Dick Matthews vs. James McJames — Career Comparison

Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher
James McJames
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and James McJames 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 3.43 and 1.452 for James McJames. 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 James McJames

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.28
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.18
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
1.07
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.52
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.53
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.69
49.69
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.01
91.01
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.91
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
3.43
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4084
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361.1
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
1414
9.35
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
3.72
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.79
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
593
3.92
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.849
0.849
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.52
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.37
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5933
39.22
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
816
5.39
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.452
1.452
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5314
35.13
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.22
39.22

Fielding Stats for Dick Matthews and James McJames

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.28
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.18
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4083
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.24
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
2.03
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.23
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
2.5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
2.27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.74
90.74
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.927
1.927
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Matthews and James McJames

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
213.33
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
191.4
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
558
600
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
39
520
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
577.42
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
93.55
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
75.27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.98
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.3
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
18.28
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.27
22.87
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
116.13
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
111.83
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
45.16
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
41.94
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
87.1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.43
16.59
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
18.28
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
92
98.92
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
6.07
6.07
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.3
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.38
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.38
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100