Guy Bush vs. Dale Matthewson — Career Comparison

Guy Bush
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dale Matthewson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Guy Bush built a career as a starting pitcher and Dale Matthewson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Guy Bush posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.86 and WHIP 1.399 compared to 4.34 and 1.328 for Dale Matthewson. By the career numbers, Guy Bush had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Guy Bush and Dale Matthewson

Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
1.79
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.34
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1.02
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.58
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.45
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.41
56.41
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.83
56.83
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.5
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.11
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1166
3.86
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.34
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8166
27
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
27
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2722
9
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
9
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2950
9.75
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
8.22
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.75
9.75
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.5
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
859
2.84
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
3.72
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
850
2.81
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.48
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.628
0.628
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.17
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.14
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11750
38.85
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
37.55
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
0.48
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.86
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1369
4.53
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.34
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.399
1.399
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10850
35.87
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
33.83
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Guy Bush and Dale Matthewson

Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
802
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
781
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.38
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.441
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.464
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Guy Bush and Dale Matthewson

Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
544
326.4
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
2900
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1000
600
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
888
532.8
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
85.8
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
77.4
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
7.2
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.2
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.4
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
19.2
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
18.03
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
95.4
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
116.4
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
34.2
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
31.2
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
65.4
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26.61
15.97
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
21.87
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.6
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
30
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
97.2
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
100
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.17
6.17
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
36.6
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
10
6
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.8
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.8
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA