Charles Matthews vs. Josh Willingham — Career Comparison

Charles Matthews
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRight Fielder
Josh Willingham
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueLeft FielderSilver Slugger

Looking at the career totals, Charles Matthews and Josh Willingham are closely matched on the surface stats. Charles Matthews posted stronger numbers in OPS (.933 vs .826) and on-base percentage (.600 vs .361). Josh Willingham had the advantage in slugging (.465 vs .333). By the career numbers, Charles Matthews had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Charles Matthews and Josh Willingham

Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1147
149.12
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4615
600
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3912
508.6
Charles Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Charles Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.836
0.836
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
988
128.45
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
73.07
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
28.08
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
1.95
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
25.35
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
426
55.38
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
127.74
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
685.97
89.18
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1819
236.49
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1653
214.91
Charles Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Charles Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.933
0.933
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.823
0.823
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Charles Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Charles Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.834
0.834
Charles Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
73.33
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
632
82.17
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1001
130.14
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
131.6
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
672.23
87.4
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
14.56
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
553
71.9
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.86
Charles Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
1036
134.69
Charles Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
4.45
4.45
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.26
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
4.68
Charles Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
87
11.31
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
4.55
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.17
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.72
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.55
79.55

Fielding Stats for Charles Matthews and Josh Willingham

Charles Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
956
1.08
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
929
1.05
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23833
27
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7944.1
9
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1666
1.89
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.05
Charles Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.03
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1740
1.97
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1714
1.94
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.51
98.51
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.793
1.793
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.01
Charles Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.01
Charles Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0