Newt Allen vs. Gary Matthews Jr. — Career Comparison

Newt Allen
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star
Gary Matthews Jr.
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Newt Allen and Gary Matthews Jr. are closely matched on the surface stats. Gary Matthews Jr. posted stronger numbers in OPS (.741 vs .721) and slugging (.405 vs .376). Newt Allen had the advantage in on-base percentage (.345 vs .336). By the career numbers, Gary Matthews Jr. had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Newt Allen and Gary Matthews Jr.

Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Newt Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1035
138.74
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1281
166.47
Newt Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
4476
600
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4617
600
Newt Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3988
534.58
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4103
533.2
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.765
0.765
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.761
0.761
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1140
152.82
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1056
137.23
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
885
118.63
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
694
90.19
Newt Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
173
23.19
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
29.24
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
8.04
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
29
3.77
Newt Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.95
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
14.04
Newt Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
255
34.18
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
47.04
Newt Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Newt Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Newt Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Newt Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
569.07
76.28
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578.83
75.22
Newt Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1499
200.94
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1663
216.11
Newt Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1499
200.94
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1528
198.57
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Newt Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Newt Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Newt Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Newt Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.709
0.709
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.707
0.707
Newt Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
677
90.75
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
612
79.53
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
517
69.3
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
484
62.9
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1172
157.1
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
988
128.4
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
629.35
84.36
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
583.52
75.83
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
3.35
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.34
Newt Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
334
44.77
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
454
59
Newt Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.13
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.38
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
3.62
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
849
110.33
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165.78
165.78
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5.44
5.44
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.37
12.37
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
17.29
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.69
Newt Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
3.77
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
72
9.36
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
22.25
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
95
12.35
Newt Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.07
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
4.68
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
23.32
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
131
17.02
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.4
95.4
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
72.52
72.52

Fielding Stats for Newt Allen and Gary Matthews Jr.

Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1053
1.19
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1158
1.14
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
935
1.06
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
998
0.99
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23886
27
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27330
27
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7962
9
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9110
9
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2210
2.5
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2431
2.4
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2636
2.98
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.06
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
0.33
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.05
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5142
5.81
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2534
2.5
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4846
5.48
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2487
2.46
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.24
94.24
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.602
4.602
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.148
2.148
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.79
88.79
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.18
86.18
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
0.49
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.01
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0