Clayton Lambert vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Clayton Lambert
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Clayton Lambert 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 5.4 and 1.474 for Clayton Lambert. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clayton Lambert and Dick Matthews

Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.01
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
5.4
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.1
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
9.26
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.93
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
4.01
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
3.24
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.79
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.806
0.806
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
38.11
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.23
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
5.71
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.474
1.474
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
33.94
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.11
38.11
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Clayton Lambert and Dick Matthews

Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.28
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
27
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112.2
9
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clayton Lambert and Dick Matthews

Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
1114.29
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
520
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
10.96
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.09
-4.06
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA