Spencer Bivens vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Spencer Bivens
MillenialVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Spencer Bivens 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 3.68 and 1.296 for Spencer Bivens. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Spencer Bivens and Dick Matthews

Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.62
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.49
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.64
63.64
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
3.68
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129.2
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9.02
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.04
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
6.8
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
4.79
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.8
6.8
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.033
1.033
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
37.83
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.67
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
4.3
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.97
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
34.5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.83
37.83
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Spencer Bivens and Dick Matthews

Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.62
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129.2
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.76
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.6
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.36
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.36
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Spencer Bivens and Dick Matthews

Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
213.33
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
600
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
520
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA