Eddie Mathews stats

Last played for the Detroit Tigers, 1968

Age 95

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Eddie Mathews played 17 MLB seasons, 1952 to 1968.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
2,391
AB
8,537
R
1,509
H
2,315
HR
512
RBI
1,453
SB
68
AVG
.271

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1952ATL1455288012825586.242
1953ATL157579110175471351.302
1954ATL138476961384010310.290
1955ATL141499108144411013.289
1956ATL15155210315037956.272
1957ATL14857210916732943.292
1958ATL1495469713731775.251
1959ATL148594118182461142.306
1960ATL153548108152391247.277
1961ATL152572103175329112.306
1962ATL15253610614229904.265
1963ATL1585478214423843.263
1964ATL1415028311723742.233
1965ATL1565467713732951.251
1966ATL1344527211316531.250
1967HOU/DET1374365310316572.236
1968DET3152411380.212

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
16
AB
50
R
7
H
10
HR
1
RBI
7
SB
1
AVG
.200

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
10,101
TB
4,349
XBH
938
HBP
26
IBB
107
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1952ATL593236531000
1953ATL681363862000
1954ATL601287652000
1955ATL6163006912000
1956ATL6512866011700
1957ATL666309690500
1958ATL649250502500
1959ATL682352703200
1960ATL671302652300
1961ATL672306612300
1962ATL643266602700
1963ATL6752485411400
1964ATL590207431500
1965ATL626256553700
1966ATL517190410600
1967HOU/DET5111713431200
1968DET572030100

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
91.9
RC
1,710.2
RC/27
7.30
ISOP
.238
SECA
.411
BB/K
0.97
AB/HR
16.7
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1952ATL2.078.75.2.2050.30.521.10
1953ATL8.0143.69.5.3250.51.212.30
1954ATL7.6125.59.7.3130.61.911.90
1955ATL7.11259.2.3130.51.112.20
1956ATL5.4112.57.4.2460.41.114.90
1957ATL7.2122.18.2480.41.117.90
1958ATL6.295.76.1.2070.4117.60
1959ATL8.01368.8.2860.41.112.90
1960ATL7.01258.2.2740.51.014.10
1961ATL7.0125.48.3.2290.41.017.90
1962ATL5.3107.77.3.2310.41.118.50
1963ATL7.6107.97.1.1900.41.023.80
1964ATL4.277.65.4.1790.30.921.80
1965ATL5.092.26.2180.40.717.10
1966ATL2.569.25.5.1700.30.828.30
1967HOU/DET1.661.94.8.1560.30.727.30
1968DET0.25.93.9.1730.30.417.30

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
95 yearsOct 13, 1931
Debut
1952

What were Eddie Mathews's career stats?

Eddie Mathews played 17 seasons for the Braves and the Tigers. He was a career .271 hitter with 2,315 hits, 512 home runs and 1,453 RBI. His best season was 1959: a .306 batting average, 46 home runs and 114 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

17 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1952 to 1968

Eddie Mathews finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

Championships ×2

All-time career rank

  • 23rd in home runs (512)
  • 150th in hits (2,315)
  • 52nd in rbi (1,453)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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