Dick Matthews vs. Darren O'Day — Career Comparison

Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darren O'Day
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Darren O'Day 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 2.59 and 1.074 for Darren O'Day. 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 Darren O'Day

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
9.52
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.62
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.31
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.31
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
2.59
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.207
0.207
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
609
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
6.77
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.95
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
2.54
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.35
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
4.79
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
637
9.41
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.41
9.41
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.74
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2461
36.37
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.29
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
2.79
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.25
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.61
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.035
1.035
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
32.83
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
32.69
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.37
36.37

Fielding Stats for Dick Matthews and Darren O'Day

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
9.52
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
609
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.43
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.98
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.51
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.4
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.14
93.14
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.148
0.148
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Matthews and Darren O'Day

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
644
386400
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
520
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA