Darrell Brandon vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Darrell Brandon
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Darrell Brandon 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 4.04 and 1.471 for Darrell Brandon. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Darrell Brandon and Dick Matthews

Darrell Brandon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darrell Brandon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
3.48
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Darrell Brandon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.66
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Darrell Brandon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.43
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.56
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.08
43.08
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.86
18.86
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Darrell Brandon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
4.04
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Darrell Brandon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1770
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Darrell Brandon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
590
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
8.48
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.48
8.48
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
4.19
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.56
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Darrell Brandon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
5.4
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
4.79
Darrell Brandon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Darrell Brandon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.066
1.066
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.41
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.35
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell Brandon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2569
39.19
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Darrell Brandon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
4.74
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.21
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.17
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell Brandon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.409
1.409
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Darrell Brandon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2246
34.26
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Darrell Brandon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Darrell Brandon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.19
39.19
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Darrell Brandon and Dick Matthews

Darrell Brandon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darrell Brandon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
3.48
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Darrell Brandon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.66
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Darrell Brandon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1769
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Darrell Brandon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
589.2
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Darrell Brandon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.63
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Darrell Brandon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.21
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrell Brandon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
1.94
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Darrell Brandon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.83
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.49
94.49
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.526
0.526
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.86
18.86
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Darrell Brandon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darrell Brandon and Dick Matthews

Darrell Brandon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Darrell Brandon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
934.69
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Darrell Brandon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
600
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Darrell Brandon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
497.96
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
520
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Darrell Brandon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
81.63
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Darrell Brandon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
57.14
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Darrell Brandon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.41
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Darrell Brandon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell Brandon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24.49
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Darrell Brandon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell Brandon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.59
22.83
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Darrell Brandon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
110.2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Darrell Brandon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
110.2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Darrell Brandon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Darrell Brandon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Darrell Brandon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36.73
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Darrell Brandon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12.24
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Darrell Brandon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
48.98
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Darrell Brandon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.41
18
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Darrell Brandon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell Brandon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
20.41
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 600 PA
53
216.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Darrell Brandon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.39
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Darrell Brandon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.16
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrell Brandon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA