Dick Matthews vs. Bobby Thigpen — Career Comparison

Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bobby Thigpen
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Bobby Thigpen 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 3.43 and 1.412 for Bobby Thigpen. 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 Bobby Thigpen

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
7.09
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.49
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.27
46.27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.18
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
3.43
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1706
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568.2
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
537
8.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.5
8.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.89
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
3.77
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
4.79
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
5.95
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.95
5.95
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.36
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2448
38.74
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
5.63
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
3.75
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.51
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.4
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.76
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.363
1.363
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
33.71
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Dick Matthews and Bobby Thigpen

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
7.09
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1706
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568.2
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.68
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.12
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
1.87
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
1.8
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.61
96.61
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Matthews and Bobby Thigpen

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
448
268800
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
520
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA