Ted Lyons vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Ted Lyons
Lost GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Dick Matthews posted a stronger line than Ted Lyons. Dick Matthews posted stronger numbers in ERA (1.6 vs 3.67) and WHIP (0.950 vs 1.348). By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lyons and Dick Matthews

Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
594
1.28
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
1.05
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
0.56
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
0.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.06
53.06
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.48
81.48
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
0.77
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.06
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.05
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1696
3.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12483
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4161
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4489
9.71
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.71
9.71
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.48
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1121
2.42
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1073
2.32
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.79
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.81
1.81
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.527
0.527
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.12
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.07
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17846
38.6
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.2
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2056
4.45
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.348
1.348
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16694
36.11
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Ted Lyons and Dick Matthews

Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
595
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.28
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
27
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112.2
9
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
943
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1162
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.8
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.953
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lyons and Dick Matthews

Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
705
245.08
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1726
600
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1563
543.34
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
39
520
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
364
126.54
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
8
106.67
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
104.63
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
7
93.33
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
17.03
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.13
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.74
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
21.9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119.98
41.71
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2.46
32.74
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
446
155.04
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
9
120
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
154.35
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
11
146.67
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.493
0.493
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
56.32
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
51.8
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
106.37
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137.31
47.73
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
38.51
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.43
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
25.38
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
201
69.87
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
8.59
8.59
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
28.85
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.13
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA