Dick Matthews vs. Willis Roberts — Career Comparison

Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher
Willis Roberts
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Willis Roberts 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 4.64 and 1.521 for Willis Roberts. 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 Willis Roberts

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
5.13
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.62
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.59
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.52
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.13
53.13
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.16
12.16
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.24
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
4.64
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
779
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259.2
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
9.6
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.6
9.6
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.94
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
3.88
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
4.79
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
6.2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.45
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.87
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1165
40.38
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.87
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
5.06
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.24
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.38
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.73
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.498
1.498
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
35.01
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.38
40.38

Fielding Stats for Dick Matthews and Willis Roberts

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
5.13
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.62
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
779
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259.2
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.52
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.35
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
2.04
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.87
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.53
91.53
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.365
0.365
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.16
12.16
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Matthews and Willis Roberts

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
14800
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
520
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
93.33
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
18.03
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
18.45
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
40
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA