Lefty Leifield vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Lefty Leifield
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Dick Matthews posted a stronger line than Lefty Leifield. Dick Matthews posted stronger numbers in ERA (1.6 vs 2.47) and WHIP (0.950 vs 1.212). By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Leifield and Dick Matthews

Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.45
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
1.06
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.61
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.47
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.11
56.11
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.97
72.97
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.68
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.16
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
505
2.47
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5514
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1838
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1673
8.19
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.19
8.19
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.13
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
2.71
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
3.02
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.79
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.637
0.637
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.42
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7411
36.29
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.28
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
694
3.4
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.212
1.212
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6772
33.16
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.29
36.29
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Lefty Leifield and Dick Matthews

Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
2.16
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.11
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3711
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1237
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.62
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
4.06
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.4
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.2
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
4.87
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.88
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
4.68
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.88
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.97
95.97
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.165
2.165
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.52
51.52
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Leifield and Dick Matthews

Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
260.26
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
687
600
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
611
533.62
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
39
520
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.507
0.507
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
93.45
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
75.98
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
9.61
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.86
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
17.47
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35.87
31.33
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
118.78
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
137.12
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
40.17
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
26.2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
66.38
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35.84
31.3
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.75
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
41.92
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
138
120.52
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
4.98
4.98
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
22.71
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.37
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.37
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA