Bill Fischer vs. Dale Matthewson — Career Comparison

Bill Fischer
Silent GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dale Matthewson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Fischer built a career as a starting pitcher and Dale Matthewson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Fischer posted a career ERA of 4.34 against Dale Matthewson's 4.34, with WHIP of 1.413 and 1.328 respectively. The raw numbers call this too close to separate — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Fischer and Dale Matthewson

Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
3.04
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.34
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.84
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.49
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.63
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.47
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.69
43.69
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.76
27.76
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
4.34
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.34
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2494
27
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
27
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
831.1
9
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
9
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
936
10.13
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
8.22
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.93
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
2.27
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
3.72
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
3.39
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.48
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.629
0.629
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.22
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.13
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3563
38.57
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
37.55
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.03
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.86
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
4.75
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.34
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3341
36.17
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
33.83
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.57
38.57
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Bill Fischer and Dale Matthewson

Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.04
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.84
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493
27
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
831
9
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.7
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.74
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.48
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
2.45
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.69
98.69
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.464
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.76
27.76
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Fischer and Dale Matthewson

Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
281
714.41
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
2900
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
600
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
505.93
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.64
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
58.47
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.63
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.54
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.17
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.56
16.69
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
18.03
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
83.9
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
104.24
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.34
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
30.51
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
48.31
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.6
9.16
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
21.87
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.08
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
30.51
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
46
116.95
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
5.13
5.13
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
53.39
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.08
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.63
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA