Christian Bethancourt vs. Joe Mathes — Career Comparison

Christian Bethancourt
MillenialPanamaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueCatcher
Joe Mathes
Lost GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis TerriersFederal LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Christian Bethancourt and Joe Mathes are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Mathes posted stronger numbers in OPS (.642 vs .621) and on-base percentage (.339 vs .260). Christian Bethancourt had the advantage in slugging (.362 vs .303). By the career numbers, Joe Mathes had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Christian Bethancourt and Joe Mathes

Christian Bethancourt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Mathes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Christian Bethancourt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
428
197.39
Joe Mathes
Career
Per 600 PA
32
174.55
Christian Bethancourt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1301
600
Joe Mathes
Career
Per 600 PA
110
600
Christian Bethancourt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1241
572.33
Joe Mathes
Career
Per 600 PA
99
540
Christian Bethancourt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Joe Mathes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Christian Bethancourt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Joe Mathes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.671
0.671
Christian Bethancourt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
130.98
Joe Mathes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
147.27
Christian Bethancourt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
87.16
Joe Mathes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
130.91
Christian Bethancourt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
27.67
Joe Mathes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.36
Christian Bethancourt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mathes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bethancourt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
16.14
Joe Mathes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bethancourt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
43.81
Joe Mathes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.36
Christian Bethancourt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Joe Mathes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Christian Bethancourt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Joe Mathes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bethancourt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Joe Mathes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bethancourt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116.47
53.71
Joe Mathes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
60.01
Christian Bethancourt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
449
207.07
Joe Mathes
Career
Per 600 PA
30
163.64
Christian Bethancourt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
154.96
Joe Mathes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
201.82
Christian Bethancourt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Joe Mathes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Christian Bethancourt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Joe Mathes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Christian Bethancourt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.621
0.621
Joe Mathes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.642
0.642
Christian Bethancourt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Joe Mathes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Christian Bethancourt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Joe Mathes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Christian Bethancourt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.516
0.516
Joe Mathes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Christian Bethancourt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Joe Mathes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Christian Bethancourt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
68.72
Joe Mathes
Career
Per 600 PA
10
54.55
Christian Bethancourt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
62.26
Joe Mathes
Career
Per 600 PA
6
32.73
Christian Bethancourt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
114.83
Joe Mathes
Career
Per 600 PA
16
87.27
Christian Bethancourt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109.39
50.45
Joe Mathes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.99
70.88
Christian Bethancourt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.84
Joe Mathes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Christian Bethancourt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
22.14
Joe Mathes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
49.09
Christian Bethancourt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.46
Joe Mathes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bethancourt
Career
Per 600 PA
326
150.35
Joe Mathes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
81.82
Christian Bethancourt
Career
Per 600 PA
3.99
3.99
Joe Mathes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.33
7.33
Christian Bethancourt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Joe Mathes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Christian Bethancourt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.84
Joe Mathes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Christian Bethancourt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.84
Joe Mathes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bethancourt
Career
Per 600 PA
33
15.22
Joe Mathes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Christian Bethancourt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.53
Joe Mathes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.45
Christian Bethancourt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.31
Joe Mathes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bethancourt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
7.84
Joe Mathes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.45
Christian Bethancourt
Career
Per 600 PA
70.59
70.59
Joe Mathes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Christian Bethancourt and Joe Mathes

Christian Bethancourt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Mathes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Christian Bethancourt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.22
Joe Mathes
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Christian Bethancourt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1
Joe Mathes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christian Bethancourt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8592
27
Joe Mathes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christian Bethancourt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2864
9
Joe Mathes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christian Bethancourt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2540
7.98
Joe Mathes
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Christian Bethancourt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.5
Joe Mathes
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
Christian Bethancourt
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Joe Mathes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Christian Bethancourt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2722
8.55
Joe Mathes
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
Christian Bethancourt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2699
8.48
Joe Mathes
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
Christian Bethancourt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.16
99.16
Joe Mathes
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.87
Christian Bethancourt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.956
6.956
Joe Mathes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.897
Christian Bethancourt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.96
81.96
Joe Mathes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christian Bethancourt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.11
Joe Mathes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Christian Bethancourt
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
Joe Mathes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Christian Bethancourt
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.16
Joe Mathes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Christian Bethancourt
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.4
Joe Mathes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Christian Bethancourt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.18
Joe Mathes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0