Dale Matthewson vs. Mike Montgomery — Career Comparison

Dale Matthewson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Montgomery
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Montgomery built a career as a starting pitcher and Dale Matthewson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Montgomery posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.84 and WHIP 1.368 compared to 4.34 and 1.328 for Dale Matthewson. By the career numbers, Mike Montgomery had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dale Matthewson and Mike Montgomery

Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.34
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
3.04
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.16
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.38
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.47
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.57
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.35
40.35
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.25
38.25
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.34
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
3.84
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
27
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1623
27
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
9
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
9
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
8.22
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
524
8.72
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.96
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
3.72
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.39
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.2
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.48
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
6.9
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.9
6.9
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.144
1.144
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.57
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.55
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
37.55
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
38.4
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.86
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.68
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.34
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
4.19
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.23
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.11
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.346
1.346
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
33.83
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2047
34.05
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.4
38.4

Fielding Stats for Dale Matthewson and Mike Montgomery

Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
3.04
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.16
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1623
27
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
9
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.62
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.31
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.98
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.93
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.48
97.48
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.464
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.634
0.634
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.25
38.25
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dale Matthewson and Mike Montgomery

Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
2900
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
1298.82
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
564.71
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
70.59
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
56.47
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
18.03
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.44
17.22
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
98.82
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
77.65
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
56.47
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
35.29
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
21.87
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-2.22
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
40
282.35
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
28.24
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA