Louis Coleman vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Louis Coleman
MillenialMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Louis Coleman 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 3.51 and 1.348 for Louis Coleman. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Louis Coleman and Dick Matthews

Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
8.59
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
3.51
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
830
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276.2
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
7.55
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.55
7.55
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.17
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
4.1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
8.85
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
4.79
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.439
1.439
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
37.87
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.24
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
3.71
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.85
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.294
1.294
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1008
32.79
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
32.83
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.87
37.87
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Louis Coleman and Dick Matthews

Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
8.59
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
830
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276.2
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.91
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.37
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.33
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.62
97.62
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.155
0.155
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Louis Coleman and Dick Matthews

Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
158400
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
520
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA