Dick Matthews vs. Russ Meers — Career Comparison

Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher
Russ Meers
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Russ Meers 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 3.98 and 1.482 for Russ Meers. 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 Russ Meers

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.63
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.43
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
3.98
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.2
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
8.18
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.18
8.18
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
5.16
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.79
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
3.76
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.992
0.992
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.86
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
38.83
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.94
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
4.52
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
33.35
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Dick Matthews and Russ Meers

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.28
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
27
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112.2
9
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.442
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Matthews and Russ Meers

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
1433.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
520
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
566.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
93.33
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
9.91
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
40
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.03
-0.93
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
7
233.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA