Ray Lamb vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Ray Lamb
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray Lamb 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 3.54 and 1.458 for Ray Lamb. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ray Lamb and Dick Matthews

Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.66
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.42
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.49
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.51
46.51
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.13
20.13
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
3.54
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
8.85
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.62
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
3.69
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.57
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
5.48
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
4.79
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.48
5.48
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.019
1.019
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.38
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1822
38.67
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.74
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
3.88
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.47
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.25
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.21
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1606
34.09
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.67
38.67
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Ray Lamb and Dick Matthews

Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.66
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.38
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
1.49
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.4
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.29
94.29
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.13
20.13
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Lamb and Dick Matthews

Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
1140.74
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
600
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
511.11
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
520
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
4
29.63
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
4
29.63
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
3.88
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
4
29.63
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
11
81.48
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
22.22
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.22
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.44
-18.09
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
51.85
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
30
222.22
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
2.7
2.7
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
37.04
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.41
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA