Luis Cessa vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Luis Cessa
MillenialMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Luis Cessa 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 4.43 and 1.332 for Luis Cessa. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luis Cessa and Dick Matthews

Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.4
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.74
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.36
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.59
43.59
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.83
16.83
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
4.43
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1275
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
8.96
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.96
8.96
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.4
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
2.99
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
7.01
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
4.79
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.4
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.25
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1805
38.22
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.04
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
4.87
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.8
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.327
1.327
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1638
34.69
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.22
38.22
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Luis Cessa and Dick Matthews

Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.4
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.74
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1275
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.66
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.06
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.78
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.72
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
0.389
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.83
16.83
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Cessa and Dick Matthews

Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
62400
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
520
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA