Tim Byrdak vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Tim Byrdak
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Tim Byrdak 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 4.35 and 1.560 for Tim Byrdak. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tim Byrdak and Dick Matthews

Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
12.69
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
4.35
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1019
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339.2
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
8.16
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.16
8.16
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.22
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
5.38
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
8.64
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
4.79
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.557
1.557
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.48
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.26
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1525
40.41
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.48
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
4.82
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.45
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.61
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.504
1.504
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1276
33.81
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.41
40.41
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Tim Byrdak and Dick Matthews

Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
12.69
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1019
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339.2
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.48
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.11
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.67
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.59
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Byrdak and Dick Matthews

Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
479
22107.69
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
520
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
21.3
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
120
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
40
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
7.18
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA