Craig Lefferts vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Craig Lefferts
Baby BoomersWest GermanyThrows LeftBats LeftEuropeSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Craig Lefferts 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 3.43 and 1.296 for Craig Lefferts. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Craig Lefferts and Dick Matthews

Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
5.47
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.46
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.57
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.62
44.62
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.79
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
3.43
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3437
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145.2
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1108
8.7
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.94
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
2.53
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.43
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
719
5.65
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
4.79
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.24
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4754
37.35
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
2.25
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
3.85
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.61
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.31
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.69
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.248
1.248
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4304
33.81
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.35
37.35
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Craig Lefferts and Dick Matthews

Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
5.47
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3437
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145.2
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.44
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
1.21
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.71
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
1.65
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Craig Lefferts and Dick Matthews

Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
2844.9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
600
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
538.78
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
39
520
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
65.31
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
53.06
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.16
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12.24
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.21
13.1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
85.71
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
69.39
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
16.33
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12.24
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
24.49
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-4.95
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.08
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
64
261.22
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
2.3
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.14
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA