Pete Lovrich vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Pete Lovrich
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Pete Lovrich 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 7.84 and 1.742 for Pete Lovrich. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete Lovrich and Dick Matthews

Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pete Lovrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
8.71
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Pete Lovrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Lovrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.84
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.84
7.84
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.2
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Pete Lovrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
10.89
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.89
10.89
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.18
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Lovrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
4.35
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
6.97
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
4.79
Pete Lovrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.97
6.97
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Pete Lovrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.258
1.258
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Lovrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
43.11
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Pete Lovrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.79
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Lovrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
10.02
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Pete Lovrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.694
1.694
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
38.32
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Pete Lovrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Pete Lovrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.11
43.11
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Pete Lovrich and Dick Matthews

Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pete Lovrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
8.71
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.2
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.05
0.05
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Lovrich and Dick Matthews

Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Pete Lovrich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
12000
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
520
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Pete Lovrich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
18.72
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Lovrich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
40
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Lovrich
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA