Jamie Arnold vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Jamie Arnold
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Jamie Arnold 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 5.73 and 1.652 for Jamie Arnold. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jamie Arnold and Dick Matthews

Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
5.73
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
9.89
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
4.82
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.49
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.79
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.83
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
41.04
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.91
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
6.73
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.73
6.73
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.74
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.634
1.634
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
34.64
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.04
41.04
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Jamie Arnold and Dick Matthews

Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.83
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.41
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.24
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jamie Arnold and Dick Matthews

Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
1428.57
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
542.86
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
520
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
24.16
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
40
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
17.01
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA