Willie Grace vs. Gary Matthews Jr. — Career Comparison

Willie Grace
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Gary Matthews Jr.
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Willie Grace and Gary Matthews Jr. are closely matched on the surface stats. Gary Matthews Jr. posted stronger numbers in OPS (.741 vs .720) and slugging (.405 vs .367). Willie Grace had the advantage in on-base percentage (.353 vs .336). By the career numbers, Gary Matthews Jr. had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Willie Grace and Gary Matthews Jr.

Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
101
155.78
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1281
166.47
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
389
600
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4617
600
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
354
546.02
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4103
533.2
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.761
0.761
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
166.58
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1056
137.23
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
138.82
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694
90.19
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
14
21.59
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
29.24
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.17
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
3.77
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
14.04
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
18
27.76
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
47.04
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
47.65
73.49
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
578.83
75.22
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
130
200.51
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1663
216.11
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
206.68
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1528
198.57
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
0.65
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
41
63.24
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
612
79.53
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
72.49
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
484
62.9
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
135.73
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
988
128.4
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55.22
85.17
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
583.52
75.83
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.54
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
2.34
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
25
38.56
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
454
59
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.38
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
849
110.33
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.44
5.44
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.88
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
1.69
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
3.77
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
72
9.36
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.17
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
12.35
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
4.68
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.17
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
17.02
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
72.52
72.52

Fielding Stats for Willie Grace and Gary Matthews Jr.

Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.16
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1158
1.14
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.08
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
998
0.99
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2406
27
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27330
27
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
802
9
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9110
9
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
1.72
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2431
2.4
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.16
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.06
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.05
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.98
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2534
2.5
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.87
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2487
2.46
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.89
94.89
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.621
1.621
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.148
2.148
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.18
86.18
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.01
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0