Home Run Baker vs. Eddie Mathews — Career Comparison

Home Run Baker
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameThird Baseman
Eddie Mathews
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameThird BasemanAll-Star

Home Run Baker 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+ 115 for Home Run Baker, 120 for Eddie Mathews), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 140 vs 142). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Home Run Baker and Eddie Mathews

Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1575
141.89
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2391
142.03
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
6660
600
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10101
600
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5984
539.1
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8537
507.1
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.833
0.833
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1838
165.59
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2315
137.51
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1324
119.28
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1377
81.79
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
315
28.38
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
354
21.03
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
9.28
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
72
4.28
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
96
8.65
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
512
30.41
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
514
46.31
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
938
55.72
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
998.73
89.98
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1697.92
100.86
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
2647
238.47
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4349
258.33
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
2361
212.7
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3785
224.83
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.805
0.805
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.886
0.886
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.811
0.811
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.922
0.922
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
887
79.91
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1509
89.63
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
987
88.92
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1453
86.31
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1778
160.18
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2450
145.53
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1075.01
96.85
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1687.93
100.26
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
4.5
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
26
1.54
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
473
42.61
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1444
85.77
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
6.36
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
344
30.99
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
1487
88.33
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.36
19.36
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
6.79
6.79
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
1.38
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.97
0.97
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
13.78
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
36
2.14
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
3.45
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
123
7.31
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
21.17
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
68
4.04
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.86
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
39
2.32
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
26.04
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
107
6.36
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.31
81.31
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
63.55
63.55

Fielding Stats for Home Run Baker and Eddie Mathews

Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1548
5.14
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2345
1.2
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
1
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1995
1.02
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8139
27
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52928
27
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2713
9
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17642.2
9
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2154
7.15
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966
1.51
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3155
10.47
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4385
2.24
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
1.07
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
0.16
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5631
18.68
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7664
3.91
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5309
17.61
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7351
3.75
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.28
94.28
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.135
3.135
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.38
19.38
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.07
85.07
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
0.86
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
0.23
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0