Jimmy Mathison vs. Josh Willingham — Career Comparison

Jimmy Mathison
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Josh Willingham
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueLeft FielderSilver Slugger

Looking at the career totals, Jimmy Mathison and Josh Willingham are closely matched on the surface stats. Josh Willingham posted stronger numbers in OPS (.826 vs .676) and slugging (.465 vs .308). Jimmy Mathison had the advantage in on-base percentage (.368 vs .361). By the career numbers, Josh Willingham had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Mathison and Josh Willingham

Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
155.36
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1147
149.12
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
112
600
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4615
600
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
91
487.5
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3912
508.6
Jimmy Mathison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.732
0.732
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.836
0.836
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
128.57
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
988
128.45
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
112.5
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
73.07
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.71
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
28.08
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.36
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
1.95
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
25.35
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.07
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
426
55.38
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
12.31
65.96
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
685.97
89.18
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
28
150
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1819
236.49
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
39
208.93
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1653
214.91
Jimmy Mathison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.823
0.823
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.834
0.834
Jimmy Mathison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
12
64.29
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
564
73.33
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
7
37.5
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
632
82.17
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
19
101.79
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1001
130.14
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
14.18
75.95
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
672.23
87.4
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.14
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
14.56
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
9
48.21
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
553
71.9
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.86
Jimmy Mathison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
53.57
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
1036
134.69
Jimmy Mathison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.2
11.2
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
4.45
4.45
Jimmy Mathison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Jimmy Mathison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.14
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.26
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
4.68
Jimmy Mathison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
87
11.31
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.71
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
4.55
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.17
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.71
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
5.72
Jimmy Mathison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
79.55
79.55

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Mathison and Josh Willingham

Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.06
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
956
1.08
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
929
1.05
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
738
27
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23833
27
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
9
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7944.1
9
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.57
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1666
1.89
Jimmy Mathison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.94
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.05
Jimmy Mathison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.44
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.03
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
3.95
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1740
1.97
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.51
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1714
1.94
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.51
98.51
Jimmy Mathison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.793
1.793
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.01
Jimmy Mathison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Mathison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.01
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0