Elmer Leonard vs. Jon Matlack — Career Comparison

Elmer Leonard
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican 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 Elmer Leonard as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Elmer Leonard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.84 and WHIP 1.895 compared to 3.18 and 1.262 for Jon Matlack. By the career numbers, Elmer Leonard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Elmer Leonard and Jon Matlack

Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.37
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
1.37
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.21
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.95
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.48
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.48
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.8
49.8
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.09
88.09
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.37
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.11
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.84
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
835
3.18
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7089
27
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2363
9
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
12.32
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2276
8.67
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.32
12.32
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
0.61
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
4.74
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
2.43
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.26
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
4.74
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1516
5.77
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.912
0.912
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.26
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.1
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
43.11
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9789
37.28
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.21
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
3.69
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.37
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.23
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.69
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.895
1.895
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
37.42
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8968
34.16
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.377
0.377
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.11
43.11
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28

Fielding Stats for Elmer Leonard and Jon Matlack

Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
1.37
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.21
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7089
27
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2363
9
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.26
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
1.32
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
1.66
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
1.58
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.17
95.17
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.147
1.147
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.09
88.09
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Elmer Leonard and Jon Matlack

Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
333.33
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
401.48
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
541
600
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
441
489.09
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
63.22
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
59.89
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.33
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.33
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
54.44
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.01
15.53
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
66.54
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
127.54
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
35.49
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
25.51
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
333.33
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
61
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.08
72.31
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.18
12.4
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.11
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
63.22
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
217
240.67
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
2.49
2.49
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
45.47
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Elmer Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.76
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA