George Clark vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

George Clark
Lost GenerationIowaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and George Clark 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 9 and 2.158 for George Clark. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Clark and Dick Matthews

George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.21
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.4
7.4
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.63
6.63
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
10.42
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.42
10.42
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.37
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.79
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.42
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
48.79
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.79
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
10.89
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.89
10.89
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.158
2.158
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
38.37
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.09
2.09
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.79
48.79
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for George Clark and Dick Matthews

George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.28
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
27
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112.2
9
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Clark and Dick Matthews

George Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
1650
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
520
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
106.67
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
93.33
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
186.79
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.46
32.74
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
120
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
146.67
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.493
0.493
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.21
182.1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.89
38.51
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA