Claude Johnson vs. Gary Matthews Jr. — Career Comparison

Claude Johnson
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueSecond Baseman
Gary Matthews Jr.
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Claude Johnson and Gary Matthews Jr. are closely matched on the surface stats. Claude Johnson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.754 vs .741) and on-base percentage (.378 vs .336). Gary Matthews Jr. had the advantage in slugging (.405 vs .376). By the career numbers, Claude Johnson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Claude Johnson and Gary Matthews Jr.

Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
351
137.38
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1281
166.47
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1533
600
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4617
600
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1294
506.46
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4103
533.2
Claude Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Claude Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.761
0.761
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
371
145.21
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1056
137.23
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
297
116.24
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694
90.19
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
19.18
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
29.24
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.52
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
3.77
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
6.26
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
14.04
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
74
28.96
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
47.04
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
206.72
80.91
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578.83
75.22
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
486
190.22
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1663
216.11
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
561
219.57
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1528
198.57
Claude Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Claude Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.754
0.754
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Claude Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Claude Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.761
0.761
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.707
0.707
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
235
91.98
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
612
79.53
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
160
62.62
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
484
62.9
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
379
148.34
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
988
128.4
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
227.86
89.18
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
583.52
75.83
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.74
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
2.34
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
183
71.62
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
454
59
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.38
Claude Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.91
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
849
110.33
Claude Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153.3
153.3
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5.44
5.44
Claude Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.3
18.3
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Claude Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
19.18
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.69
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
3.77
Claude Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
72
9.36
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
27
10.57
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
12.35
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.39
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
4.68
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
10.96
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
17.02
Claude Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.43
96.43
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
72.52
72.52

Fielding Stats for Claude Johnson and Gary Matthews Jr.

Claude Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
1.05
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1158
1.14
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
0.96
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
998
0.99
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9057
27
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27330
27
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3019
9
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9110
9
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
1.62
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2431
2.4
Claude Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
904
2.69
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.06
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.32
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.05
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1557
4.64
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2534
2.5
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
4.32
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2487
2.46
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.06
93.06
Gary Matthews Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Claude Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.105
4.105
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.148
2.148
Claude Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.5
91.5
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.18
86.18
Claude Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.24
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.01
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Matthews Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0