Len Barker vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Len Barker
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Dick Matthews posted a stronger line than Len Barker. Dick Matthews posted stronger numbers in ERA (1.6 vs 4.34) and WHIP (0.950 vs 1.376). 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 Len Barker and Dick Matthews

Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.69
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
1.32
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.12
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.52
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.33
49.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.23
78.23
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.24
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
639
4.34
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3971
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1323.2
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1289
8.76
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.65
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
513
3.49
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
975
6.63
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
4.79
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.124
1.124
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.44
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.14
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5674
38.58
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.18
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
695
4.73
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.44
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.28
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.74
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5034
34.23
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.58
38.58
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Len Barker and Dick Matthews

Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.69
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
1.32
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.12
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3971
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1323.2
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.52
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
1.81
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
1.72
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.11
95.11
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.23
78.23
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Len Barker and Dick Matthews

Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
1984
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
600
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
504
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
520
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
3.17
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
24
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
32
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.05
-24.4
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
48
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
31
248
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
48
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA