Randy Bockus vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Randy Bockus
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Randy Bockus 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 4.23 and 1.557 for Randy Bockus. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Randy Bockus and Dick Matthews

Randy Bockus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Randy Bockus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
5.69
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Randy Bockus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
4.23
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.2
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Randy Bockus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
9.63
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.73
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
3.65
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.73
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.82
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
4.79
Randy Bockus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Randy Bockus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.941
0.941
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Bockus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
38.68
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Randy Bockus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.02
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
5.11
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Randy Bockus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.88
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Bockus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.46
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.476
1.476
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
33.86
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Randy Bockus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Randy Bockus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.68
38.68
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Randy Bockus and Dick Matthews

Randy Bockus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Randy Bockus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
5.74
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.2
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.01
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.44
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.3
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Randy Bockus and Dick Matthews

Randy Bockus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Randy Bockus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
3000
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
520
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Randy Bockus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.16
-12.06
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Bockus
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA