Don Heffner vs. Joe Mather — Career Comparison

Don Heffner
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Joe Mather
MillenialIdahoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Don Heffner and Joe Mather are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Mather posted stronger numbers in OPS (.633 vs .620) and slugging (.357 vs .303). Don Heffner had the advantage in on-base percentage (.317 vs .276). By the career numbers, Joe Mather had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Don Heffner and Joe Mather

Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
743
156.64
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
229
255.87
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2846
600
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PA
537
600
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2526
532.54
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
493
550.84
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Joe Mather
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
610
128.6
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PA
108
120.67
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
486
102.46
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PA
68
75.98
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
20.87
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
29.05
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.01
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.26
Joe Mather
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.64
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
26.14
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
44.69
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Joe Mather
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Joe Mather
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Joe Mather
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249.01
52.5
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50.33
56.24
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
765
161.28
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176
196.65
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
889
187.42
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PA
144
160.89
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Joe Mather
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Joe Mather
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.628
0.628
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Joe Mather
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.539
0.539
Joe Mather
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
57.98
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PA
49
54.75
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
52.28
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
54.75
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
517
109
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PA
84
93.85
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279.03
58.83
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PA
46.76
52.25
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.9
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.23
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
56.92
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PA
34
37.99
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mather
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.47
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
218
45.96
Joe Mather
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
125.14
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.06
13.06
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.24
1.24
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
8.64
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.59
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mather
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.35
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
6.32
Joe Mather
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
10.06
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
3.79
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.82
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
5.48
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.47
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
9.28
Joe Mather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
12.29
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
40.91
40.91
Joe Mather
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.64
63.64

Fielding Stats for Don Heffner and Joe Mather

Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Joe Mather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
703
Joe Mather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.63
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Mather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.9
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Mather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3033
27
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Mather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
9
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1618
Joe Mather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
2.19
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1966
Joe Mather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.2
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
Joe Mather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3695
Joe Mather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
2.43
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
Joe Mather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
2.39
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
Joe Mather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.17
98.17
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.098
Joe Mather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.465
1.465
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Mather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.19
55.19
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
Joe Mather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Mather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Mather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Mather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Mather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0