Tommy Dowd vs. Joe Mather — Career Comparison

Tommy Dowd
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRight Fielder
Joe Mather
MillenialIdahoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Tommy Dowd and Joe Mather are closely matched on the surface stats. Tommy Dowd posted stronger numbers in OPS (.664 vs .633) and on-base percentage (.319 vs .276). Joe Mather had the advantage in slugging (.357 vs .345). By the career numbers, Tommy Dowd had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Tommy Dowd and Joe Mather

Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1321
132.79
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
229
255.87
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5969
600
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PA
537
600
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5514
554.26
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PA
493
550.84
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
0.65
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1493
150.08
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PA
108
120.67
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1218
122.43
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PA
68
75.98
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
16.38
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
29.05
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
8.85
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
2.41
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.64
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
27.64
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
44.69
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Joe Mather
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Joe Mather
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Joe Mather
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
696.46
70.01
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PA
50.33
56.24
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1904
191.39
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176
196.65
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1885
189.48
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PA
144
160.89
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Joe Mather
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Joe Mather
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
903
90.77
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PA
49
54.75
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
501
50.36
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
54.75
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1380
138.72
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PA
84
93.85
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
776.17
78.02
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PA
46.76
52.25
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
2.21
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.23
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
370
37.19
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
37.99
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mather
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.47
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
274
27.54
Joe Mather
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
125.14
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.78
21.78
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.35
1.35
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
6.33
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.59
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mather
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.35
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PA
9
10.06
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
36.99
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.82
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mather
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.47
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
36.99
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PA
11
12.29
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64

Fielding Stats for Tommy Dowd and Joe Mather

Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Mather
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1334
1.08
Joe Mather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.63
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.9
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33252
27
Joe Mather
Career
Per 9 Innings
3033
27
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11084
9
Joe Mather
Career
Per 9 Innings
1011
9
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2611
2.12
Joe Mather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
2.19
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1067
0.87
Joe Mather
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.2
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
0.29
Joe Mather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4030
3.27
Joe Mather
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
2.43
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3678
2.99
Joe Mather
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
2.39
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.27
91.27
Joe Mather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.17
98.17
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.757
2.757
Joe Mather
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.465
1.465
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.19
55.19
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.11
Joe Mather
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0