Dan Jennings vs. Leroy Matlock — Career Comparison

Dan Jennings
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican 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 Dan Jennings as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dan Jennings posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.1 and WHIP 1.486 compared to 3.93 and 1.312 for Leroy Matlock. By the career numbers, Dan Jennings had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan Jennings and Leroy Matlock

Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
10.07
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
1.38
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.03
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.44
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.61
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.33
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.95
45.95
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.63
64.63
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.17
74.17
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.6
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.1
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
3.93
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1046
27
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2340
27
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.2
9
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
780
9
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
8.8
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
793
9.15
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.65
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.46
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
4.05
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
2.65
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
7.25
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
4.6
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.806
0.806
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.49
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1512
39.03
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3312
38.22
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.99
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.17
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
3.64
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
416
4.8
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.78
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.41
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.19
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.81
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.428
1.428
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
34.05
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3006
34.68
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Dan Jennings and Leroy Matlock

Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
10.07
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
1.43
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1046
27
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2939
27
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.2
9
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
979.2
9
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.46
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.21
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.39
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.03
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.96
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
3.38
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.86
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
3.24
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.74
94.74
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.185
0.185
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.263
2.263
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.87
69.87
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.17
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Jennings and Leroy Matlock

Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
390
58500
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
161
222.58
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
600
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
518.43
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.624
0.624
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
114.75
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
92.63
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
15.21
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.76
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.15
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
22.12
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
186.79
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.15
47.21
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
147.93
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
161.75
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.503
0.503
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
80.18
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.92
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
129.95
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
180.17
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38.48
53.2
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.38
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.62
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.15
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144.67
144.67
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
34.56
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.29
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.29
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100