Walker Cooper vs. Gary Matthews Jr. — Career Comparison

Walker Cooper
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star
Gary Matthews Jr.
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Walker Cooper comes out clearly ahead of Gary Matthews Jr. across most offensive categories. Walker Cooper led in home run production (HR/PA+ 220 vs 102), contact rate (K%+ 154 vs 95), and slugging (SLG+ 131 vs 104). Gary Matthews Jr. held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 115 vs 59). Walker Cooper was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Walker Cooper and Gary Matthews Jr.

Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1473
174.04
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1281
166.47
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5078
600
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
4617
600
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4702
555.57
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
4103
533.2
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.803
0.803
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.761
0.761
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1341
158.45
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1056
137.23
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
888
104.92
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
694
90.19
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
28.36
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
225
29.24
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
4.73
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
29
3.77
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
20.44
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
108
14.04
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
53.53
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
362
47.04
Walker Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
679.7
80.31
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
578.83
75.22
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2180
257.58
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1663
216.11
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1672
197.56
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1528
198.57
Walker Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.796
0.796
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.707
0.707
Walker Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Walker Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
573
67.7
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
612
79.53
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
812
95.94
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
484
62.9
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1212
143.21
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
988
128.4
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
713.28
84.28
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
583.52
75.83
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.6
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.34
Walker Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
309
36.51
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
454
59
Walker Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.35
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.38
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
42.18
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
849
110.33
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.22
14.22
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5.44
5.44
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.2
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.69
Walker Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.12
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
3.77
Walker Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
160
18.91
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
9.36
Walker Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.13
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
12.35
Walker Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.12
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
4.68
Walker Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
19
2.24
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
17.02
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.74
94.74
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
72.52
72.52

Fielding Stats for Walker Cooper and Gary Matthews Jr.

Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1223
13.84
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1158
1.14
Walker Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.01
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
998
0.99
Walker Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2386
27
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27330
27
Walker Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
795.1
9
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9110
9
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5166
58.46
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2431
2.4
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
6.67
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.06
Walker Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.56
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.05
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5893
66.69
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2534
2.5
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5755
65.12
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2487
2.46
Walker Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.66
97.66
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.706
4.706
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.148
2.148
Walker Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.28
7.28
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.18
86.18
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.91
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.01
Walker Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.89
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walker Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.24
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walker Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.25
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walker Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0