Dick Matthews vs. Marc Valdes — Career Comparison

Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher
Marc Valdes
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Marc Valdes 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 4.95 and 1.628 for Marc Valdes. 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 Marc Valdes

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
5.17
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.54
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.28
15.28
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
4.95
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
752
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250.2
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
10.09
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.09
10.09
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.75
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
4.24
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
4.79
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
4.85
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.009
1.009
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.57
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1145
41.11
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.26
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
5.82
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.39
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.47
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.97
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.592
1.592
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
987
35.44
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.11
41.11

Fielding Stats for Dick Matthews and Marc Valdes

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
5.17
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
752
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250.2
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.01
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.94
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.15
98.15
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.28
15.28
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Matthews and Marc Valdes

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
1878.26
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
39
520
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
560.87
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
4
52.17
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
4
52.17
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
8.2
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
4
52.17
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.77
-10.07
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
15
195.65
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
3.07
3.07
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA