Dick Matthews vs. Bill Trotter — Career Comparison

Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Trotter
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Trotter 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 5.4 and 1.641 for Bill Trotter. 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 Bill Trotter

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
3.04
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.58
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.41
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.63
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.02
19.02
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
5.4
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1450
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483.1
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
619
11.53
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.53
11.53
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.86
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
3.24
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.79
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
2.94
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.687
0.687
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.28
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2208
41.11
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.51
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
6.59
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.641
1.641
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2019
37.6
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.11
41.11

Fielding Stats for Dick Matthews and Bill Trotter

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.28
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
27
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112.2
9
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.64
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.706
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Matthews and Bill Trotter

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
688.73
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
600
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
520
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
460.56
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
25.35
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.13
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.23
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.23
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
5.61
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
29.58
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
105.63
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
25.35
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.23
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
29.58
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.81
-7.64
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
80.28
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
63
266.2
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
59.15
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.68
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA