Jess Buckles vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Jess Buckles
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Jess Buckles 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 2.25 and 1.000 for Jess Buckles. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jess Buckles and Dick Matthews

Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Jess Buckles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jess Buckles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Jess Buckles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Jess Buckles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.188
0.188
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.202
0.202
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Jess Buckles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
6.75
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jess Buckles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.79
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jess Buckles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jess Buckles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
38.25
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Jess Buckles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jess Buckles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Jess Buckles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
36
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Jess Buckles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Jess Buckles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Jess Buckles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.25
38.25
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Jess Buckles and Dick Matthews

Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.28
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
27
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112.2
9
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jess Buckles and Dick Matthews

Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
520
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jess Buckles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jess Buckles
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA