Gary Matthews Jr. vs Jason Heyward

Gary Matthews Jr.Jason Heyward

Gary Matthews Jr. and Jason Heyward compared on their MLB careers: Gary Matthews Jr. played 12 seasons, 1999 to 2010, Jason Heyward 16 seasons, 2010 to 2025. Gary Matthews Jr. has .257 batting average to Jason Heyward's .255. Jason Heyward won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Gary Matthews Jr. and Jason Heyward career totals
1,281GP1,824
4,103AB6,174
612R879
1,056H1,575
108HR186
484RBI730
95SB125
0.3AVG0.3
0.3OBP0.3
0.4SLG0.4
0.7OPS0.7

How do they compare in the postseason?

Gary Matthews Jr. and Jason Heyward postseason
7GP45
10AB138
1R8
0H20
0HR2
0RBI7
0SB4
0AVG0.1
0.1OBP0.2
0SLG0.2
0.1OPS0.4

Titles and awards

  • Gary Matthews Jr.: 0 championships; none on file
  • Jason Heyward: 2 championships; NL Gold Glove ×5

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.

Gary Matthews Jr. and Jason Heyward season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st1999.222072010.2771872
2nd2000.1904142011.2271442
3rd2001.22714442012.2692782
4th2002.2757382013.2541438
5th2003.2486422014.2711158
6th2004.27511362015.2931360
7th2005.25517552016.230749
8th2006.31319792017.2591159
9th2007.25218722018.270857
10th2008.2428462019.2512162
11th2009.2504502020.265622
12th2010.190012021.214830
13th————2022.204110
14th————2023.2691540
15th————2024.2111037
16th————2025.176212

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI