Eddie Bressoud vs. Wid Matthews — Career Comparison

Eddie Bressoud
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueShortstopAll-Star
Wid Matthews
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Eddie Bressoud and Wid Matthews are closely matched on the surface stats. Eddie Bressoud posted stronger numbers in OPS (.726 vs .697) and slugging (.401 vs .350). Wid Matthews had the advantage in on-base percentage (.348 vs .326). By the career numbers, Eddie Bressoud had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Eddie Bressoud and Wid Matthews

Eddie Bressoud
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Eddie Bressoud
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1186
173.31
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
192
154.42
Eddie Bressoud
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4106
600
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
746
600
Eddie Bressoud
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3672
536.58
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
663
533.24
Eddie Bressoud
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Eddie Bressoud
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Eddie Bressoud
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
925
135.17
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
151.21
Eddie Bressoud
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
607
88.7
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
125.47
Eddie Bressoud
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
26.89
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
21
16.89
Eddie Bressoud
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
5.85
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.04
Eddie Bressoud
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
13.74
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.8
Eddie Bressoud
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
318
46.47
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
32
25.74
Eddie Bressoud
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Eddie Bressoud
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Eddie Bressoud
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Eddie Bressoud
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
479.59
70.08
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
81
65.15
Eddie Bressoud
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1471
214.95
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
232
186.6
Eddie Bressoud
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1296
189.38
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
253
203.49
Eddie Bressoud
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Eddie Bressoud
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Eddie Bressoud
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.719
0.719
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.697
0.697
Eddie Bressoud
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Eddie Bressoud
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Eddie Bressoud
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.653
0.653
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.633
0.633
Eddie Bressoud
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Eddie Bressoud
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
443
64.73
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
79
63.54
Eddie Bressoud
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
365
53.34
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
39
31.37
Eddie Bressoud
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
714
104.34
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
117
94.1
Eddie Bressoud
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
484.13
70.74
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92.02
74.01
Eddie Bressoud
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.75
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.22
Eddie Bressoud
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
359
52.46
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
61
49.06
Eddie Bressoud
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
6.43
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Bressoud
Career
Per 600 PA
723
105.65
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
25.74
Eddie Bressoud
Career
Per 600 PA
5.68
5.68
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.31
23.31
Eddie Bressoud
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.91
1.91
Eddie Bressoud
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
5.55
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
14.48
Eddie Bressoud
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
3.65
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Bressoud
Career
Per 600 PA
74
10.81
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eddie Bressoud
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.32
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
15.28
Eddie Bressoud
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.9
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
19.3
Eddie Bressoud
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.21
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
34.58
Eddie Bressoud
Career
Per 600 PA
40.91
40.91
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.19
44.19

Fielding Stats for Eddie Bressoud and Wid Matthews

Eddie Bressoud
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Eddie Bressoud
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1136
1.14
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
Eddie Bressoud
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
992
1
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Bressoud
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26898
27
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Bressoud
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8966
9
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Bressoud
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
1.83
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
Eddie Bressoud
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2839
2.85
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Eddie Bressoud
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.18
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
Eddie Bressoud
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4850
4.87
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
Eddie Bressoud
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4666
4.68
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
Eddie Bressoud
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.21
96.21
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
Eddie Bressoud
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.107
4.107
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.605
Eddie Bressoud
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.32
87.32
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Bressoud
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
0.56
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Eddie Bressoud
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Bressoud
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Bressoud
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Bressoud
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0