Nelson Mathews vs. Alex McCarthy — Career Comparison

Nelson Mathews
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Alex McCarthy
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Nelson Mathews posted the stronger offensive profile against Alex McCarthy. Nelson Mathews posted stronger numbers in OPS (.656 vs .577) and slugging (.359 vs .282). Alex McCarthy had the advantage in batting average (.229 vs .223). By the career numbers, Nelson Mathews had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Nelson Mathews and Alex McCarthy

Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
306
170.63
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
170.64
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
1076
600
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1519
600
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
978
545.35
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1335
527.32
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.622
0.622
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
218
121.56
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
120.87
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
143
79.74
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
101.12
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
21.75
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
34
13.43
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.81
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
4.34
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
12.27
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.97
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
41.82
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
50
19.75
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102.23
57.01
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122.17
48.26
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
351
195.72
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
377
148.91
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
309
172.3
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
430
169.85
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.507
0.507
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
93
51.86
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
53.72
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
54.65
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
48.19
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
169
94.24
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
253
99.93
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
96.63
53.88
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
54.91
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.67
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
7.9
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
49.07
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
41.08
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.25
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
248
138.29
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
48.58
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
4.34
4.34
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.35
12.35
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.23
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
23.7
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.67
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
28
15.61
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.46
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
9.08
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.69
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.97
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.15
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
11.06
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
40
40
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.14
82.14

Fielding Stats for Nelson Mathews and Alex McCarthy

Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
1.08
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
151.2
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
1
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.08
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6903
27
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
27
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2301
9
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
9
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
613
2.4
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
273.6
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1089
392.04
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27.72
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
638
2.5
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1926
693.36
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
620
2.43
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1849
665.64
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.255
2.255
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.402
4.402
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.73
92.73
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
54.36
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0