Ed Baecht vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Ed Baecht
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Baecht 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 5.56 and 1.734 for Ed Baecht. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Baecht and Dick Matthews

Ed Baecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Baecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.59
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.34
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.06
14.06
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
5.56
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Ed Baecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Ed Baecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160.1
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
11.23
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.23
11.23
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
4.38
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Ed Baecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
3.42
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.79
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ed Baecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.867
0.867
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.62
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Baecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
42.38
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Ed Baecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.52
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
6.51
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Ed Baecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.734
1.734
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Ed Baecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
666
37.38
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.81
1.81
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Ed Baecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.38
42.38
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Ed Baecht and Dick Matthews

Ed Baecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ed Baecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.28
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
27
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112.2
9
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Ed Baecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Baecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Ed Baecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.61
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.891
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Ed Baecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Baecht and Dick Matthews

Ed Baecht
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Baecht
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
853.33
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Ed Baecht
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
560
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
39
520
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 600 PA
8
106.67
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
8
106.67
Ed Baecht
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
7
93.33
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 600 PA
1.37
18.3
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 600 PA
8
106.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 600 PA
8
106.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Ed Baecht
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ed Baecht
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Ed Baecht
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Ed Baecht
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
80
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 600 PA
1.34
17.85
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 600 PA
10
133.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
4.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Baecht
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA