Dick Matthews vs. Andy McGaffigan — Career Comparison

Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher
Andy McGaffigan
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Andy McGaffigan 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 3.38 and 1.326 for Andy McGaffigan. 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 Andy McGaffigan

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
3.92
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.67
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.41
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.36
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.52
53.52
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.08
17.08
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.26
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
3.38
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2500
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
833.1
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
773
8.35
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.59
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
3.18
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.41
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
4.79
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
6.59
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.085
1.085
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.32
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.17
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.17
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3505
37.85
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.21
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
3.79
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.42
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.65
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3134
33.85
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85

Fielding Stats for Dick Matthews and Andy McGaffigan

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
3.92
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.66
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2500
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
833.1
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.49
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.84
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.18
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.51
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.86
87.86
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.8
16.8
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Matthews and Andy McGaffigan

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
365
1520.83
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
600
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
39
520
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
525
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
25
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12.5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12.5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
3.66
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
37.5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
50
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.17
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.83
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
25
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.08
-29.52
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
25
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
80
333.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
50
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.17
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy McGaffigan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.17
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy McGaffigan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0