Alex Johnson vs. Gary Matthews Jr. — Career Comparison

Alex Johnson
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star
Gary Matthews Jr.
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star

Alex Johnson and Gary Matthews Jr. are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 106 for Alex Johnson, 102 for Gary Matthews Jr.), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 109 vs 104). The overall lean goes to Alex Johnson, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Alex Johnson and Gary Matthews Jr.

Alex Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Alex Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1322
160.31
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1281
166.47
Alex Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4948
600
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
4617
600
Alex Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4623
560.59
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
4103
533.2
Alex Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Alex Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.761
0.761
Alex Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1331
161.4
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1056
137.23
Alex Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1040
126.11
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
694
90.19
Alex Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
180
21.83
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
29.24
Alex Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
29
3.77
Alex Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
78
9.46
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
14.04
Alex Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
291
35.29
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
47.04
Alex Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Alex Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Alex Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Alex Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
563.17
68.29
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
578.83
75.22
Alex Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1811
219.6
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1663
216.11
Alex Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1611
195.35
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1528
198.57
Alex Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Alex Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Alex Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Alex Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Alex Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Alex Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Alex Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Alex Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
550
66.69
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
612
79.53
Alex Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
525
63.66
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
484
62.9
Alex Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
997
120.9
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
988
128.4
Alex Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
604.63
73.32
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
583.52
75.83
Alex Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
4.37
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.34
Alex Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
244
29.59
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
454
59
Alex Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.21
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
26
3.38
Alex Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
626
75.91
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
849
110.33
Alex Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.9
7.9
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5.44
5.44
Alex Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Alex Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.46
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.69
Alex Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
29
3.77
Alex Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
143
17.34
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
9.36
Alex Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
13.7
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
95
12.35
Alex Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
7.64
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
36
4.68
Alex Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
21.34
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
131
17.02
Alex Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
64.2
64.2
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.52
72.52

Fielding Stats for Alex Johnson and Gary Matthews Jr.

Alex Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Alex Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1000
1.11
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1158
1.14
Alex Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
956
1.06
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
998
0.99
Alex Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24340
27
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27330
27
Alex Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8113.1
9
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9110
9
Alex Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1641
1.82
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2431
2.4
Alex Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.07
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.06
Alex Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.09
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.05
Alex Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1786
1.98
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2534
2.5
Alex Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1702
1.89
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2487
2.46
Alex Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.3
95.3
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Alex Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.702
1.702
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.148
2.148
Alex Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.6
95.6
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.18
86.18
Alex Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.01
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.01
Alex Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0