Henry Mathewson vs. Dick Selma — Career Comparison

Henry Mathewson
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Selma
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Henry Mathewson built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Selma as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Selma posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.62 and WHIP 1.380 compared to 4.91 and 2.000 for Henry Mathewson. By the career numbers, Dick Selma had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Henry Mathewson and Dick Selma

Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.45
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
3.29
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.81
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.45
Henry Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.58
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Henry Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.76
24.76
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.33
Henry Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.91
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
3.62
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.73
6.73
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Henry Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.236
0.236
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2520
27
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
840
9
Henry Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.55
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
734
7.86
Henry Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.86
7.86
Henry Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.74
Henry Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Henry Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Henry Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
11.45
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
4.08
Henry Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.47
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.45
11.45
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
7.3
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Henry Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.455
1.455
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.264
1.264
Henry Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.49
Henry Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.29
Henry Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
45
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3558
38.12
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
1.33
Henry Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.73
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
4.02
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Henry Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Henry Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.13
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
32.73
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3116
33.39
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Henry Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Henry Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Henry Mathewson and Dick Selma

Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.45
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
3.31
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.81
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2526
27
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842
9
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.56
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.27
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
1.68
Henry Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.27
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
2.31
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.27
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
2.23
Henry Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.76
96.76
Henry Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.674
0.674
Henry Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.52
24.52
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Henry Mathewson and Dick Selma

Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
860.18
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
538.94
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
92.92
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
74.34
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.27
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.58
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.1
21.51
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
116.81
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.51
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.58
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
53.1
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.17
-33.76
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
15.88
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.27
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
76
201.77
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.97
2.97
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
42.48
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Henry Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.62
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Henry Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100