George Brown vs. Mike Matheny — Career Comparison

George Brown
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCsNegro National LeagueRight Fielder
Mike Matheny
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcherGold Glove

Looking at the career totals, George Brown and Mike Matheny are closely matched on the surface stats. Mike Matheny posted stronger numbers in OPS (.646 vs .630) and slugging (.344 vs .307). George Brown had the advantage in on-base percentage (.323 vs .302). By the career numbers, Mike Matheny had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for George Brown and Mike Matheny

George Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
George Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
206
139.5
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1305
182.65
George Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
886
600
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4287
600
George Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
775
524.83
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3877
542.62
George Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
George Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.708
0.708
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
George Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
132.73
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
925
129.46
George Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
113.77
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
659
92.23
George Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
17
11.51
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
26.59
George Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.42
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.26
George Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.03
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
9.38
George Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
28
18.96
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
37.23
George Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
George Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
George Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
George Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94.11
63.73
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393.27
55.04
George Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
238
161.17
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1334
186.7
George Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
276
186.91
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1236
172.99
George Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
George Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
George Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.637
0.637
George Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
George Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
George Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.645
0.645
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
George Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
George Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
77.2
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
353
49.41
George Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
71
48.08
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
443
62
George Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
123.25
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
102.03
George Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105.47
71.43
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395.16
55.31
George Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
9
6.09
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
6.3
George Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
48.08
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
266
37.23
George Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
7.56
George Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
795
111.27
George Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
886
886
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
5.39
5.39
George Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
71
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
George Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
20.99
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
9.1
George Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
4.76
George Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
97
13.58
George Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
37.92
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.12
George Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
1.96
George Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
38.6
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.08
George Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98.25
98.25
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
36.36
36.36

Fielding Stats for George Brown and Mike Matheny

George Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
George Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
1.06
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
1.16
George Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.47
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1142
1.02
George Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5334
27
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30251
27
George Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1778
9
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10083.2
9
George Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
1.78
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7145
6.38
George Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.67
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
614
0.55
George Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.18
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.04
George Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
520
2.63
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7803
6.96
George Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
485
2.46
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7759
6.93
George Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.27
93.27
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.44
99.44
George Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.955
5.955
George Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.81
43.81
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.64
87.64
George Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.08
George Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.05
George Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
0.49
George Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
0.27