Fred Lamlein vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Fred Lamlein
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Lamlein 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 4.29 and 1.571 for Fred Lamlein. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Lamlein and Dick Matthews

Fred Lamlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Fred Lamlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Lamlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
4.29
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Fred Lamlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Fred Lamlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Lamlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
2.14
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
5.14
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
4.79
Fred Lamlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Fred Lamlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.71
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Lamlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
40.71
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Fred Lamlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.71
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Lamlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
8.14
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.14
8.14
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Fred Lamlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.571
1.571
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
38.57
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.359
0.359
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Fred Lamlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.71
40.71
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Fred Lamlein and Dick Matthews

Fred Lamlein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.28
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
27
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112.2
9
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Lamlein and Dick Matthews

Fred Lamlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
520
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
40
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-9.54
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lamlein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
75
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lamlein
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA