Eddie Mathews vs. Fred McGriff — Career Comparison

Eddie Mathews
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameThird BasemanAll-Star
Fred McGriff
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanSilver SluggerAll-Star

Eddie Mathews and Fred McGriff are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 120 for Eddie Mathews, 119 for Fred McGriff), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 142 vs 141). The overall lean goes to Eddie Mathews, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Eddie Mathews and Fred McGriff

Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
2391
142.03
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2460
145.08
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
10101
600
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10174
600
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
8537
507.1
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8757
516.43
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.889
0.889
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.89
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
2315
137.51
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2490
146.84
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
1377
81.79
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1532
90.35
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
354
21.03
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
441
26.01
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
4.28
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
24
1.42
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
512
30.41
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
493
29.07
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
938
55.72
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
958
56.5
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1697.92
100.86
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
1696.1
100.03
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
4349
258.33
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4458
262.91
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
3785
224.83
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3834
226.11
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.886
0.886
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.886
0.886
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.922
0.922
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.899
0.899
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1509
89.63
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
1349
79.56
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
1453
86.31
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1550
91.41
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2450
145.53
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
2406
141.89
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1687.93
100.26
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
1672.72
98.65
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
26
1.54
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
2.3
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1444
85.77
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
1305
76.96
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
107
6.36
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
10.08
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1487
88.33
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
1882
110.99
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.79
6.79
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
5.41
5.41
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
0.97
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
2.14
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.12
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
58
3.45
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
4.19
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
7.31
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
226
13.33
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
68
4.04
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
4.25
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
2.32
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
38
2.24
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
107
6.36
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
6.49
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
63.55
63.55
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.45
65.45

Fielding Stats for Eddie Mathews and Fred McGriff

Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2345
1.2
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2239
1.04
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1995
1.02
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2223
1.03
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
52928
27
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58206
27
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
17642.2
9
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19402
9
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2966
1.51
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18985
8.81
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4385
2.24
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1447
0.67
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
0.16
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.08
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
7664
3.91
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20599
9.56
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
7351
3.75
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20432
9.48
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.92
95.92
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.135
3.135
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.126
9.126
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.07
85.07
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
444
0.23
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1775
0.82
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0