Sam Hairston vs. Eddie Mathews — Career Comparison

Sam Hairston
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati-Indianapolis ClownsNegro American LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star
Eddie Mathews
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameThird BasemanAll-Star

On the career numbers, Eddie Mathews posted the stronger offensive profile against Sam Hairston. Eddie Mathews posted stronger numbers in OPS (.892 vs .809) and slugging (.509 vs .426). Sam Hairston had the advantage in batting average (.313 vs .271). By the career numbers, Eddie Mathews had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Sam Hairston and Eddie Mathews

Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
150.64
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2391
142.03
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
470
600
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10101
600
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
418
533.62
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8537
507.1
Sam Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.829
0.829
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131
167.23
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2315
137.51
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
125.11
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1377
81.79
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
30.64
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
354
21.03
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.11
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
4.28
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.38
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
512
30.41
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
33
42.13
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
938
55.72
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
72.42
92.45
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1697.92
100.86
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
178
227.23
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4349
258.33
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
227.23
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3785
224.83
Sam Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.809
0.809
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.886
0.886
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.808
0.808
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.922
0.922
Sam Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
95.74
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1509
89.63
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
63
80.43
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1453
86.31
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
169.79
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2450
145.53
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
78.18
99.81
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1687.93
100.26
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
1.54
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
44
56.17
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1444
85.77
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
6.36
Sam Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
1487
88.33
Sam Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
470
470
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
6.79
6.79
Sam Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
44
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.97
0.97
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.38
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
2.14
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
3.45
Sam Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
123
7.31
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.94
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
4.04
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
2.32
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.94
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
6.36
Sam Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
63.55
63.55

Fielding Stats for Sam Hairston and Eddie Mathews

Sam Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.23
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2345
1.2
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.09
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1995
1.02
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2692
27
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52928
27
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
897.1
9
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17642.2
9
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
366
3.67
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966
1.51
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
1.46
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4385
2.24
Sam Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.27
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
0.16
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
5.41
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7664
3.91
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
5.14
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7351
3.75
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.99
94.99
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Sam Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.163
4.163
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.135
3.135
Sam Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.62
88.62
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.07
85.07
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.14
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
0.23
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.26
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0