Rocky Biddle vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Rocky Biddle
Gen XNevadaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Rocky Biddle 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 5.47 and 1.569 for Rocky Biddle. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rocky Biddle and Dick Matthews

Rocky Biddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rocky Biddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
4.71
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Rocky Biddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.97
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Rocky Biddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.48
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.71
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.71
20.71
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Rocky Biddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.09
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
5.47
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Rocky Biddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1136
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Rocky Biddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378.2
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
9.72
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.4
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
4.04
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.36
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Rocky Biddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
6.2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
4.79
Rocky Biddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Rocky Biddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.62
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.64
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Biddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1709
40.62
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Rocky Biddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
2.07
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
6.32
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.32
6.32
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.26
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rocky Biddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.55
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.529
1.529
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Rocky Biddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1491
35.44
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Rocky Biddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Rocky Biddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.62
40.62
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Rocky Biddle and Dick Matthews

Rocky Biddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rocky Biddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
4.71
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Rocky Biddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.97
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Rocky Biddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1136
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Rocky Biddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378.2
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Rocky Biddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Rocky Biddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.93
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rocky Biddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.38
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Rocky Biddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.33
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.55
96.55
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.71
20.71
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rocky Biddle and Dick Matthews

Rocky Biddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rocky Biddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
6988.24
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 600 PA
13
458.82
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
520
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.27
-44.87
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 600 PA
9
317.65
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
1.89
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rocky Biddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Biddle
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA