Dick Matthews vs. Duane Theiss — Career Comparison

Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher
Duane Theiss
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Duane Theiss 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 5.33 and 1.963 for Duane Theiss. 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 Duane Theiss

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Duane Theiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Duane Theiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
6.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Duane Theiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Duane Theiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Duane Theiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.67
9.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.05
0.05
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Duane Theiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
6.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.79
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Duane Theiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.074
1.074
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
42
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Theiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Duane Theiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Duane Theiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.778
1.778
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
32.83
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
32
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Duane Theiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63
Duane Theiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42

Fielding Stats for Dick Matthews and Duane Theiss

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Duane Theiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Duane Theiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
6.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Matthews and Duane Theiss

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Duane Theiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Duane Theiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
4000
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
520
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-38.03
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Duane Theiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
40
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Duane Theiss
Career
Per 600 PA