Matt Joyce vs. Jimmy Mathison — Career Comparison

Matt Joyce
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Jimmy Mathison
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Matt Joyce and Jimmy Mathison are closely matched on the surface stats. Matt Joyce posted stronger numbers in OPS (.772 vs .676) and slugging (.425 vs .308). Jimmy Mathison had the advantage in on-base percentage (.368 vs .346). By the career numbers, Matt Joyce had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Matt Joyce and Jimmy Mathison

Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1400
192.88
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
29
155.36
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4355
600
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
112
600
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3718
512.24
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
91
487.5
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Jimmy Mathison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.785
0.785
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.732
0.732
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
898
123.72
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
128.57
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
72.74
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
112.5
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
28.38
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.71
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
2.07
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.36
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
20.53
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
50.98
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.07
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
576.95
79.49
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
12.31
65.96
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
217.82
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
28
150
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1489
205.14
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
208.93
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Jimmy Mathison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Jimmy Mathison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
73.98
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
12
64.29
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
503
69.3
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
7
37.5
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
891
122.76
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
19
101.79
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
564.09
77.72
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
14.18
75.95
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
4.41
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.14
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
77.01
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
9
48.21
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.86
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
935
128.82
Jimmy Mathison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
53.57
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
4.66
4.66
Jimmy Mathison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.2
11.2
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Jimmy Mathison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.41
Jimmy Mathison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.14
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.92
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
76
10.47
Jimmy Mathison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
4.82
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.71
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.17
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
7.99
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.71
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
60.34
60.34
Jimmy Mathison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Matt Joyce and Jimmy Mathison

Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
1.21
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.06
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
854
1.01
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22818
27
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
738
27
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7606
9
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
9
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1628
1.93
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.57
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Jimmy Mathison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.94
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.03
Jimmy Mathison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.44
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1691
2
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
3.95
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1662
1.97
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.51
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.29
98.29
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.626
1.626
Jimmy Mathison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.56
83.56
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.01
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0