Bobby Murcer vs Gary Matthews

Bobby Murcer Gary Matthews

Bobby Murcer and Gary Matthews compared on their MLB careers: Bobby Murcer played 17 seasons, 1965 to 1983, Gary Matthews 16 seasons, 1972 to 1987. Bobby Murcer has .277 batting average to Gary Matthews's .281.

Who has the better career numbers?

Bobby Murcer and Gary Matthews career totals

1,908	GP	2,033
6,730	AB	7,147
972	R	1,083
1,862	H	2,011
252	HR	234
1,043	RBI	978
127	SB	183
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.4
0.4	SLG	0.4
0.8	OPS	0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Bobby Murcer and Gary Matthews postseason

8	GP	19
11	AB	65
0	R	12
1	H	21
0	HR	7
0	RBI	15
0	SB	2
0.1	AVG	0.3
0.2	OBP	0.4
0.1	SLG	0.7
0.3	OPS	1.1

Where each stands all time

Bobby Murcer and Gary Matthews all-time places

253rd (252)	Home runs	—
238th (1,043)	RBI	285th (978)
—	Hits	283rd (2,011)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Bobby Murcer: 0 championships; AL Gold Glove
Gary Matthews: 0 championships; NL Rookie of the Year

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Bobby Murcer and Gary Matthews season by season

1st	1965	.243	1	4	1972	.290	4	14
2nd	1966	.174	0	5	1973	.300	12	58
3rd	1969	.259	26	82	1974	.287	16	82
4th	1970	.251	23	78	1975	.280	12	58
5th	1971	.331	25	94	1976	.279	20	84
6th	1972	.292	33	96	1977	.283	17	64
7th	1973	.304	22	95	1978	.285	18	62
8th	1974	.274	10	88	1979	.304	27	90
9th	1975	.298	11	91	1980	.278	19	75
10th	1976	.259	23	90	1981	.301	9	67
11th	1977	.265	27	89	1982	.281	19	83
12th	1978	.281	9	64	1983	.258	10	50
13th	1979	.267	15	55	1984	.291	14	82
14th	1980	.269	13	57	1985	.235	13	40
15th	1981	.265	6	24	1986	.259	21	46
16th	1982	.227	7	30	1987	.242	3	23
17th	1983	.182	1	1	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


8	GP	19
11	AB	65
0	R	12
1	H	21
0	HR	7
0	RBI	15
0	SB	2
0.1	AVG	0.3
0.2	OBP	0.4
0.1	SLG	0.7
0.3	OPS	1.1


8	GP	19
11	AB	65
0	R	12
1	H	21
0	HR	7
0	RBI	15
0	SB	2
0.1	AVG	0.3
0.2	OBP	0.4
0.1	SLG	0.7
0.3	OPS	1.1


8	GP	19
11	AB	65
0	R	12
1	H	21
0	HR	7
0	RBI	15
0	SB	2
0.1	AVG	0.3
0.2	OBP	0.4
0.1	SLG	0.7
0.3	OPS	1.1