Bob Barton vs. Jeff Mathis — Career Comparison

Bob Barton
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCatcher
Jeff Mathis
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Bob Barton and Jeff Mathis are closely matched on the surface stats. Bob Barton posted stronger numbers in OPS (.585 vs .555) and on-base percentage (.298 vs .256). Jeff Mathis had the advantage in slugging (.299 vs .287). By the career numbers, Bob Barton had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bob Barton and Jeff Mathis

Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
393
204.51
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
951
189.25
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
1153
600
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3015
600
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1049
545.88
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2718
540.9
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.596
0.596
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.581
0.581
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
237
123.33
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
526
104.68
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
194
100.95
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
353
70.25
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
31
16.13
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
22.29
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.56
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.59
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.68
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
10.55
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
43
22.38
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
34.43
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
83.69
43.55
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223.53
44.48
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
301
156.63
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
813
161.79
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
171.21
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
747
148.66
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.551
0.551
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
54
28.1
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
50.75
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
66
34.35
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
56.92
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
111
57.76
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
488
97.11
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87.32
45.44
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
200.89
39.98
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.6
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.18
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
45.27
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
40.8
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
9.37
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
17
3.38
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
87.42
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
872
173.53
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.86
6.86
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.46
3.46
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.12
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
10.15
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.12
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
4.98
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
17.17
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
7.76
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.56
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.39
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.12
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.59
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.68
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
3.98
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60

Fielding Stats for Bob Barton and Jeff Mathis

Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
1.21
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
920
1.13
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
1.01
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
1.03
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8454
27
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22051
27
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2818
9
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7350.1
9
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1986
6.34
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6295
7.71
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
0.59
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
0.67
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.07
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2199
7.02
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6903
8.45
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2171
6.93
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6846
8.38
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.73
98.73
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.17
99.17
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.713
5.713
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.441
7.441
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.42
83.42
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.2
91.2
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.05
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.07
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
0.58
Jeff Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
0.58
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.4
Jeff Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
0.22