Matt Barnes vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Matt Barnes
MillenialConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Barnes 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 4.21 and 1.379 for Matt Barnes. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Barnes and Dick Matthews

Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
9.01
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.64
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.58
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.38
52.38
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.91
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
4.21
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1399
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466.1
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
420
8.11
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.11
8.11
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.02
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
4.13
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
11.31
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
4.79
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.31
11.31
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.716
1.716
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.91
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.35
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2021
39
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.8
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
4.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.68
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1771
34.18
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Matt Barnes and Dick Matthews

Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
9.01
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1399
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466.1
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.54
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.04
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.02
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.15
98.15
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.114
0.114
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Barnes and Dick Matthews

Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
280200
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
520
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA