Matty Alou vs. Carl Sumner — Career Comparison

Matty Alou
Silent GenerationD.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star
Carl Sumner
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Matty Alou and Carl Sumner are closely matched on the surface stats. Matty Alou posted a career OPS of .730 against Carl Sumner's .762. On the surface stats, Matty Alou and Carl Sumner are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Matty Alou and Carl Sumner

Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1667
160.8
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
282.35
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6220
600
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5789
558.42
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
29
511.76
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.779
0.779
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1777
171.41
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
8
141.18
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1460
140.84
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
105.88
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
22.77
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
4.82
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
2.99
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
317
30.58
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
742.76
71.65
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.78
84.35
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2206
212.8
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
11
194.12
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2124
204.89
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
229.41
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.726
0.726
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.762
0.762
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.646
0.646
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.762
0.762
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
780
75.24
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
105.88
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
427
41.19
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1176
113.44
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
158.82
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
834.28
80.48
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.08
89.68
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
3.47
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
30
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
3.67
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PAverified
377
36.37
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
105.88
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.5
16.5
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
5.67
5.67
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.82
0.82
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.31
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
2.8
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
101
9.74
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
15.05
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
7.72
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
22.77
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.1
66.1
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Matty Alou and Carl Sumner

Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1481
1.12
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1301
0.99
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35642
27
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11880.2
9
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3794
2.87
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.13
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.05
Carl Sumner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4041
3.06
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3970
3.01
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.681
2.681
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.85
87.85
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.12
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sumner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0