Joe Grahe vs. Leroy Matlock — Career Comparison

Joe Grahe
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican 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 Joe Grahe 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 4.41 and 1.614 for Joe Grahe. By the career numbers, Leroy Matlock had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grahe and Leroy Matlock

Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.2
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
1.38
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.88
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.03
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.49
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.61
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.67
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.33
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.63
64.63
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.86
20.86
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.17
74.17
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.6
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.01
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.41
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
3.93
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1201
27
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2340
27
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
400.1
9
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
780
9
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
10.14
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
793
9.15
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.61
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.46
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
4.09
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
2.65
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
4.59
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
4.6
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.964
0.964
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.806
0.806
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.4
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.58
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1812
40.74
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3312
38.22
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.27
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.17
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
5.01
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
4.8
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.29
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.78
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.01
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.81
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.581
1.581
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1574
35.39
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3006
34.68
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.74
40.74
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Joe Grahe and Leroy Matlock

Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.2
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
1.43
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.88
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1201
27
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2939
27
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
400.1
9
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
979.2
9
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.72
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.21
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
1.64
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.03
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
2.47
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
3.38
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
2.36
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
3.24
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
95.45
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.562
0.562
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.263
2.263
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.86
20.86
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.87
69.87
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.17
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grahe and Leroy Matlock

Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
4315.38
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
161
222.58
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
600
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
19
438.46
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
518.43
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.624
0.624
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
114.75
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
92.63
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
15.21
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.76
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.15
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
22.12
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
56.17
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.15
47.21
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
147.93
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
161.54
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
161.75
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.503
0.503
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
80.18
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.92
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
129.95
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
68.74
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38.48
53.2
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.38
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.62
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
138.46
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.15
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
4.33
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144.67
144.67
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
34.56
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.29
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.29
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100