Tim Davis vs. Leroy Matlock — Career Comparison

Tim Davis
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican 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 Tim Davis 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 4.62 and 1.696 for Tim Davis. By the career numbers, Leroy Matlock had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tim Davis and Leroy Matlock

Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
6.53
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.38
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.44
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.03
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.44
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.61
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.37
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.33
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.55
54.55
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.63
64.63
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.17
74.17
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.6
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.62
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
3.93
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
27
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2340
27
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
122.2
9
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
780
9
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
9.98
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
793
9.15
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.98
9.98
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.81
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.46
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
4.7
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
2.65
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.59
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
6.68
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
4.6
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.68
6.68
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.264
1.264
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.806
0.806
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.44
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
41.09
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3312
38.22
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.25
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.17
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
5.28
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
4.8
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.78
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.37
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.81
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.81
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
35.44
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3006
34.68
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.09
41.09
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Tim Davis and Leroy Matlock

Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
6.53
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
1.43
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.44
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
27
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2939
27
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
122.2
9
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
979.2
9
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.44
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.21
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.61
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.03
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.13
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
3.38
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
2.05
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
3.24
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.92
95.92
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.263
2.263
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.87
69.87
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.17
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Davis and Leroy Matlock

Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
89
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
222.58
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
434
600
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
518.43
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.624
0.624
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
114.75
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
92.63
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
15.21
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.76
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.15
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
22.12
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.15
47.21
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
147.93
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
161.75
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.503
0.503
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
80.18
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.92
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
129.95
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.48
53.2
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.38
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.62
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.15
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144.67
144.67
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
34.56
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.29
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.29
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100