Tony Arnold vs. Jack Matchett — Career Comparison

Tony Arnold
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Matchett
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Matchett built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Arnold as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Matchett posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.395 compared to 5.06 and 1.685 for Tony Arnold. By the career numbers, Jack Matchett had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Arnold and Jack Matchett

Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.37
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.7
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.07
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.55
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.38
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.9
62.9
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.6
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.06
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.64
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
27
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
987
27
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.1
9
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
9
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
11.03
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
9.47
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.03
11.03
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.47
9.47
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.92
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.22
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
3.22
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
3.09
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.92
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.87
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
4.81
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.677
0.677
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.878
0.878
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.22
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
39.41
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1434
39.23
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.49
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.52
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
5.74
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
4.73
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.8
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.52
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.95
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.41
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.583
1.583
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
35.04
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1294
35.4
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.41
39.41
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.23
39.23

Fielding Stats for Tony Arnold and Jack Matchett

Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.37
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.59
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.02
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
27
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1293
27
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.1
9
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
9
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.03
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.71
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.99
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
1.94
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.02
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
2.84
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.02
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
2.65
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.38
93.38
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.921
0.921
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.671
1.671
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.47
64.47
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Arnold and Jack Matchett

Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
38
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
282.52
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
600
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
562.14
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.621
0.621
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
145.63
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
122.33
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.48
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.83
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.3
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.84
51.95
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
174.76
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
174.76
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.607
0.607
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.43
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
72.82
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
125.24
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.21
61.78
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
29.13
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.74
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.67
68.67
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.74
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA