Billy Hamilton vs. Eddie Mathews — Career Comparison

Billy Hamilton
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameCenter Fielder
Eddie Mathews
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameThird BasemanAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Billy Hamilton and Eddie Mathews are closely matched on the surface stats. Billy Hamilton posted a career OPS of .888 against Eddie Mathews's .892. On the surface stats, Billy Hamilton and Eddie Mathews are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Billy Hamilton and Eddie Mathews

Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
1594
125.71
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2391
142.03
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
7608
600
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10101
600
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
6283
495.5
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8537
507.1
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.981
0.981
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.889
0.889
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2164
170.66
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2315
137.51
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1787
140.93
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
1377
81.79
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
242
19.09
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
354
21.03
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
7.49
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
72
4.28
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
40
3.15
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
512
30.41
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
377
29.73
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
938
55.72
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1642.45
129.53
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1697.92
100.86
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
2716
214.2
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4349
258.33
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3442
271.45
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3785
224.83
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.888
0.888
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.886
0.886
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.192
1.192
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.922
0.922
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1697
133.83
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
1509
89.63
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
742
58.52
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1453
86.31
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2399
189.2
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2450
145.53
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1625.05
128.16
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1687.93
100.26
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
7.02
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
26
1.54
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1189
93.77
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1444
85.77
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
6.36
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
28.55
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
1487
88.33
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.02
21.02
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
6.79
6.79
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
3.28
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.97
0.97
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
3.71
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
36
2.14
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
3.45
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
123
7.31
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
914
72.08
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
68
4.04
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
2.32
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
914
72.08
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
107
6.36
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
63.55
63.55

Fielding Stats for Billy Hamilton and Eddie Mathews

Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1587
1.03
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2345
1.2
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1995
1.02
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
41592
27
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52928
27
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13864
9
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17642.2
9
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3453
2.24
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2966
1.51
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.12
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4385
2.24
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
0.19
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
0.16
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3924
2.55
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7664
3.91
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3635
2.36
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7351
3.75
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.64
92.64
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.291
2.291
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.135
3.135
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.07
85.07
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.04
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
0.23
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0