How Dick Matthews's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Dick Matthews posted a career ERA of 1.6, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. Across 1 season, the ERA arc showed a promising start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 1 season of data, the ERA arc was above league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well above league norms across 1 season.
Dick Matthews Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Dick Matthews
| Dick Matthews
ERA | Dick Matthews
Component ERA | Dick Matthews
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 1.6 | 1.53 | 2.63 |
| Season Avg. | 1.6 | 1.53 | 2.63 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1.6 | 1.53 | 2.63 |
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Dick Matthews ERA Per Season
Dick Matthews's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — Negro Southern League, Hall of Fame, SP, Unknown, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Dick Matthews ERA by Team
Dick Matthews's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Dick Matthews ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Dick Matthews's career ERA shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Dick Matthews ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Dick Matthews's seasonal ERA alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Dick Matthews ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Dick Matthews's MLB career with ERA alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
