Ed Cushman vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Ed Cushman
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetropolitansAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Cushman 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 3.86 and 1.324 for Ed Cushman. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Cushman and Dick Matthews

Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.08
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.28
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.06
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.46
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.59
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.36
43.36
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.64
98.64
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.01
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
525
3.86
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3677
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1225.2
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1264
9.28
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
2.64
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
607
4.46
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.79
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.788
0.788
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.58
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5352
39.3
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
847
6.22
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
1.324
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4967
36.47
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.3
39.3
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Ed Cushman and Dick Matthews

Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
1.09
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.28
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3690
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1230
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.12
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
1.38
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
1.77
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
1.5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.71
84.71
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Cushman and Dick Matthews

Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
164.86
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
213.33
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
535
600
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
489
548.41
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
39
520
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.458
0.458
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
87.48
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
75.14
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
7.85
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.49
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
12.34
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24.8
27.81
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
104.3
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
139.07
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
52.71
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
33.64
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
86.36
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.76
26.65
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.36
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
48.22
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
30.28
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
40
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.81
19.81
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.59
1.59
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.73
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cushman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.73
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Cushman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA