Pete Charton vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Pete Charton
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Pete Charton 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 5.26 and 1.415 for Pete Charton. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete Charton and Dick Matthews

Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.46
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
5.26
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
9.28
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.66
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
3.32
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
5.12
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
4.79
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.939
0.939
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
37.66
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.94
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
5.4
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
34.2
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.66
37.66
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Pete Charton and Dick Matthews

Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.46
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.97
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.22
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.18
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
2.88
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.18
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
2.88
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Charton and Dick Matthews

Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
1363.64
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
520
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
10.81
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
40
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.79
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
40
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
5.5
5.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Charton
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA