Jim Brower vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Jim Brower
Gen XMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Brower 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 4.67 and 1.514 for Jim Brower. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Brower and Dick Matthews

Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
5.55
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.77
50.77
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
4.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1722
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
596
9.34
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
4.01
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
6.22
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
4.79
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.22
6.22
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.45
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2530
39.67
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.38
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
5.06
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.49
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.89
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2200
34.49
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.67
39.67
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Jim Brower and Dick Matthews

Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
5.55
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1722
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.71
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
1.55
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
2.34
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
2.26
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.64
96.64
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.407
0.407
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Brower and Dick Matthews

Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
3286.15
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
600
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
544.62
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
39
520
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0.492
0.492
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
110.77
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
8
106.67
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
101.54
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
7
93.33
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.91
26.84
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
120
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
9
120
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
129.23
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
83.08
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.92
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
120
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.16
29.18
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.23
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
20
184.62
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
36.92
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA