Turk Lown vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Turk Lown
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Turk Lown 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 4.12 and 1.558 for Turk Lown. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Turk Lown and Dick Matthews

Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
4.4
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.43
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.48
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.53
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.41
47.41
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.64
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
472
4.12
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3096
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1032
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
978
8.53
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.92
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
5.15
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.35
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
5.01
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
4.79
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.128
1.128
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.29
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4574
39.89
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
2.22
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
525
4.58
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.519
1.519
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3974
34.66
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.89
39.89
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Turk Lown and Dick Matthews

Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
7.56
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1800
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.11
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
2.97
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.4
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.16
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
4.25
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.88
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
4.08
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.88
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.11
96.11
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.24
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Turk Lown and Dick Matthews

Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
1259.75
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
532.78
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
39
520
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
87.14
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
69.71
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.76
24.29
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
114.52
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
119.5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.37
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
24.9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.86
19.57
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
32.37
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
48
119.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
5.02
5.02
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA