Brian Matusz vs. Tug McGraw — Career Comparison

Brian Matusz
MillenialColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tug McGraw
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Brian Matusz and Tug McGraw are about as close as two relievers get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 81 for Brian Matusz and 84 for Tug McGraw, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 88 and 88 respectively. If forced to pick, Tug McGraw gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Brian Matusz and Tug McGraw

Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
4.77
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.9
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.17
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.23
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.46
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.57
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.7
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.55
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.71
39.71
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.06
51.06
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24.64
24.64
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.07
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
4.92
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
3.14
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4544
27
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1514.2
9
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
9.65
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1318
7.83
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.34
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.64
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
3.47
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
3.46
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.29
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.76
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
7.87
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1109
6.59
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.87
7.87
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.116
1.116
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.37
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2335
39.75
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6313
37.51
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.68
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
3.21
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
5.26
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
3.55
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.48
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.22
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.56
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.48
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.458
1.458
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2081
35.43
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5592
33.23
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.75
39.75
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51

Fielding Stats for Brian Matusz and Tug McGraw

Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
4.77
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.9
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.17
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.23
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4545
27
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1515
9
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.2
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.45
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.94
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.3
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.16
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.88
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.14
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.75
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.53
98.53
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.74
92.74
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.357
0.357
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24.64
24.64
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Matusz and Tug McGraw

Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
280
21000
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
2006.48
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
600
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
519.84
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
94.74
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
75.3
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.43
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.05
26.83
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
119.03
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
121.46
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.01
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
43.72
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
75.3
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-10.38
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
25.11
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
24.29
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
138.46
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
51.01
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Brian Matusz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.86
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Matusz
Career
Per 600 PA
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA