Rick Luecken vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Rick Luecken
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Rick Luecken 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 5.1 and 1.970 for Rick Luecken. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Luecken and Dick Matthews

Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
6.49
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.58
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
5.1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.2
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
11.36
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.36
11.36
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.04
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
5.1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
5.91
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
4.79
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.223
1.223
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
42.18
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.78
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
5.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.7
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.828
1.828
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
35.92
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.18
42.18
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Rick Luecken and Dick Matthews

Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
6.49
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.2
9
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.81
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.93
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.74
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.74
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Luecken and Dick Matthews

Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
11200
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
520
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
106.67
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
64.56
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.46
32.74
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
120
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
146.67
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.493
0.493
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
40
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
28
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA