Dusty Baker vs Gary Matthews

Dusty Baker and Gary Matthews compared on their MLB careers: Dusty Baker played 19 seasons, 1968 to 1986, Gary Matthews 16 seasons, 1972 to 1987. Dusty Baker has .278 batting average to Gary Matthews's .281. Dusty Baker won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Dusty Baker and Gary Matthews career totals

2,039	GP	2,033
7,117	AB	7,147
964	R	1,083
1,981	H	2,011
242	HR	234
1,013	RBI	978
137	SB	183
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.4	SLG	0.4
0.8	OPS	0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Dusty Baker and Gary Matthews postseason

40	GP	19
149	AB	65
23	R	12
42	H	21
5	HR	7
21	RBI	15
0	SB	2
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.4	SLG	0.7
0.8	OPS	1.1

Where each stands all time

Dusty Baker and Gary Matthews all-time places

276th (242)	Home runs	—
260th (1,013)	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

Dusty Baker: 1 championship; NL Silver Slugger ×2, NL Gold Glove, NL Manager of the Year ×3
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.

Dusty Baker and Gary Matthews season by season

1st	1968	.400	0	0	1972	.290	4	14
2nd	1969	.000	0	0	1973	.300	12	58
3rd	1970	.292	0	4	1974	.287	16	82
4th	1971	.226	0	4	1975	.280	12	58
5th	1972	.321	17	76	1976	.279	20	84
6th	1973	.288	21	99	1977	.283	17	64
7th	1974	.256	20	69	1978	.285	18	62
8th	1975	.261	19	72	1979	.304	27	90
9th	1976	.242	4	39	1980	.278	19	75
10th	1977	.291	30	86	1981	.301	9	67
11th	1978	.262	11	66	1982	.281	19	83
12th	1979	.274	23	88	1983	.258	10	50
13th	1980	.294	29	97	1984	.291	14	82
14th	1981	.320	9	49	1985	.235	13	40
15th	1982	.300	23	88	1986	.259	21	46
16th	1983	.260	15	73	1987	.242	3	23
17th	1984	.292	3	32	—	—	—	—
18th	1985	.268	14	52	—	—	—	—
19th	1986	.240	4	19	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


40	GP	19
149	AB	65
23	R	12
42	H	21
5	HR	7
21	RBI	15
0	SB	2
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.4	SLG	0.7
0.8	OPS	1.1


40	GP	19
149	AB	65
23	R	12
42	H	21
5	HR	7
21	RBI	15
0	SB	2
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.4	SLG	0.7
0.8	OPS	1.1


40	GP	19
149	AB	65
23	R	12
42	H	21
5	HR	7
21	RBI	15
0	SB	2
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.4	SLG	0.7
0.8	OPS	1.1