Frank Bork vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Frank Bork
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Frank Bork 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 4.07 and 1.548 for Frank Bork. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Frank Bork and Dick Matthews

Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
7.07
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
4.07
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
10.93
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.93
10.93
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.29
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
2.36
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
6.64
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
4.79
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.64
6.64
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
39.64
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.14
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.71
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.476
1.476
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
37.07
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.64
39.64
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Frank Bork and Dick Matthews

Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
7.07
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.14
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.36
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.36
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Bork and Dick Matthews

Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
2828.57
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
520
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
34.01
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.46
32.74
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
146.67
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.493
0.493
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
45.03
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.89
38.51
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
40
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
40
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA