Fred Blank vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Fred Blank
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Blank 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 4.5 and 1.750 for Fred Blank. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Blank and Dick Matthews

Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.28
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.12
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.179
0.179
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.202
0.202
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
6.63
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.63
6.63
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.79
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
41.63
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
31.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
32.83
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.185
0.185
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Fred Blank and Dick Matthews

Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.28
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
2.4
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
2.88
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
2.88
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Blank and Dick Matthews

Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
213.33
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
520
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA