Paul Martin vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Paul Martin
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Paul Martin 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 14.14 and 4.286 for Paul Martin. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Paul Martin and Dick Matthews

Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.12
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Paul Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
14.14
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.14
14.14
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.45
19.45
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Paul Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
16.71
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.71
16.71
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
21.86
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.86
21.86
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.86
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.79
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Paul Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.857
2.857
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Paul Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
63
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Paul Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
15.43
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.43
15.43
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Paul Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.286
4.286
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
39.86
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.464
0.464
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Paul Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
63
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Paul Martin and Dick Matthews

Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
8.59
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.12
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.1
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Paul Martin and Dick Matthews

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