46
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.13
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1074
27
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
9
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.85
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.38
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.4
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.64
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.24
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.76
84.76
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.588
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.535
1.535
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.59
77.59
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Matuzak and Al Pratt

Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
850
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
137.76
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
600
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
9
450
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
596.94
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.458
0.458
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
159.18
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
113.27
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.37
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.55
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
45.92
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
11.01
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.12
58.54
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
232.65
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
162.24
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
125.51
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
97.96
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
223.47
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
8.18
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.32
68.33
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.06
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
196
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.12
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100