Juan Cruz vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Juan Cruz
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Juan Cruz 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 4.05 and 1.435 for Juan Cruz. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Juan Cruz and Dick Matthews

Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
6.14
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.52
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.52
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.49
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.35
51.35
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.5
8.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
4.05
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1965
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
655
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
576
7.91
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.92
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
4.75
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.25
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
9.05
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
4.79
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.06
9.06
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.534
1.534
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.32
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.63
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2858
39.27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.68
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
4.56
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.45
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.62
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.408
1.408
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2409
33.1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.27
39.27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Juan Cruz and Dick Matthews

Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
6.14
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.52
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1965
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
655
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.38
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.95
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.46
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.33
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.51
91.51
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.217
0.217
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.5
8.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Juan Cruz and Dick Matthews

Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
450
3333.33
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
600
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
518.52
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
520
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
8
59.26
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
44.44
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.41
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.41
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.81
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1.64
12.14
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
81.48
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
88.89
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.81
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.81
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
29.63
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.37
-2.71
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
29.63
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
28
207.41
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
2.89
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
51.85
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.81
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA