Tom Lovett vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Tom Lovett
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Lovett 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 3.94 and 1.367 for Tom Lovett. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Lovett and Dick Matthews

Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
1.12
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.28
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
1.03
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
0.61
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.41
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.86
59.86
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.98
91.98
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.91
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
3.94
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3916
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1305.1
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1341
9.25
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.25
9.25
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
444
3.06
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
3.03
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.79
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.677
0.677
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.47
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.41
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5725
39.47
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
840
5.79
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5222
36
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.47
39.47
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Tom Lovett and Dick Matthews

Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
1.14
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.28
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4020
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1340
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.47
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.56
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.25
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
2.28
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
2.03
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.09
89.09
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.787
1.787
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Lovett and Dick Matthews

Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
164.09
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
213.33
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
607
600
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
574
567.38
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
39
520
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
104.78
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
86.99
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.91
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.93
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.95
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
17.79
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.91
35.5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2.46
32.74
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
136.41
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
9
120
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
137.4
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.469
0.469
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
74.14
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
68.2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
138.39
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.86
34.46
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.95
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
28.67
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 600 PA
88
86.99
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 600 PA
6.9
6.9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.86
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.86
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA