Dick Matthews vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Roy Thomas 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 3.82 and 1.455 for Roy Thomas. 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 Roy Thomas

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.24
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.52
64.52
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
3.82
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
8.31
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.71
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
4.79
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1799
38.61
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
4.36
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.32
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1548
33.22
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Dick Matthews and Roy Thomas

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.16
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Matthews and Roy Thomas

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
520
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA