Alex Arias vs. Gary Matthews Jr. — Career Comparison

Alex Arias
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueShortstop
Gary Matthews Jr.
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Alex Arias and Gary Matthews Jr. are closely matched on the surface stats. Gary Matthews Jr. posted stronger numbers in OPS (.741 vs .692) and slugging (.405 vs .350). Alex Arias had the advantage in on-base percentage (.343 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 Alex Arias and Gary Matthews Jr.

Alex Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Alex Arias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
775
231.34
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1281
166.47
Alex Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
2010
600
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4617
600
Alex Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
1773
529.25
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4103
533.2
Alex Arias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Alex Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.761
0.761
Alex Arias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
470
140.3
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1056
137.23
Alex Arias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
362
108.06
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694
90.19
Alex Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
84
25.07
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
29.24
Alex Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.79
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
3.77
Alex Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
18
5.37
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
14.04
Alex Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
108
32.24
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
47.04
Alex Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Alex Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Alex Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Alex Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
212.98
63.58
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
578.83
75.22
Alex Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
620
185.07
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1663
216.11
Alex Arias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
674
201.19
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1528
198.57
Alex Arias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Alex Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Alex Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.688
0.688
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Alex Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Alex Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Alex Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.616
0.616
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Alex Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Alex Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
203
60.6
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
612
79.53
Alex Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
196
58.51
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
484
62.9
Alex Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
381
113.73
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
988
128.4
Alex Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
231.38
69.07
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
583.52
75.83
Alex Arias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
6.87
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.34
Alex Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
181
54.03
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
454
59
Alex Arias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.18
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
3.38
Alex Arias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
62.99
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
849
110.33
Alex Arias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.53
9.53
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5.44
5.44
Alex Arias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
0.86
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Alex Arias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.07
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.69
Alex Arias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.78
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
3.77
Alex Arias
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
14.03
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
9.36
Alex Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.99
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
12.35
Alex Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.49
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
4.68
Alex Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
15
4.48
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
17.02
Alex Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.52
72.52

Fielding Stats for Alex Arias and Gary Matthews Jr.

Alex Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Alex Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
585
1.39
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1158
1.14
Alex Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
0.95
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
998
0.99
Alex Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
11343
27
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27330
27
Alex Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
3781
9
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9110
9
Alex Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
645
1.54
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2431
2.4
Alex Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
2.43
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.06
Alex Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.11
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.05
Alex Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1714
4.08
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2534
2.5
Alex Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1667
3.97
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2487
2.46
Alex Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.26
97.26
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Alex Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.148
2.148
Alex Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.21
68.21
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.18
86.18
Alex Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.44
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.01
Alex Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0