Matt Riley vs. Bill White — Career Comparison

Matt Riley
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill White
Gen XKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Riley built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill White as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Riley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.99 and WHIP 1.761 compared to 9.45 and 2.625 for Bill White. By the career numbers, Matt Riley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Riley and Bill White

Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill White
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
2.4
Bill White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
11.48
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.66
Bill White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.46
Bill White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.35
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.37
Bill White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.56
55.56
Bill White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Bill White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
5.99
Bill White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
9.45
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Bill White
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.4
6.4
Bill White
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.85
9.85
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.07
6.07
Bill White
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.95
7.95
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Bill White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293
27
Bill White
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.2
9
Bill White
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
9.22
Bill White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
10.13
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.22
9.22
Bill White
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.66
Bill White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.35
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Bill White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Bill White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
6.63
Bill White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
12.15
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill White
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.35
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Bill White
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
7.19
Bill White
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
6.75
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.19
7.19
Bill White
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.536
1.536
Bill White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Bill White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Bill White
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.35
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Bill White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
41.84
Bill White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
48.6
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
6.27
Bill White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
9.45
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Bill White
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Bill White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Bill White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.11
Bill White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.35
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.761
1.761
Bill White
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.475
2.475
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
34.74
Bill White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
35.1
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Bill White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Bill White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.84
41.84
Bill White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.6
48.6

Fielding Stats for Matt Riley and Bill White

Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill White
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
2.4
Bill White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
11.48
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.66
Bill White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293
27
Bill White
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.2
9
Bill White
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Bill White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.74
Bill White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.46
Bill White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.47
Bill White
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.01
Bill White
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.75
68.75
Bill White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.423
0.423
Bill White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.059
0.059
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Bill White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Bill White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Riley and Bill White

Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bill White
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
7800
Bill White
Career
Per 600 PA
17
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bill White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bill White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill White
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill White
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill White
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill White
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill White
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill White
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill White
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill White
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill White
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill White
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill White
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill White
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill White
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.22
-66.4
Bill White
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bill White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill White
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill White
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill White
Career
Per 600 PA