Ezra Lincoln vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Ezra Lincoln
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Ezra Lincoln 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 5.28 and 1.790 for Ezra Lincoln. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ezra Lincoln and Dick Matthews

Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ezra Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.17
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.28
Ezra Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.17
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.12
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.91
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.65
17.65
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Ezra Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Ezra Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.98
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.28
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Ezra Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Ezra Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
12.39
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.39
12.39
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
3.72
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.83
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.79
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.616
0.616
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.46
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ezra Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
658
42.91
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
8.41
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Ezra Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Ezra Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
599
39.07
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Ezra Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.91
42.91
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Ezra Lincoln and Dick Matthews

Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ezra Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.17
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.28
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Ezra Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Ezra Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Ezra Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
2.02
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ezra Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
2.61
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Ezra Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
2.41
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.5
92.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.056
2.056
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ezra Lincoln and Dick Matthews

Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ezra Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
177.05
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
213.33
Ezra Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
600
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Ezra Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
580.33
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
39
520
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
8
78.69
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
7
68.85
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
1.47
14.47
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
9
88.52
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ezra Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Ezra Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
39.34
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
1.98
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
2
19.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
15
147.54
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
4.07
4.07
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ezra Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA