Babe Herman vs. Eddie Mathews — Career Comparison

Babe Herman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRight Fielder
Eddie Mathews
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameThird BasemanAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Eddie Mathews comes out clearly ahead of Babe Herman across most offensive categories. Eddie Mathews led in walk rate (BB%+ 174 vs 118), home run production (HR/PA+ 254 vs 229), and slugging (SLG+ 142 vs 136). Babe Herman held the edge in batting average (AVG+ 116 vs 109). Eddie Mathews was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Babe Herman and Eddie Mathews

Babe Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Babe Herman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1552
149.57
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2391
142.03
Babe Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
6226
600
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10101
600
Babe Herman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5603
539.96
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8537
507.1
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.924
0.924
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.889
0.889
Babe Herman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1818
175.2
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2315
137.51
Babe Herman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1128
108.71
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1377
81.79
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
38.45
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
354
21.03
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
10.6
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
72
4.28
Babe Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
181
17.44
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
512
30.41
Babe Herman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
690
66.5
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
938
55.72
Babe Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Babe Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Babe Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Babe Herman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1115.65
107.52
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1697.92
100.86
Babe Herman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2980
287.18
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4349
258.33
Babe Herman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2349
226.37
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3785
224.83
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.915
0.915
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.886
0.886
Babe Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.942
0.942
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.922
0.922
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Babe Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
882
85
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1509
89.63
Babe Herman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
997
96.08
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1453
86.31
Babe Herman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1698
163.64
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2450
145.53
Babe Herman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1166.5
112.42
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1687.93
100.26
Babe Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.06
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
1.54
Babe Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
520
50.11
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1444
85.77
Babe Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
6.36
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
553
53.29
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
1487
88.33
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.26
11.26
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
6.79
6.79
Babe Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.94
0.94
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
0.97
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
8.87
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
36
2.14
Babe Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
3.45
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.14
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
123
7.31
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
9.06
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
68
4.04
Babe Herman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
2.32
Babe Herman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
9.06
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
6.36
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
63.55
63.55

Fielding Stats for Babe Herman and Eddie Mathews

Babe Herman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Babe Herman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1421
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2345
1.2
Babe Herman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1995
1.02
Babe Herman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52928
27
Babe Herman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17642.2
9
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4376
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2966
1.51
Babe Herman
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4385
2.24
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
0.16
Babe Herman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4761
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7664
3.91
Babe Herman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4624
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7351
3.75
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.12
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Babe Herman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3.254
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.135
3.135
Babe Herman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.07
85.07
Babe Herman
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
0.23
Babe Herman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Herman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Herman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Herman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0