Sammy Hughes vs. Eddie Mathews — Career Comparison

Sammy Hughes
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IISecond BasemanAll-Star
Eddie Mathews
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameThird BasemanAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Sammy Hughes and Eddie Mathews are closely matched on the surface stats. Eddie Mathews posted stronger numbers in OPS (.892 vs .842) and slugging (.509 vs .452). Sammy Hughes had the advantage in on-base percentage (.390 vs .383). 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 Sammy Hughes and Eddie Mathews

Sammy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Sammy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
412
140.85
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2391
142.03
Sammy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
1755
600
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10101
600
Sammy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1530
523.08
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8537
507.1
Sammy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Sammy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.859
0.859
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Sammy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
484
165.47
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2315
137.51
Sammy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
345
117.95
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1377
81.79
Sammy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
31.11
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
354
21.03
Sammy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
9.23
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
4.28
Sammy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
21
7.18
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
512
30.41
Sammy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
139
47.52
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
938
55.72
Sammy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Sammy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Sammy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Sammy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
283.79
97.02
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1697.92
100.86
Sammy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
692
236.58
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4349
258.33
Sammy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
668
228.38
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3785
224.83
Sammy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Sammy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Sammy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.842
0.842
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.886
0.886
Sammy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Sammy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Sammy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.856
0.856
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.922
0.922
Sammy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Sammy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
325
111.11
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1509
89.63
Sammy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
235
80.34
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1453
86.31
Sammy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
539
184.27
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2450
145.53
Sammy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
302.23
103.33
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1687.93
100.26
Sammy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.39
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
1.54
Sammy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
177
60.51
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1444
85.77
Sammy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.34
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
6.36
Sammy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.76
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
1487
88.33
Sammy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159.55
159.55
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
6.79
6.79
Sammy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.09
16.09
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.97
0.97
Sammy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
14.02
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
36
2.14
Sammy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
3.45
Sammy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.34
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
123
7.31
Sammy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
7.18
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
4.04
Sammy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.34
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
2.32
Sammy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
7.52
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
6.36
Sammy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.45
95.45
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
63.55
63.55

Fielding Stats for Sammy Hughes and Eddie Mathews

Sammy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Sammy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
1.1
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2345
1.2
Sammy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
1.06
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1995
1.02
Sammy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10123
27
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52928
27
Sammy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3374.1
9
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17642.2
9
Sammy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1043
2.78
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966
1.51
Sammy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1117
2.98
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4385
2.24
Sammy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.28
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
0.16
Sammy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2265
6.04
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7664
3.91
Sammy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2160
5.76
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7351
3.75
Sammy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.36
95.36
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Sammy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.256
5.256
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.135
3.135
Sammy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.08
97.08
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.07
85.07
Sammy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.46
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
0.23
Sammy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0