Tony Arnold vs. Leroy Matlock — Career Comparison

Tony Arnold
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Leroy Matlock
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Leroy Matlock built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Arnold as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Leroy Matlock posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.93 and WHIP 1.312 compared to 5.06 and 1.685 for Tony Arnold. By the career numbers, Leroy Matlock had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Arnold and Leroy Matlock

Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.37
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.38
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.03
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.61
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.33
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.63
64.63
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.17
74.17
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.6
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.06
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
3.93
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
27
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2340
27
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.1
9
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
780
9
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
11.03
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
793
9.15
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.03
11.03
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.92
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.46
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
3.22
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
2.65
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.92
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.87
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
4.6
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.677
0.677
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.806
0.806
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
39.41
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3312
38.22
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.49
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.17
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
5.74
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
4.8
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.8
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.78
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.95
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.81
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.583
1.583
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
35.04
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3006
34.68
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.41
39.41
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Tony Arnold and Leroy Matlock

Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.37
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
1.43
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
27
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2939
27
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.1
9
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
979.2
9
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.03
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.21
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.99
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
2.03
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.02
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
3.38
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.02
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
3.24
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.92
95.92
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.921
0.921
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.263
2.263
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.87
69.87
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.17
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Arnold and Leroy Matlock

Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
38
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
222.58
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
434
600
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
518.43
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.624
0.624
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
114.75
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
92.63
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
15.21
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.76
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.15
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
22.12
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.15
47.21
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
147.93
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
161.75
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.503
0.503
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
80.18
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.92
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
129.95
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.48
53.2
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.38
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.62
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.15
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144.67
144.67
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
34.56
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.29
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.29
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100