Gary Lavelle vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Gary Lavelle
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Lavelle 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 2.93 and 1.447 for Gary Lavelle. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gary Lavelle and Dick Matthews

Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
6.18
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.66
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.64
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.96
50.96
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.13
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
2.93
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3255
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1085
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1004
8.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.33
8.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
3.65
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
1.05
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
6.38
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
4.79
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.38
6.38
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.114
1.114
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.16
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.15
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4604
38.19
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.31
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.43
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.3
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.82
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.331
1.331
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4034
33.46
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.19
38.19
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Gary Lavelle and Dick Matthews

Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
6.18
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3255
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1085
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.4
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
2.02
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
1.9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.24
94.24
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gary Lavelle and Dick Matthews

Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
745
3492.19
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
600
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
520.31
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
39
520
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
42.19
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.81
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
9.38
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
9.38
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.89
4.15
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
51.56
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
56.25
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
23.44
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.75
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
42.19
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.91
-23.03
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.06
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
52
243.75
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
2.46
2.46
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
65.63
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.38
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lavelle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA