Jake Buchanan vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Jake Buchanan
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Jake Buchanan 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 4.73 and 1.546 for Jake Buchanan. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jake Buchanan and Dick Matthews

Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.04
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
4.73
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
10.16
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.97
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
3.34
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
4.59
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.79
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.881
0.881
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
40.22
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.95
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
4.87
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
35.21
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.22
40.22
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Jake Buchanan and Dick Matthews

Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.04
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.39
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.23
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.95
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.483
0.483
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Buchanan and Dick Matthews

Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
3480
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
520
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
106.67
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
93.33
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
59.55
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.46
32.74
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
120
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
146.67
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.493
0.493
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
40
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
74.51
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.89
38.51
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
40
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA