Dick Matthews vs. Ed Stauffer — Career Comparison

Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Stauffer
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Stauffer 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 5.85 and 1.887 for Ed Stauffer. 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 Ed Stauffer

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
5.85
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
5.85
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.1
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
10.86
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.05
0.05
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.12
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.79
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
3.62
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
42.59
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.78
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
6.68
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.887
1.887
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
36.46
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.59
42.59

Fielding Stats for Dick Matthews and Ed Stauffer

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.28
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
27
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112.2
9
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.191
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Matthews and Ed Stauffer

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3150
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
520
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
106.67
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
93.33
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.46
32.74
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
120
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
146.67
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.493
0.493
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
40
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.89
38.51
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
43.44
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA