Tommy Layne vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Tommy Layne
MillenialMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Tommy Layne 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 3.61 and 1.370 for Tommy Layne. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tommy Layne and Dick Matthews

Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
12.99
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.48
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.54
61.54
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
3.61
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149.2
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
7.64
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.64
7.64
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.48
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.04
0.04
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
4.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
8.24
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
4.79
Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.72
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
640
38.49
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.35
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
3.97
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.36
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.78
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
32.95
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Tommy Layne and Dick Matthews

Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
12.99
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149.2
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.02
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.26
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
2.47
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
2.29
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.68
92.68
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.176
0.176
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Layne and Dick Matthews

Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
213.33
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
600
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
520
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Layne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Layne
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA