Jimmy Cockerham vs. Tommy Matchick — Career Comparison

Jimmy Cockerham
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis AthleticsNegro American LeagueCatcher
Tommy Matchick
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Jimmy Cockerham and Tommy Matchick are closely matched on the surface stats. Jimmy Cockerham posted stronger numbers in OPS (.650 vs .531) and on-base percentage (.400 vs .261). Tommy Matchick had the advantage in slugging (.270 vs .250). By the career numbers, Jimmy Cockerham had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Cockerham and Tommy Matchick

Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tommy Matchick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Tommy Matchick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
199.54
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Tommy Matchick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
878
600
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Tommy Matchick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
826
564.46
Jimmy Cockerham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tommy Matchick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Jimmy Cockerham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Tommy Matchick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.543
0.543
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Tommy Matchick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
121.64
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tommy Matchick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
100.46
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Matchick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
14.35
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Matchick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.1
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Matchick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.73
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Matchick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
21.18
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Matchick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Matchick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Matchick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
59.55
Tommy Matchick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54.19
37.03
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Tommy Matchick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
152.39
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Tommy Matchick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
222
151.71
Jimmy Cockerham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tommy Matchick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tommy Matchick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jimmy Cockerham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Tommy Matchick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.524
0.524
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Matchick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Jimmy Cockerham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Tommy Matchick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jimmy Cockerham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Tommy Matchick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tommy Matchick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Matchick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
43.05
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tommy Matchick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
43.74
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tommy Matchick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
84.05
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
77.49
Tommy Matchick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54.39
37.17
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Matchick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.42
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tommy Matchick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
26.65
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Matchick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.47
Jimmy Cockerham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy Matchick
Career
Per 600 PA
148
101.14
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Matchick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.93
5.93
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Matchick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Matchick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.42
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Matchick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.05
Jimmy Cockerham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy Matchick
Career
Per 600 PA
20
13.67
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Matchick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.1
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Matchick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.1
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Matchick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.2
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Matchick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Cockerham and Tommy Matchick

Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tommy Matchick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.45
Tommy Matchick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
1.28
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Tommy Matchick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.02
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Tommy Matchick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5580
27
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Tommy Matchick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1860
9
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.55
Tommy Matchick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348
1.68
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Tommy Matchick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
2.67
Jimmy Cockerham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Tommy Matchick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.12
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
8.18
Tommy Matchick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923
4.47
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
7.36
Tommy Matchick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
899
4.35
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Tommy Matchick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.4
97.4
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tommy Matchick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.405
3.405
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Tommy Matchick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.92
79.92
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Matchick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.54
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Matchick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Matchick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.45
Tommy Matchick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Matchick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0