John Curran vs. Wid Matthews — Career Comparison

John Curran
Pre-GenerationalIrelandEuropePhiladelphia AthleticsNational LeagueCatcher
Wid Matthews
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, John Curran and Wid Matthews are closely matched on the surface stats. John Curran posted stronger numbers in OPS (.750 vs .697) and slugging (.417 vs .350). Wid Matthews had the advantage in on-base percentage (.348 vs .333). By the career numbers, John Curran had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for John Curran and Wid Matthews

John Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
3
150
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
154.42
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
746
600
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
663
533.24
John Curran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
John Curran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
151.21
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
125.47
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
16.89
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.04
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.8
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
25.74
John Curran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.55
77.49
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
65.15
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
232
186.6
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
4
200
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
253
203.49
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
John Curran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
John Curran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.697
0.697
John Curran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
John Curran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.625
0.625
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.633
0.633
John Curran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
63.54
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
31.37
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
350
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
94.1
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
89.27
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92.02
74.01
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.22
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
49.06
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Curran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
32
25.74
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.31
23.31
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.91
1.91
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
14.48
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
15.28
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
19.3
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
34.58
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.19
44.19

Fielding Stats for John Curran and Wid Matthews

John Curran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
John Curran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.75
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
John Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
27
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
9
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Curran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.5
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
John Curran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.5
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
John Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
2.5
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
John Curran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
5.5
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
468
John Curran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
448
John Curran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.73
John Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.605
John Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Curran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
John Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.5
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
John Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0