Cory Burns vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Cory Burns
MillenialArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Cory Burns 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 4.6 and 1.977 for Cory Burns. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cory Burns and Dick Matthews

Cory Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cory Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
8.28
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Cory Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Cory Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Cory Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Cory Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Cory Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Cory Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Cory Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Cory Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cory Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.6
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Cory Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Cory Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Cory Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Cory Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Cory Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Cory Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Cory Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
11.66
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Cory Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.66
11.66
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Cory Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cory Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cory Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cory Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.22
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Cory Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.92
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cory Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Cory Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.06
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
4.79
Cory Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.06
7.06
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Cory Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Cory Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.364
1.364
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Cory Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.92
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cory Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Cory Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cory Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
44.8
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Cory Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.99
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cory Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.6
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Cory Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Cory Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Cory Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cory Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Cory Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.875
1.875
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Cory Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
38.97
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Cory Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Cory Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Cory Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.8
44.8
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Cory Burns and Dick Matthews

Cory Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cory Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
8.28
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Cory Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Cory Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Cory Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Cory Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.61
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Cory Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Cory Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cory Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.84
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Cory Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.23
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Cory Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cory Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.148
0.148
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Cory Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Cory Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Cory Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cory Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cory Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cory Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cory Burns and Dick Matthews

Cory Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cory Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
16200
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Cory Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Cory Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
520
Cory Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Cory Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Cory Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Cory Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Cory Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Cory Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Cory Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Cory Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Cory Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Cory Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Cory Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Cory Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Cory Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Cory Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Cory Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Cory Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Cory Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Cory Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Cory Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Cory Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Cory Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Cory Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Cory Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Cory Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Cory Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Cory Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Cory Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA