Eddie Mathews vs. Yasiel Puig — Career Comparison

Eddie Mathews
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameThird BasemanAll-Star
Yasiel Puig
MillenialCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRight FielderAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Eddie Mathews comes out clearly ahead of Yasiel Puig across most offensive categories. Eddie Mathews led in home run production (HR/PA+ 254 vs 148), walk rate (BB%+ 174 vs 112), and slugging (SLG+ 142 vs 118). Yasiel Puig held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 102 vs 88). Eddie Mathews was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Eddie Mathews and Yasiel Puig

Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2391
142.03
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
861
153.02
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10101
600
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
3376
600
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8537
507.1
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3015
535.84
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Yasiel Puig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.836
0.836
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2315
137.51
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
834
148.22
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1377
81.79
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
522
92.77
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
354
21.03
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159
28.26
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
4.28
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
21
3.73
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
512
30.41
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
132
23.46
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
938
55.72
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
312
55.45
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1697.92
100.86
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
497.83
88.48
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4349
258.33
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
1431
254.32
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3785
224.83
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
1174
208.65
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.886
0.886
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.823
0.823
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.922
0.922
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.807
0.807
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Yasiel Puig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1509
89.63
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
441
78.38
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1453
86.31
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
415
73.76
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2450
145.53
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
724
128.67
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1687.93
100.26
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
496.8
88.29
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
26
1.54
Yasiel Puig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
7.64
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1444
85.77
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
297
52.78
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
6.36
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
21
3.73
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1487
88.33
Yasiel Puig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
681
121.03
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.79
6.79
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
4.96
4.96
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
0.97
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
2.14
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.36
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
3.45
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.38
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
7.31
Yasiel Puig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
12.97
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
68
4.04
Yasiel Puig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
14.04
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
2.32
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
6.75
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
107
6.36
Yasiel Puig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
20.79
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
63.55
63.55
Yasiel Puig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.52
67.52

Fielding Stats for Eddie Mathews and Yasiel Puig

Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2345
1.2
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 9 Innings
826
1.09
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1995
1.02
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 9 Innings
774
1.02
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52928
27
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 9 Innings
20533
27
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17642.2
9
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 9 Innings
6844.1
9
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966
1.51
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1394
1.83
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4385
2.24
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.07
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
0.16
Yasiel Puig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.04
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7664
3.91
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 9 Innings
1479
1.94
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7351
3.75
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 9 Innings
1451
1.91
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.92
95.92
Yasiel Puig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.11
98.11
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.135
3.135
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.757
1.757
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.07
85.07
Yasiel Puig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.7
93.7
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
0.23
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.01
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yasiel Puig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0