Nelson Mathews vs. Tom Padden — Career Comparison

Nelson Mathews
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Tom Padden
Greatest GenerationNew HampshireThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Nelson Mathews and Tom Padden are closely matched on the surface stats. Tom Padden posted stronger numbers in OPS (.666 vs .656) and on-base percentage (.345 vs .297). Nelson Mathews had the advantage in slugging (.359 vs .321). By the career numbers, Tom Padden 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 Tom Padden

Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
306
170.63
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
181.5
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
1076
600
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1319
600
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
978
545.35
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1170
532.22
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
218
121.56
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
318
144.66
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
143
79.74
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
122.82
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
21.75
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
18.2
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.81
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.73
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
12.27
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.91
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
41.82
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
48
21.83
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
102.23
57.01
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128.89
58.63
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
351
195.72
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
376
171.04
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
309
172.3
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
448
203.79
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
93
51.86
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
55.5
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
54.65
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
50.04
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
169
94.24
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
104.62
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
96.63
53.88
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150.56
68.49
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.67
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.36
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
88
49.07
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
57.77
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.25
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
248
138.29
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
55.04
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
4.34
4.34
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.9
10.9
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
1.05
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.23
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
8.64
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.67
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
15.61
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
14.1
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.46
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.27
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.69
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.15
Tom Padden
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.27
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
40
40
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Nelson Mathews and Tom Padden

Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
1.08
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6903
27
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2301
9
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
613
2.4
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1482
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
2.5
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1745
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
2.43
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.65
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.255
2.255
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.496
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.73
92.73
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Tom Padden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Padden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0