Dick Matthews vs. Hisanori Takahashi — Career Comparison

Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher
Hisanori Takahashi
Gen XJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Hisanori Takahashi 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 3.99 and 1.340 for Hisanori Takahashi. 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 Hisanori Takahashi

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
6.21
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.44
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.52
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.44
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.85
53.85
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.37
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
3.99
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
730
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243.1
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
8.36
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.36
8.36
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.07
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
3.11
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.59
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
4.79
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
8.17
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.253
1.253
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1023
37.84
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.92
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
4.25
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.55
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.55
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.274
1.274
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
33.88
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.84
37.84

Fielding Stats for Dick Matthews and Hisanori Takahashi

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
6.21
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.44
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
730
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243.1
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.41
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.18
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.66
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.59
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.56
95.56
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Matthews and Hisanori Takahashi

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
5040
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
520
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
16
480
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
1.66
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.82
-24.7
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
6.67
6.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Hisanori Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Hisanori Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA