Gary Matthews vs Lou Whitaker

Gary Matthews Lou Whitaker

Gary Matthews and Lou Whitaker compared on their MLB careers: Gary Matthews played 16 seasons, 1972 to 1987, Lou Whitaker 19 seasons, 1977 to 1995. Gary Matthews has .281 batting average to Lou Whitaker's .276. Lou Whitaker won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Gary Matthews and Lou Whitaker career totals

2,033	GP	2,390
7,147	AB	8,570
1,083	R	1,386
2,011	H	2,369
234	HR	244
978	RBI	1,084
183	SB	143
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?

Gary Matthews and Lou Whitaker postseason

19	GP	13
65	AB	49
12	R	13
21	H	10
7	HR	1
15	RBI	1
2	SB	1
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.7	SLG	0.3
1.1	OPS	0.7

Where each stands all time

Gary Matthews and Lou Whitaker all-time places

283rd (2,011)	Hits	134th (2,369)
285th (978)	RBI	205th (1,084)
—	Home runs	270th (244)

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

Gary Matthews: 0 championships; NL Rookie of the Year
Lou Whitaker: 1 championship; AL Rookie of the Year, AL Gold Glove ×3, AL Silver Slugger ×4

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 and Lou Whitaker season by season

1st	1972	.290	4	14	1977	.250	0	2
2nd	1973	.300	12	58	1978	.285	3	58
3rd	1974	.287	16	82	1979	.286	3	42
4th	1975	.280	12	58	1980	.233	1	45
5th	1976	.279	20	84	1981	.263	5	36
6th	1977	.283	17	64	1982	.286	15	65
7th	1978	.285	18	62	1983	.320	12	72
8th	1979	.304	27	90	1984	.289	13	56
9th	1980	.278	19	75	1985	.279	21	73
10th	1981	.301	9	67	1986	.269	20	73
11th	1982	.281	19	83	1987	.265	16	59
12th	1983	.258	10	50	1988	.275	12	55
13th	1984	.291	14	82	1989	.251	28	85
14th	1985	.235	13	40	1990	.237	18	60
15th	1986	.259	21	46	1991	.279	23	78
16th	1987	.242	3	23	1992	.278	19	71
17th	—	—	—	—	1993	.290	9	67
18th	—	—	—	—	1994	.301	12	43
19th	—	—	—	—	1995	.293	14	44

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


19	GP	13
65	AB	49
12	R	13
21	H	10
7	HR	1
15	RBI	1
2	SB	1
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.7	SLG	0.3
1.1	OPS	0.7


19	GP	13
65	AB	49
12	R	13
21	H	10
7	HR	1
15	RBI	1
2	SB	1
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.7	SLG	0.3
1.1	OPS	0.7


19	GP	13
65	AB	49
12	R	13
21	H	10
7	HR	1
15	RBI	1
2	SB	1
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.7	SLG	0.3
1.1	OPS	0.7