Ad Brennan vs. Dale Matthewson — Career Comparison

Ad Brennan
Lost GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dale Matthewson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ad Brennan built a career as a starting pitcher and Dale Matthewson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ad Brennan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.11 and WHIP 1.312 compared to 4.34 and 1.328 for Dale Matthewson. By the career numbers, Ad Brennan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ad Brennan and Dale Matthewson

Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.71
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.34
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.02
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.49
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.48
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.47
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.68
50.68
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.69
59.69
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.53
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
3.11
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.34
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2031
27
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
27
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
9
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
9
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
694
9.23
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
8.22
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.23
9.23
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.28
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.58
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
3.72
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.76
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.48
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.705
0.705
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2922
38.84
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
37.55
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.51
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.86
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
4.2
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.34
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.328
1.328
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2705
35.96
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
33.83
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.84
38.84
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Ad Brennan and Dale Matthewson

Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
14.56
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
27
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
9
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.89
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
19.44
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.22
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
23.56
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
22.33
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.81
94.81
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.534
1.534
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.464
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ad Brennan and Dale Matthewson

Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
323.27
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
2900
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
600
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
538.78
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
117.55
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
95.51
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.69
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.9
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.45
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.04
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.06
41.79
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
18.03
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
149.39
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
151.84
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
36.73
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
29.39
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
63.67
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.87
46.22
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
21.87
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.9
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
29.39
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
97.96
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
100
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.13
6.13
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
26.94
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.45
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.45
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA