Travis Baptist vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Travis Baptist
Gen XOregonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Travis Baptist 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 5.67 and 1.704 for Travis Baptist. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Travis Baptist and Dick Matthews

Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.67
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.33
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.33
11.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3.67
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
3.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.79
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.815
0.815
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
41
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.33
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
35.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
41
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Travis Baptist and Dick Matthews

Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.615
0.615
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Travis Baptist and Dick Matthews

Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
13
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
213.33
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
600
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
520
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA