Doc Leitner vs. Jon Matlack — Career Comparison

Doc Leitner
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jon Matlack
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Jon Matlack built a career as a starting pitcher and Doc Leitner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jon Matlack posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.18 and WHIP 1.262 compared to 5.68 and 1.692 for Doc Leitner. By the career numbers, Jon Matlack had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Leitner and Jon Matlack

Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.11
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
1.37
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.11
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.21
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.48
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.83
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.48
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.8
49.8
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.09
88.09
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.11
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.37
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.11
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.68
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
835
3.18
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
27
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7089
27
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
9
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2363
9
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
9.55
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2276
8.67
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.83
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.61
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.68
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
2.43
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.26
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
3.74
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1516
5.77
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.912
0.912
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.66
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.26
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.1
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
42.51
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9789
37.28
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
9.14
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
3.69
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.37
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.23
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.69
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.692
1.692
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
36.83
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8968
34.16
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.51
42.51
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28

Fielding Stats for Doc Leitner and Jon Matlack

Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.11
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
1.37
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.21
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
27
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7089
27
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
9
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2363
9
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.26
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
1.32
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.08
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.11
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
1.66
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
1.58
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.17
95.17
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.147
1.147
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.09
88.09
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Leitner and Jon Matlack

Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
8
177.78
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
401.48
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
541
600
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
600
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
441
489.09
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
63.22
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
59.89
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.33
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.33
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
14.57
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.01
15.53
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
66.54
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
127.54
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
35.49
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
25.51
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
61
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
2.93
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.18
12.4
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
63.22
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
217
240.67
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
5.4
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
2.49
2.49
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
45.47
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.76
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA