Matt Stites vs. Al Veach — Career Comparison

Matt Stites
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Veach
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Veach built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Stites as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Stites posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 7.13 and WHIP 1.656 compared to 11.7 and 2.900 for Al Veach. By the career numbers, Matt Stites had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Stites and Al Veach

Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
10.37
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
7.13
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
11.7
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.13
7.13
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.86
12.86
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.408
0.408
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
27
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41.2
9
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
10.15
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
18
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.15
10.15
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.51
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.54
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
8.1
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
6.91
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.7
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
41.47
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
52.2
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.67
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
7.99
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
13.5
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
35.64
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
44.1
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.318
0.318
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.422
0.422
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.47
41.47
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.2
52.2

Fielding Stats for Matt Stites and Al Veach

Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
10.37
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
27
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.2
9
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.51
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.73
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.73
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Stites and Al Veach

Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.43
-64.8
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA