Lou Johnson vs. Brice Matthews — Career Comparison

Lou Johnson
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Brice Matthews
Gen ZTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Lou Johnson and Brice Matthews are closely matched on the surface stats. Lou Johnson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.708 vs .675) and on-base percentage (.318 vs .222). Brice Matthews had the advantage in slugging (.452 vs .389). By the career numbers, Lou 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 Lou Johnson and Brice Matthews

Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
677
180.45
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
13
165.96
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2251
600
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
47
600
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2049
546.16
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
42
536.17
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.708
0.708
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
141
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
7
89.36
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
98.62
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
38.3
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
25.86
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.73
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
12.79
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
51.06
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
42.38
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
51.06
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251.44
67.02
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.6
71.53
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
798
212.71
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
242.55
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
692
184.45
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
10
127.66
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.701
0.701
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.675
0.675
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.635
0.635
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.657
0.657
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
65.04
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
76.6
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
232
61.84
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
114.89
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
428
114.08
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
140.43
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255.24
68.03
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
57.47
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
14.13
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
29.32
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25.53
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
6.13
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
320
85.3
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
255.32
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.03
7.03
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2.35
2.35
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
7.2
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
25.53
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.2
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
47
12.53
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
13.33
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
6.4
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
19.72
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
67.57
67.57
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Lou Johnson and Brice Matthews

Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
1.16
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.14
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
0.98
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.9
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14133
27
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
27
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4711
9
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
110.1
9
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
945
1.81
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.47
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.06
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.45
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.04
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
994
1.9
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
4
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
975
1.86
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.92
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.09
98.09
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.96
97.96
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.609
1.609
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.429
3.429
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.98
84.98
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.73
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0