Jeff Brantley vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Jeff Brantley
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Jeff Brantley 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 3.39 and 1.363 for Jeff Brantley. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jeff Brantley and Dick Matthews

Jeff Brantley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jeff Brantley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
615
6.44
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Jeff Brantley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Jeff Brantley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.45
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.48
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.31
48.31
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Jeff Brantley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.8
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
3.39
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Jeff Brantley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2578
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Jeff Brantley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
859.1
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 9 Innings
754
7.9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.9
7.9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 9 Innings
366
3.83
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.53
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Jeff Brantley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
7.62
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
4.79
Jeff Brantley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jeff Brantley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.28
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Brantley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3644
38.16
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Jeff Brantley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
3.97
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 9 Innings
348
3.64
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.45
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Brantley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.61
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.303
1.303
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Jeff Brantley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3175
33.25
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Jeff Brantley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Jeff Brantley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.16
38.16
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Jeff Brantley and Dick Matthews

Jeff Brantley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jeff Brantley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
615
6.44
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Jeff Brantley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Jeff Brantley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2578
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Jeff Brantley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
859.1
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Jeff Brantley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.48
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Jeff Brantley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.86
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Brantley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
1.37
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Jeff Brantley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
1.34
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.71
97.71
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.208
0.208
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Jeff Brantley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jeff Brantley and Dick Matthews

Jeff Brantley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jeff Brantley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
615
4555.56
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Jeff Brantley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
600
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Jeff Brantley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
503.7
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
520
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
59.26
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
51.85
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.41
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.41
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.99
7.34
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 600 PA
9
66.67
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 600 PA
10
74.07
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jeff Brantley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.04
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Jeff Brantley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.04
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Jeff Brantley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
74.07
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.13
-8.35
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.81
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 600 PA
23
170.37
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 600 PA
3.52
3.52
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jeff Brantley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
81.48
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.81
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Brantley
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA