Leon Chagnon vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Leon Chagnon
Greatest GenerationNew HampshireThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Leon Chagnon 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 4.51 and 1.391 for Leon Chagnon. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Leon Chagnon and Dick Matthews

Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
3.09
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.43
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.37
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.29
54.29
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.3
16.3
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
4.51
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1180
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393.1
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
10.14
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.78
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
2.38
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
3.5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.79
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.653
0.653
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.25
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.25
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1726
39.49
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.51
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
4.99
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.391
1.391
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1611
36.86
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.49
39.49
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Leon Chagnon and Dick Matthews

Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.28
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
27
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112.2
9
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.15
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.726
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Leon Chagnon and Dick Matthews

Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
736.36
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
600
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
572.73
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
39
520
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
92.73
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
65.45
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.36
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.91
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
23.61
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
130.91
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
9
120
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
103.64
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.73
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.36
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
49.09
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.18
17.34
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.91
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
18
98.18
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
6.11
6.11
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.36
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA