Bert Inks vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Bert Inks
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Bert Inks 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 5.52 and 1.733 for Bert Inks. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Inks and Dick Matthews

Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.33
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.15
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.12
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.4
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.69
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.99
36.99
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.52
86.52
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.88
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
5.52
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1811
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
603.2
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
780
11.63
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.63
11.63
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.18
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
3.97
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
2.49
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.79
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.717
0.717
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.61
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2849
42.48
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
532
7.93
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.93
7.93
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.733
1.733
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2542
37.9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.48
42.48
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Bert Inks and Dick Matthews

Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.33
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1809
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
603
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.34
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
1.85
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.31
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
2.51
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
2.19
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.652
1.652
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Inks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Inks and Dick Matthews

Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
199.26
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
213.33
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
600
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
553.51
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
39
520
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.709
0.709
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
166.05
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
8
106.67
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
143.91
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
7
93.33
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
22.14
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Bert Inks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Inks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
22.14
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bert Inks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Inks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.84
68.29
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2.46
32.74
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
188.19
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
9
120
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
208.12
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
11
146.67
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.493
0.493
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
79.7
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
39.85
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
119.56
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36.2
80.15
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
38.51
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.43
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
37.64
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Bert Inks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Inks
Career
Per 600 PA
22
48.71
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Bert Inks
Career
Per 600 PA
12.32
12.32
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bert Inks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.77
0.77
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bert Inks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.43
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Bert Inks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Inks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.43
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Inks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.43
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Inks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA