Jacob Lindgren vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Jacob Lindgren
MillenialMississippiThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Jacob Lindgren 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 5.14 and 1.286 for Jacob Lindgren. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jacob Lindgren and Dick Matthews

Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Jacob Lindgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob Lindgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.14
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.208
0.208
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Jacob Lindgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.43
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
6.63
Jacob Lindgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.63
6.63
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.86
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jacob Lindgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.14
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
10.29
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
4.79
Jacob Lindgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.29
10.29
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jacob Lindgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.714
1.714
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob Lindgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
37.29
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Jacob Lindgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob Lindgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.14
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Jacob Lindgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.286
1.286
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
30.86
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
32.83
Jacob Lindgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Jacob Lindgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.154
0.154
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Jacob Lindgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.29
37.29
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Jacob Lindgren and Dick Matthews

Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jacob Lindgren and Dick Matthews

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