Gene Larkin vs. Brice Matthews — Career Comparison

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Looking at the career totals, Gene Larkin and Brice Matthews are closely matched on the surface stats. Gene Larkin posted stronger numbers in OPS (.730 vs .675) and on-base percentage (.356 vs .222). Brice Matthews had the advantage in slugging (.452 vs .374). By the career numbers, Gene Larkin had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Gene Larkin and Brice Matthews

Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
758
170.34
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
13
165.96
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2670
600
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
47
600
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2321
521.57
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
536.17
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.708
0.708
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
618
138.88
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
7
89.36
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
443
99.55
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
38.3
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
29.44
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.7
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
7.19
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
51.06
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
39.33
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
51.06
Gene Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Gene Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Gene Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
315.17
70.83
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.6
71.53
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
869
195.28
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
242.55
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
924
207.64
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
10
127.66
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Gene Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.675
0.675
Gene Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.657
0.657
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
61.8
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
76.6
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
266
59.78
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
114.89
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
509
114.38
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
140.43
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328.37
73.79
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
57.47
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
8.54
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.77
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
268
60.22
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25.53
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
6.97
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Larkin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
278
62.47
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
255.32
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.6
9.6
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2.35
2.35
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
0.96
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
3.6
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
25.53
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
6.07
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
56
12.58
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
5.17
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.77
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
3.82
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
8.99
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.77
Gene Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
57.5
57.5
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Gene Larkin and Brice Matthews

Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
1.25
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.14
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.03
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.9
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10696
27
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
27
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3565.1
9
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
110.1
9
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2459
6.21
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.47
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
0.37
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.45
Gene Larkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.05
Brice Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2626
6.63
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
4
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2605
6.58
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
3.92
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.2
99.2
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.96
97.96
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.273
5.273
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.429
3.429
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.79
82.79
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Gene Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
0.55
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.73
Gene Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brice Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0