Tom Funk vs. Leroy Matlock — Career Comparison

Tom Funk
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican 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 Tom Funk 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 6.48 and 1.920 for Tom Funk. By the career numbers, Leroy Matlock had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Funk and Leroy Matlock

Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.38
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.03
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.61
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.33
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.63
64.63
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.17
74.17
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.6
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
3.93
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2340
27
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
780
9
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10.8
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
793
9.15
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.46
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
2.65
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
4.6
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.806
0.806
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3312
38.22
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.17
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
4.8
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.78
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.81
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
37.8
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3006
34.68
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Tom Funk and Leroy Matlock

Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
1.43
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2939
27
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
979.2
9
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.21
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.03
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
3.38
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
3.24
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.92
95.92
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.263
2.263
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.87
69.87
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.17
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Funk and Leroy Matlock

Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
4800
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
222.58
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
600
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
518.43
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.624
0.624
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
114.75
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
92.63
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
15.21
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.76
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.15
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
22.12
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.15
47.21
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
147.93
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
161.75
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.503
0.503
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
80.18
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.92
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
129.95
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.48
53.2
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.38
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.62
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.15
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144.67
144.67
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
34.56
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.29
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.29
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100