Dick Matthews vs. Bill Merritt — Career Comparison

Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Merritt
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Dick Matthews posted a stronger line than Bill Merritt. Dick Matthews posted stronger numbers in ERA (1.6 vs 3.85) and WHIP (0.950 vs 1.476). By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Dick Matthews and Bill Merritt

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.31
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.09
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.44
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.65
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.8
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
3.85
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
9.22
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.44
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
4.06
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.79
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
4.06
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.903
0.903
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
38.69
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.22
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
5.08
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.31
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.94
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.476
1.476
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
33.02
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Dick Matthews and Bill Merritt

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.28
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
1.21
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
690
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
230
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.25
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.66
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
2.58
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.129
2.129
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.32
90.32
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Matthews and Bill Merritt

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
213.33
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
192
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
600
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
39
520
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
552
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
8
106.67
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
108
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
84
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
24
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
24
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2.46
32.74
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.23
37.39
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
9
120
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
132
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
138
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
72
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
30
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
102
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.33
37.98
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
30
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
18
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
30
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
30
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100