Ernie Johnson vs. Mike Matheny — Career Comparison

Ernie Johnson
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueShortstop
Mike Matheny
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcherGold Glove

Ernie Johnson and Mike Matheny 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+ 87 for Ernie Johnson, 90 for Mike Matheny), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 79 vs 83). The overall lean goes to Mike Matheny, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Ernie Johnson and Mike Matheny

Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
813
167.34
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1305
182.65
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2915
600
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4287
600
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2619
539.07
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3877
542.62
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.708
0.708
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
697
143.46
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
925
129.46
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
551
113.41
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
659
92.23
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
91
18.73
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
26.59
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
7.41
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.26
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.91
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
9.38
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
146
30.05
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
37.23
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
309.8
63.77
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393.27
55.04
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
917
188.75
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1334
186.7
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
893
183.81
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1236
172.99
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.637
0.637
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.624
0.624
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
372
76.57
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
353
49.41
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
256
52.69
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
443
62
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
609
125.35
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
102.03
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
343.71
70.75
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395.16
55.31
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
3.09
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
6.3
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
37.26
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
266
37.23
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
7.56
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
32.93
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
795
111.27
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.22
18.22
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
5.39
5.39
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
1.13
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
20.58
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
65
9.1
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
4.76
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
97
13.58
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
23.46
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.12
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
9.06
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
14
1.96
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
32.52
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.08
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.15
72.15
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
36.36
36.36

Fielding Stats for Ernie Johnson and Mike Matheny

Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
1.16
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1142
1.02
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30251
27
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10083.2
9
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1369
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7145
6.38
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
0.55
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.04
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3724
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7803
6.96
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3515
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7759
6.93
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.39
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.44
99.44
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.782
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.955
5.955
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.64
87.64
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.08
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.05
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
0.49
Ernie Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
0.27