Scott Arnold vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Scott Arnold
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott 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 5.4 and 2.100 for Scott 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 Scott Arnold and Dick Matthews

Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
12.15
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
10.8
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
4.79
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.8
10.8
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
43.2
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
37.8
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Scott Arnold and Dick Matthews

Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Arnold and Dick Matthews

Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
213.33
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
600
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
520
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA