Rick Baldwin vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Rick Baldwin
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Rick Baldwin 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 3.6 and 1.434 for Rick Baldwin. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Baldwin and Dick Matthews

Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
5.17
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
3.6
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
548
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182.2
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
8.52
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
3.7
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.69
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
4.24
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.79
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.881
0.881
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.54
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
38.48
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
3.79
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.49
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.18
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
33.36
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.48
38.48
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Rick Baldwin and Dick Matthews

Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
5.17
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
548
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182.2
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.49
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.68
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
2.27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
2.17
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
95.65
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.25
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Baldwin and Dick Matthews

Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
2625
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
550
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
520
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
150
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
106.67
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
150
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
93.33
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.49
37.22
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.46
32.74
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
150
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
120
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
150
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
146.67
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.493
0.493
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
40
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.99
49.8
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.89
38.51
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
9
225
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
40
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA