Dana Allison vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Dana Allison
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Dana Allison as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Matthews posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.6 and WHIP 0.950 compared to 7.36 and 2.000 for Dana Allison. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dana Allison and Dick Matthews

Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
7.36
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
0.381
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
13.09
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.09
13.09
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
4.09
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.79
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.818
0.818
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
40.09
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
7.36
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.45
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.909
1.909
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
34.36
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.421
0.421
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.09
40.09
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Dana Allison and Dick Matthews

Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dana Allison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dana Allison and Dick Matthews

Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
213.33
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
600
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
520
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Allison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Allison
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA