Steve Avery vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Dick Matthews posted a stronger line than Steve Avery. Dick Matthews posted stronger numbers in ERA (1.6 vs 4.19) and WHIP (0.950 vs 1.367). By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Dick Matthews

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.12
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.56
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.63
53.63
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1529
8.85
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
3.29
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.16
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.67
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
4.79
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6609
38.26
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
4.63
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.41
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5896
34.13
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.26
38.26
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Dick Matthews

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.12
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.75
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
2.19
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
2.11
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.56
96.56
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.229
1.229
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Dick Matthews

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
370.91
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
529.7
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
39
520
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.506
0.506
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
92.12
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
65.45
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.5
27.28
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
9
120
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
106.67
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.93
21.73
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
14.55
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
135
163.64
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA