Jim Owens vs. Matt Zieser — Career Comparison

Jim Owens
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Zieser
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Owens built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Zieser as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Zieser posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.8 and WHIP 1.700 compared to 4.31 and 1.489 for Jim Owens. By the career numbers, Matt Zieser had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Owens and Matt Zieser

Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
2.91
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.05
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.69
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.18
38.18
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.01
36.01
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
4.31
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2656
27
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
885.1
9
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
932
9.47
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
8.1
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.85
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
3.46
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
7.2
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.47
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
5.25
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.45
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3854
39.18
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
36.9
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.98
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
483
4.91
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.437
1.437
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3506
35.64
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
28.8
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.18
39.18
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.9
36.9

Fielding Stats for Jim Owens and Matt Zieser

Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
2.92
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.06
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2656
27
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
885.1
9
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.34
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.34
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
1.76
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.68
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.38
95.38
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.575
0.575
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.24
36.24
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Owens and Matt Zieser

Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
686.06
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
600
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
521.12
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
52.59
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
43.03
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.56
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.56
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.68
8.8
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
62.15
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
88.45
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.56
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
26.29
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
35.86
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.65
-8.73
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.47
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
102
243.82
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
2.46
2.46
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
43.03
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.56
Matt Zieser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Zieser
Career
Per 600 PA