Charlie Caldwell vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Charlie Caldwell
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Caldwell 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 16.88 and 3.750 for Charlie Caldwell. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Caldwell and Dick Matthews

Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
10.13
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Charlie Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
16.88
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.88
16.88
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.25
17.25
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.467
0.467
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Charlie Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
23.63
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.63
23.63
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
10.13
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3.38
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.79
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Charlie Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3.38
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
60.75
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Charlie Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
20.25
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Charlie Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
50.63
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Charlie Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.75
60.75
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Charlie Caldwell and Dick Matthews

Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.28
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
27
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112.2
9
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Caldwell and Dick Matthews

Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1800
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
520
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA