Lou Dials vs. Mike Matheny — Career Comparison

Lou Dials
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Mike Matheny
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcherGold Glove

On the career numbers, Lou Dials posted the stronger offensive profile against Mike Matheny. Lou Dials posted stronger numbers in OPS (.737 vs .646) and on-base percentage (.338 vs .302). Mike Matheny had the advantage in home run production (67 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Lou Dials had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Lou Dials and Mike Matheny

Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
173
160.43
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1305
182.65
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
647
600
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4287
600
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
572
530.45
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3877
542.62
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
143.74
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
925
129.46
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
101.08
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
659
92.23
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
26
24.11
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
26.59
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
12.06
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.26
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
7
6.49
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
9.38
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
42.66
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
266
37.23
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83.04
77.01
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393.27
55.04
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
228
211.44
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1334
186.7
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
213
197.53
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1236
172.99
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.637
0.637
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.715
0.715
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
74.19
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
353
49.41
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
74.19
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
443
62
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
141.89
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
102.03
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90.18
83.63
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395.16
55.31
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.78
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
6.3
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
51
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
266
37.23
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
7.56
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.93
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
795
111.27
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
647
647
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
5.39
5.39
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
55
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.77
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
9.1
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
4.76
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
97
13.58
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.13
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.12
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
1.96
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.13
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
3.08
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
36.36
36.36

Fielding Stats for Lou Dials and Mike Matheny

Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.13
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
1.16
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.06
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1142
1.02
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
3975
27
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30251
27
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
1325
9
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10083.2
9
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
1.66
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7145
6.38
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.2
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
0.55
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.04
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
2.02
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7803
6.96
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
1.85
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7759
6.93
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.92
91.92
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.44
99.44
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.645
1.645
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.955
5.955
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.98
93.98
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.64
87.64
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.08
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.05
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
0.49
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
0.27