Harry Atkinson vs. Eddie Mathews — Career Comparison

Harry Atkinson
Pre-GenerationalMissouriNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Eddie Mathews
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameThird BasemanAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Harry Atkinson and Eddie Mathews are closely matched on the surface stats. Eddie Mathews posted stronger numbers in OPS (.892 vs .800) and slugging (.509 vs .400). Harry Atkinson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.400 vs .383). By the career numbers, Eddie Mathews had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Harry Atkinson and Eddie Mathews

Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2391
142.03
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10101
600
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8537
507.1
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2315
137.51
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1377
81.79
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
354
21.03
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
4.28
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
512
30.41
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
938
55.72
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
88.74
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1697.92
100.86
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4349
258.33
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3785
224.83
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.886
0.886
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.922
0.922
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1509
89.63
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1453
86.31
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2450
145.53
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
110.35
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1687.93
100.26
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
1.54
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1444
85.77
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
6.36
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1487
88.33
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.79
6.79
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
0.97
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
2.14
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
3.45
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
123
7.31
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
4.04
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
2.32
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
6.36
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.55
63.55

Fielding Stats for Harry Atkinson and Eddie Mathews

Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2345
1.2
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1995
1.02
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52928
27
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17642.2
9
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966
1.51
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4385
2.24
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
0.16
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.7
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7664
3.91
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7351
3.75
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.135
3.135
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.07
85.07
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
0.23
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0