Frank LaCorte vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Frank LaCorte
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Frank LaCorte 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 5.01 and 1.512 for Frank LaCorte. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Frank LaCorte and Dick Matthews

Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
4.65
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.59
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.42
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.81
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.33
34.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.65
12.65
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.48
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
5.01
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1470
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
8.39
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
4.74
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.48
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
6.83
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
4.79
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.83
6.83
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.48
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2159
39.66
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
2.3
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
5.46
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.57
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.46
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.459
1.459
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1835
33.7
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.66
39.66
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Frank LaCorte and Dick Matthews

Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
4.65
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.59
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1470
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.83
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.21
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.07
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.88
87.88
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.229
0.229
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.65
12.65
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank LaCorte and Dick Matthews

Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
1719.1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
600
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
519.1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
520
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
8
53.93
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
7
47.19
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.74
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.74
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
1.01
6.79
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
9
60.67
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
9
60.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.48
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
33.71
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
47.19
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.73
-11.63
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.74
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
28
188.76
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
3.18
3.18
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
67.42
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.74
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA