Chris Michalak vs. Matt Whiteside — Career Comparison

Chris Michalak
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Whiteside
Gen XMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Michalak built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Whiteside as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Michalak posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.7 and WHIP 1.683 compared to 5.23 and 1.559 for Matt Whiteside. By the career numbers, Chris Michalak had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Michalak and Matt Whiteside

Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.87
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
6.34
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.13
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.47
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.4
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.33
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.34
39.34
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
4.7
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
5.23
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
27
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1218
27
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
191.1
9
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
9
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
10.72
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
10.09
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.72
10.72
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.09
10.09
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.27
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.15
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
4
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.48
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.42
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.47
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
4.09
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
5.74
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.899
0.899
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.8
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
872
41.02
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1792
39.72
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.97
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.13
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
5.67
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.29
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.28
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.22
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.84
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.507
1.507
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
35.56
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1596
35.38
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.02
41.02
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.72
39.72

Fielding Stats for Chris Michalak and Matt Whiteside

Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.87
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
6.34
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.13
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
27
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1218
27
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
191.1
9
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
9
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.75
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.67
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.02
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.17
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.87
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
2.02
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.78
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.84
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.21
91.21
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.34
39.34
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Michalak and Matt Whiteside

Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
61
2287.5
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
85800
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.906
0.906
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
71.93
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.879
0.879
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.08
78.09
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA