Juan Alvarez vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Juan Alvarez
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Juan Alvarez 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 5.22 and 1.657 for Juan Alvarez. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Juan Alvarez and Dick Matthews

Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
11.93
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.75
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
5.22
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.1
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
8.65
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.65
8.65
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.79
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
5.97
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
6.27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
4.79
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.359
1.359
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
40.43
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.83
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
5.37
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.45
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.19
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.624
1.624
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
32.97
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.43
40.43
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Juan Alvarez and Dick Matthews

Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
11.93
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.1
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.19
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.19
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.39
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.39
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Juan Alvarez and Dick Matthews

Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
213.33
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
600
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
520
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA