Dick Matthews vs. Alex Young — Career Comparison

Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher
Alex Young
MillenialIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Young 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 4.34 and 1.437 for Alex Young. 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 Alex Young

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.74
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.81
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.58
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.12
14.12
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
4.34
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
9.24
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.59
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
3.44
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
4.79
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
7.75
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.75
7.75
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1219
39.51
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.91
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
5.06
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.88
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.408
1.408
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1089
35.3
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.51
39.51

Fielding Stats for Dick Matthews and Alex Young

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.74
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.81
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.45
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.78
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.26
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.23
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.44
97.44
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.215
0.215
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.12
14.12
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Matthews and Alex Young

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
3662.07
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
520
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.63
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.47
-51.03
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
22
455.17
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1.32
1.32
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA