Rick Grapenthin vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Rick Grapenthin
Baby BoomersIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Rick Grapenthin 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 6.35 and 1.588 for Rick Grapenthin. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Grapenthin and Dick Matthews

Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
5.03
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
6.35
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
9.53
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
4.24
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
4.24
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.79
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.941
0.941
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
39.97
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.59
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
6.35
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.529
1.529
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
34.15
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.97
39.97
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Rick Grapenthin and Dick Matthews

Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
5.03
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.59
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.12
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.12
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.421
0.421
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Grapenthin and Dick Matthews

Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
1628.57
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
520
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
106.67
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
93.33
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
44.63
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.46
32.74
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
120
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
146.67
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.493
0.493
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
40
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
60.07
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.89
38.51
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA