Brandon Lyon vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Brandon Lyon
Gen XUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Brandon Lyon 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 4.16 and 1.450 for Brandon Lyon. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Lyon and Dick Matthews

Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
7.56
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.55
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.19
47.19
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
4.16
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2044
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681.1
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
721
9.52
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.91
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
2.91
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
6.14
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
4.79
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.29
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2951
38.98
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
3.18
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
4.46
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.41
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.65
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.381
1.381
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2658
35.11
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.98
38.98
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Brandon Lyon and Dick Matthews

Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
7.56
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2044
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681.1
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.67
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
1.24
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
1.99
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.92
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.03
96.03
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Lyon and Dick Matthews

Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
572
171600
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
520
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
106.67
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.46
32.74
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
120
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
146.67
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.493
0.493
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
40
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.21
364.4
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.89
38.51
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
40
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA