Les Lancaster vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Les Lancaster
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Les Lancaster 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 4.05 and 1.451 for Les Lancaster. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Les Lancaster and Dick Matthews

Les Lancaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Les Lancaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
4.13
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Les Lancaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Les Lancaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.52
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.36
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.42
59.42
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.07
12.07
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Les Lancaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.28
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
4.05
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Les Lancaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2111
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Les Lancaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
703.2
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
9.14
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.77
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
3.34
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.58
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Les Lancaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
5.22
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
4.79
Les Lancaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Les Lancaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.36
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.18
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Les Lancaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3032
38.78
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Les Lancaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.41
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
4.41
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.42
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.4
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Les Lancaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.56
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.387
1.387
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Les Lancaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2696
34.48
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Les Lancaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Les Lancaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Les Lancaster and Dick Matthews

Les Lancaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Les Lancaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
4.14
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Les Lancaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Les Lancaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2111
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Les Lancaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
703.2
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Les Lancaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.69
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Les Lancaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.07
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Les Lancaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
1.78
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Les Lancaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.77
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.28
99.28
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.04
12.04
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Les Lancaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Les Lancaster and Dick Matthews

Les Lancaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Les Lancaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
1309.46
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Les Lancaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
600
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Les Lancaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
535.14
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
39
520
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Les Lancaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
52.7
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Les Lancaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
36.49
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Les Lancaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.22
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Lancaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.22
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Les Lancaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
9.66
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Les Lancaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
68.92
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Les Lancaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
72.97
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Les Lancaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Les Lancaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
24.32
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Les Lancaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Les Lancaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
44.59
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.55
-10.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Lancaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
20.27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 600 PA
64
259.46
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
2.31
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Les Lancaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
44.59
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Lancaster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA