Dick Matthews vs. Phil Niekro — Career Comparison

Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher
Phil Niekro
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Dick Matthews posted a stronger line than Phil Niekro. Dick Matthews posted stronger numbers in ERA (1.6 vs 3.35) and WHIP (0.950 vs 1.284). 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 Phil Niekro

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
1.44
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.12
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
1.19
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
0.53
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
0.46
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.72
53.72
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.87
82.87
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
0.41
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.07
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.05
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2012
3.35
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16213
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5404.1
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
5044
8.4
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.4
8.4
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
0.8
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1809
3.01
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.14
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
4.79
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3342
5.57
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.953
0.953
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.38
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.2
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.07
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22677
37.76
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.14
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2337
3.89
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.28
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.14
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
0.49
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.268
1.268
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20491
34.12
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Dick Matthews and Phil Niekro

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
1.44
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.12
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
1.19
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16213
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5404.1
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
0.64
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
878
1.46
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.06
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1301
2.17
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1264
2.1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.87
82.87
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.14
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Matthews and Phil Niekro

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
866
304.39
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1707
600
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
39
520
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1537
540.25
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
91.39
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
73.81
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
14.76
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.46
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
17.57
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55.59
19.54
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
325
114.24
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
101.58
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
28.12
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
38.31
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
63.97
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.77
12.22
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.22
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
5.98
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
314
110.37
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
5.44
5.44
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
45.34
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.22
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
35
12.3
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0