Buttons Briggs vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Buttons Briggs
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Dick Matthews posted a stronger line than Buttons Briggs. Dick Matthews posted stronger numbers in ERA (1.6 vs 3.41) and WHIP (0.950 vs 1.415). By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Buttons Briggs and Dick Matthews

Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.11
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.28
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.02
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.46
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.49
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.35
48.35
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.51
91.51
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.88
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
3.41
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2567
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
855.2
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
879
9.25
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.25
9.25
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.17
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
3.49
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
3.56
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.79
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.783
0.783
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.18
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.41
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3656
38.45
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
5.02
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.415
1.415
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3285
34.55
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.45
38.45
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Buttons Briggs and Dick Matthews

Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.11
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.28
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.53
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2568
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
856
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.44
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.68
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
2.22
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
2.12
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
95.73
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.906
1.906
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.17
47.17
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buttons Briggs and Dick Matthews

Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
181.71
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
213.33
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
350
600
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
555.43
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
39
520
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
82.29
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
72
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.43
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.14
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
10.29
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.62
21.63
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
101.14
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
114.86
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
32.57
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
29.14
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
60
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.07
15.54
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
32.57
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
66
113.14
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
5.3
5.3
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA