Dale Matthewson vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Dale Matthewson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Dale Matthewson and Tom Thomas are fairly close on the surface numbers. Dale Matthewson carried a career ERA of 4.34 against Tom Thomas's 3.31. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Dale Matthewson and Tom Thomas — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dale Matthewson and Tom Thomas

Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.34
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.47
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
4.34
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
8.22
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
3.72
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
2.48
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.61
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
37.55
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
37.97
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.86
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.22
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.34
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
33.83
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Dale Matthewson and Tom Thomas

Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
27
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
9
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.57
78.57
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.464
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dale Matthewson and Tom Thomas

Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
2900
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
530.77
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
18.03
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
21.87
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA