Joey Long vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Joey Long
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Joey Long 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 8.18 and 2.364 for Joey Long. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joey Long and Dick Matthews

Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
8.18
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
8.18
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.18
8.18
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
13.91
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.91
13.91
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6.55
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.55
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
4.79
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.455
1.455
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
49.09
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.273
2.273
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
40.91
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Joey Long and Dick Matthews

Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
8.18
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.45
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.45
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joey Long and Dick Matthews

Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
10
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
213.33
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
600
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
520
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA