Mike Lieberthal vs. Wid Matthews — Career Comparison

Mike Lieberthal
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCatcherGold GloveAll-Star
Wid Matthews
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Mike Lieberthal and Wid Matthews are closely matched on the surface stats. Mike Lieberthal posted stronger numbers in OPS (.788 vs .697) and slugging (.446 vs .350). Wid Matthews had the advantage in on-base percentage (.348 vs .342). By the career numbers, Mike Lieberthal had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Mike Lieberthal and Wid Matthews

Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1212
154.89
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
192
154.42
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4695
600
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
746
600
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4218
539.04
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
663
533.24
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1155
147.6
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
151.21
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
738
94.31
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
125.47
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
32.84
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
21
16.89
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.28
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.04
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
19.17
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.8
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
53.29
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
32
25.74
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
627.95
80.25
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
81
65.15
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1882
240.51
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
232
186.6
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1579
201.79
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
253
203.49
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.783
0.783
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.697
0.697
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.633
0.633
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
68.24
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
79
63.54
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
610
77.96
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
39
31.37
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
994
127.03
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
117
94.1
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638.96
81.66
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
92.02
74.01
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
11.37
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.22
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
42.81
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
49.06
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
4.35
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 600 PA
571
72.97
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
25.74
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 600 PA
8.22
8.22
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.31
23.31
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.91
1.91
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.28
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
14.48
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.5
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 600 PA
114
14.57
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.02
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
15.28
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.89
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
19.3
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.92
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
34.58
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.33
53.33
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
44.19
44.19

Fielding Stats for Mike Lieberthal and Wid Matthews

Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1170
1.07
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1109
1.02
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29486
27
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9828.2
9
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7829
7.17
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
0.45
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.07
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8391
7.68
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8319
7.62
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.14
99.14
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.11
7.11
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.605
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.79
94.79
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.06
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.07
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Lieberthal
Career
Per 9 Innings
592
0.54
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike Lieberthal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.23
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0