JaCoby Jones vs. Mike Matheny — Career Comparison

JaCoby Jones
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Mike Matheny
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcherGold Glove

JaCoby Jones and Mike Matheny each had the upper hand in different parts of the game — this one doesn't fall neatly to either side. JaCoby Jones had the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 81 vs 53), while Mike Matheny led in contact rate (K%+ 93 vs 76). This one is too close to call definitively — both players brought genuine strengths the other couldn't match.

Hitting Stats for JaCoby Jones and Mike Matheny

JaCoby Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
JaCoby Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
352
176.74
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1305
182.65
JaCoby Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1195
600
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4287
600
JaCoby Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1093
548.79
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3877
542.62
JaCoby Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
JaCoby Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.672
0.672
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
JaCoby Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
232
116.49
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
925
129.46
JaCoby Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
132
66.28
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
659
92.23
JaCoby Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.12
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
26.59
JaCoby Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.02
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.26
JaCoby Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.07
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
9.38
JaCoby Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
50.21
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
266
37.23
JaCoby Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
JaCoby Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
JaCoby Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
JaCoby Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118.72
59.61
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393.27
55.04
JaCoby Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
406
203.85
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1334
186.7
JaCoby Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
328
164.69
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1236
172.99
JaCoby Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
JaCoby Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
JaCoby Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.646
0.646
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.637
0.637
JaCoby Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
JaCoby Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
JaCoby Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
JaCoby Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
JaCoby Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
69.29
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
353
49.41
JaCoby Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
98
49.21
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
443
62
JaCoby Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
102.43
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
102.03
JaCoby Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
107.55
54
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395.16
55.31
JaCoby Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
12.05
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
6.3
JaCoby Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
72
36.15
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
37.23
JaCoby Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
7.56
JaCoby Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
195.31
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PAverified
795
111.27
JaCoby Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3.07
3.07
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.39
5.39
JaCoby Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
JaCoby Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
9.1
JaCoby Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.01
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
4.76
JaCoby Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
12.05
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
97
13.58
JaCoby Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
14.56
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.12
JaCoby Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.03
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
1.96
JaCoby Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
20.59
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.08
JaCoby Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.73
70.73
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 600 PA
36.36
36.36

Fielding Stats for JaCoby Jones and Mike Matheny

JaCoby Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
JaCoby Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
1.11
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
1.16
JaCoby Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
1.04
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1142
1.02
JaCoby Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7928
27
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30251
27
JaCoby Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2642.2
9
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10083.2
9
JaCoby Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
753
2.56
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7145
6.38
JaCoby Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
0.55
JaCoby Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.04
JaCoby Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
774
2.64
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7803
6.96
JaCoby Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
768
2.62
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7759
6.93
JaCoby Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.22
99.22
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.44
99.44
JaCoby Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.349
2.349
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.955
5.955
JaCoby Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.97
92.97
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.64
87.64
JaCoby Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.08
JaCoby Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.05
JaCoby Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
JaCoby Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Matheny
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
0.49
JaCoby Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matheny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
0.27