Dick Matthews vs. Cesar Valdez — Career Comparison

Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cesar Valdez
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Cesar Valdez 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 6.11 and 1.643 for Cesar Valdez. 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 Cesar Valdez

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.54
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
6.11
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
11.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.33
11.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.37
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
3.05
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
4.79
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
7.31
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.56
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
505
40.58
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.57
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
6.83
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.83
6.83
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.598
1.598
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
37.13
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.58
40.58

Fielding Stats for Dick Matthews and Cesar Valdez

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.54
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.64
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.37
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.37
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Matthews and Cesar Valdez

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
10350
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
520
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-64.8
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA