Joe Boever vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Joe Boever
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Boever 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 3.93 and 1.543 for Joe Boever. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Boever and Dick Matthews

Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
6.16
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.04
43.04
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.58
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
3.93
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2263
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
754.1
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
751
8.96
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.96
8.96
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.89
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
4.09
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.84
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
6.45
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
4.79
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.45
6.45
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.172
1.172
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.36
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.19
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3301
39.38
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
3.07
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
4.32
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.52
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.37
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.56
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2867
34.21
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Joe Boever and Dick Matthews

Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
6.16
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2263
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
754.1
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.55
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
1.12
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.75
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.67
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Boever and Dick Matthews

Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516
18211.76
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
520
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
7.41
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-13.37
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
4
141.18
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA