Frank Austin vs. Eddie Mathews — Career Comparison

Frank Austin
Greatest GenerationCZThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIShortstopAll-Star
Eddie Mathews
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameThird BasemanAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Frank Austin and Eddie Mathews are closely matched on the surface stats. Eddie Mathews posted stronger numbers in OPS (.892 vs .846) and slugging (.509 vs .441). Frank Austin had the advantage in on-base percentage (.405 vs .383). By the career numbers, Eddie Mathews had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Frank Austin and Eddie Mathews

Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
254
133.22
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2391
142.03
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1144
600
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10101
600
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1010
529.72
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8537
507.1
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.869
0.869
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
346
181.47
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2315
137.51
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
267
140.03
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1377
81.79
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
32.52
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
354
21.03
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.34
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
4.28
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.57
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
512
30.41
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
79
41.43
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
938
55.72
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
191.47
100.42
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1697.92
100.86
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
445
233.39
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4349
258.33
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
451
236.54
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3785
224.83
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.845
0.845
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.886
0.886
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.863
0.863
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.922
0.922
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
197
103.32
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1509
89.63
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
139
72.9
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1453
86.31
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
333
174.65
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2450
145.53
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
205.97
108.02
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1687.93
100.26
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.1
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
1.54
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
101
52.97
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1444
85.77
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.52
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
6.36
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.05
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
1487
88.33
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
572
572
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
6.79
6.79
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.5
50.5
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.97
0.97
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
15.21
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
2.14
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
3.45
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
123
7.31
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
12.06
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
4.04
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
2.32
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
12.06
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
6.36
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
63.55
63.55

Fielding Stats for Frank Austin and Eddie Mathews

Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
1.05
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2345
1.2
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.04
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1995
1.02
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6479
27
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52928
27
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2159.2
9
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17642.2
9
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
2.47
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966
1.51
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
3.19
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4385
2.24
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.31
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
0.16
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1432
5.97
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7664
3.91
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1358
5.66
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7351
3.75
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.83
94.83
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.368
5.368
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.135
3.135
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.07
85.07
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.43
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
0.23
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0