Josh Barfield vs. Wid Matthews — Career Comparison

Josh Barfield
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Wid Matthews
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Josh Barfield and Wid Matthews are closely matched on the surface stats. Wid Matthews posted stronger numbers in OPS (.697 vs .675) and on-base percentage (.348 vs .300). Josh Barfield had the advantage in slugging (.375 vs .350). By the career numbers, Wid Matthews had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Josh Barfield and Wid Matthews

Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
172.47
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
192
154.42
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1075
600
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
746
600
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1012
564.84
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
663
533.24
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267
149.02
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
151.21
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
107.16
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
125.47
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.58
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
21
16.89
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.35
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.04
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
8.93
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.8
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
41.86
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
32
25.74
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115.42
64.42
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
65.15
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
212.09
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
232
186.6
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
316
176.37
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
253
203.49
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.671
0.671
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.697
0.697
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.605
0.605
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.633
0.633
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
74.23
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
79
63.54
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
62.51
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
39
31.37
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
127.81
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
117
94.1
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120.06
67.01
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92.02
74.01
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.79
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.22
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
44
24.56
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
49.06
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.91
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
188
104.93
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
25.74
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
5.72
5.72
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.31
23.31
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.91
1.91
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.79
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
14.48
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.02
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
11
6.14
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
19.53
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
19
15.28
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
11
6.14
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
19.3
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
25.67
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
34.58
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.09
76.09
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
44.19
44.19

Fielding Stats for Josh Barfield and Wid Matthews

Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.07
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
0.99
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7206
27
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2402
9
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
2.15
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
2.83
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1353
5.07
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
4.98
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.23
98.23
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.663
4.663
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.605
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.63
92.63
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.64
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0