Yordan Alvarez vs. Eddie Mathews — Career Comparison

Yordan Alvarez
Gen ZCubaThrows RightBats LeftCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Eddie Mathews
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameThird BasemanAll-Star

Yordan Alvarez and Eddie Mathews are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 125 for Yordan Alvarez, 120 for Eddie Mathews), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 144 vs 142). The overall lean goes to Yordan Alvarez, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Yordan Alvarez and Eddie Mathews

Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
677
141.68
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2391
142.03
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
2867
600
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10101
600
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2455
513.78
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8537
507.1
Yordan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Yordan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.957
0.957
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.889
0.889
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
728
152.35
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2315
137.51
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
396
82.87
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1377
81.79
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
32.65
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
354
21.03
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.26
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
4.28
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
170
35.58
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
512
30.41
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
332
69.48
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
938
55.72
Yordan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Yordan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Yordan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
539.31
112.87
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1697.92
100.86
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1406
294.24
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4349
258.33
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1114
233.14
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3785
224.83
Yordan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Yordan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Yordan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.961
0.961
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.886
0.886
Yordan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Yordan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Yordan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.007
1.007
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.922
0.922
Yordan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
429
89.78
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1509
89.63
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
493
103.17
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1453
86.31
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
752
157.38
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2450
145.53
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
526.72
110.23
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1687.93
100.26
Yordan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
8.37
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
26
1.54
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
346
72.41
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1444
85.77
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
8.79
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
6.36
Yordan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
566
118.45
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1487
88.33
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
5.07
5.07
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.79
6.79
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
0.97
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
2.14
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
5.44
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
3.45
Yordan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
12.56
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
7.31
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.88
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
4.04
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.42
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
2.32
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.3
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
6.36
Yordan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.82
81.82
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
63.55
63.55

Fielding Stats for Yordan Alvarez and Eddie Mathews

Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
1.12
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2345
1.2
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.1
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1995
1.02
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5199
27
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52928
27
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1733
9
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17642.2
9
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
1.52
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966
1.51
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4385
2.24
Yordan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
0.16
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
1.63
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7664
3.91
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
1.6
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7351
3.75
Yordan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.09
98.09
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.92
95.92
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.135
3.135
Yordan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.07
85.07
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
0.23
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0