Matty Alou vs. Brian Giles — Career Comparison

Matty Alou
Silent GenerationD.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star
Brian Giles
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Matty Alou posted the stronger offensive profile against Brian Giles. Matty Alou posted stronger numbers in OPS (.730 vs .608) and on-base percentage (.349 vs .299). Brian Giles had the advantage in home run production (10 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Matty Alou had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Matty Alou and Brian Giles

Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1667
160.8
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
287
217.7
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6220
600
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
791
600
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5789
558.42
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
709
537.8
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1777
171.41
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
162
122.88
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1460
140.84
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
94.82
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
22.77
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
27
20.48
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
4.82
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
2.99
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.59
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
317
30.58
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
37
28.07
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
742.76
71.65
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
70.08
53.16
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2206
212.8
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
219
166.12
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2124
204.89
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
234
177.5
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.607
0.607
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.646
0.646
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.557
0.557
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
780
75.24
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
74
56.13
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
427
41.19
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
50
37.93
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1176
113.44
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
114
86.47
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
834.28
80.48
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
71.35
54.12
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
3.47
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.52
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
30
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
53.1
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
3.67
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.52
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PAverified
377
36.37
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
114.54
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.5
16.5
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
5.24
5.24
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.31
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.79
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
2.8
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.79
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
101
9.74
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
8.34
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
15.05
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
20.48
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
7.72
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
9.86
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
22.77
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
30.34
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
66.1
66.1
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.5
67.5

Fielding Stats for Matty Alou and Brian Giles

Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1481
1.12
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.33
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1301
0.99
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.01
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35642
27
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5767
27
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11880.2
9
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1922.1
9
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3794
2.87
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
2.6
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.13
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
3.22
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.05
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.1
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4041
3.06
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1265
5.92
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3970
3.01
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1244
5.82
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.24
98.24
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.681
2.681
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.85
87.85
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.06
76.06
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.12
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.77
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0