Tom Funk vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Tom Funk
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Funk 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 6.48 and 1.920 for Tom Funk. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Funk and Dick Matthews

Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10.8
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.79
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
37.8
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Tom Funk and Dick Matthews

Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.08
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Funk and Dick Matthews

Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
4800
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
520
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA