Carlisle Littlejohn vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Carlisle Littlejohn
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Carlisle Littlejohn 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 4.14 and 1.500 for Carlisle Littlejohn. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Carlisle Littlejohn and Dick Matthews

Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.16
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.49
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.61
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
4.14
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
10.09
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.09
10.09
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.73
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
3.41
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.68
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.79
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.676
0.676
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
39.16
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.7
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
4.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
35.76
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Carlisle Littlejohn and Dick Matthews

Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.28
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
27
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112.2
9
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carlisle Littlejohn and Dick Matthews

Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
704.35
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
520
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.478
0.478
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
106.67
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
93.33
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
1.24
32.36
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
156.52
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
120
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
5
130.43
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.478
0.478
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
1.27
33.02
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
5.75
5.75
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA