Ryan Buchter vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Ryan Buchter
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan Buchter 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 3.16 and 1.252 for Ryan Buchter. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ryan Buchter and Dick Matthews

Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
10.85
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.65
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.91
73.91
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
3.16
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
709
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236.1
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
6.59
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
6.63
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.63
6.63
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.26
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
4.38
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
9.86
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
4.79
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.86
9.86
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
986
37.55
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.37
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
3.62
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.219
1.219
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
847
32.26
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
32.83
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.55
37.55
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Ryan Buchter and Dick Matthews

Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
10.85
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
709
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236.1
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.91
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.18
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.14
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.77
96.77
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan Buchter and Dick Matthews

Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
213.33
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
600
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
520
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA