Leroy Matlock vs. Joe Stanka — Career Comparison

Leroy Matlock
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Stanka
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Leroy Matlock built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Stanka as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Stanka posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.313 compared to 3.93 and 1.312 for Leroy Matlock. By the career numbers, Joe Stanka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Leroy Matlock and Joe Stanka

Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.38
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.03
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.61
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.33
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.63
64.63
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.17
74.17
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.6
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
3.93
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2340
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
780
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
793
9.15
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.46
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
2.65
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
4.6
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.806
0.806
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3312
38.22
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
37.13
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.17
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
416
4.8
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.78
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.81
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3006
34.68
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
30.38
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.22
38.22
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Leroy Matlock and Joe Stanka

Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
1.43
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2939
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
979.2
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.21
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.03
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
3.38
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
3.24
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.263
2.263
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.87
69.87
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.17
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Leroy Matlock and Joe Stanka

Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
222.58
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
518.43
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.624
0.624
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
114.75
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
92.63
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
15.21
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.76
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.15
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
22.12
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.15
47.21
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
147.93
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
161.75
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.503
0.503
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
80.18
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
53.92
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
129.95
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38.48
53.2
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.38
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.62
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.15
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144.67
144.67
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
34.56
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.29
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.29
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA