Sid Bream vs. Wid Matthews — Career Comparison

Sid Bream
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Wid Matthews
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

On the career numbers, Sid Bream posted the stronger offensive profile against Wid Matthews. Sid Bream posted stronger numbers in OPS (.764 vs .697) and slugging (.420 vs .350). Wid Matthews had the advantage in batting average (.284 vs .264). By the career numbers, Sid Bream had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Sid Bream and Wid Matthews

Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1088
184.93
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
192
154.42
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3530
600
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
746
600
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3108
528.27
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
663
533.24
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
819
139.21
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
151.21
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
526
89.41
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
125.47
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
32.46
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
21
16.89
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
2.04
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.04
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
15.3
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.8
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
49.8
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
32
25.74
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447.04
75.98
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
81
65.15
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1304
221.64
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
232
186.6
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1177
200.06
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
253
203.49
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.697
0.697
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.712
0.712
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.633
0.633
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
59.66
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
63.54
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
455
77.34
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
39
31.37
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
716
121.7
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
117
94.1
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
445.47
75.72
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
92.02
74.01
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
0.85
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.22
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
353
60
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
61
49.06
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
7.65
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
450
76.49
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
25.74
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
7.84
7.84
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.31
23.31
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
0.78
0.78
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.91
1.91
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
4.42
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
14.48
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
6.46
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
75
12.75
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
8.5
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
15.28
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
6.8
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
19.3
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
15.3
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
34.58
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.56
55.56
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
44.19
44.19

Fielding Stats for Sid Bream and Wid Matthews

Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
956
1.18
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
0.99
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21962
27
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7320.2
9
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7437
9.14
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
786
0.97
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.08
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8292
10.19
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8223
10.11
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.17
99.17
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.602
8.602
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.605
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.89
83.89
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
0.76
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0