Dick Matthews vs. Bill McAfee — Career Comparison

Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill McAfee
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill McAfee 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 5.69 and 1.704 for Bill McAfee. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Matthews and Bill McAfee

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
4
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.48
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
5.69
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
560
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186.2
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
11.43
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
3.91
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.79
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
2.12
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
41.51
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.31
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
6.61
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.704
1.704
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
776
37.41
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.51
41.51

Fielding Stats for Dick Matthews and Bill McAfee

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.28
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
27
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112.2
9
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.34
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Matthews and Bill McAfee

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
873.68
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
600
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
39
520
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
547.37
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
94.74
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
5
52.63
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.05
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.11
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2.46
32.74
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
35.64
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
9
120
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
168.42
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
10
105.26
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.493
0.493
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.11
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.58
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
63.16
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
2.83
29.78
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.53
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
12
126.32
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
4.75
4.75
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Bill McAfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.11
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill McAfee
Career
Per 600 PA