Gary Matthews stats

Designated Hitter

Age 76 · 6' 2"

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Gary Matthews played 16 MLB seasons, 1972 to 1987.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
2,033
AB
7,147
R
1,083
H
2,011
HR
234
RBI
978
SB
183
AVG
.281

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.
1972SF206211184140.290
1973SF14854074162125817.300
1974SF15456187161168211.287
1975SF11642567119125813.280
1976SF15658779164208412.279
1977ATL14855589157176422.283
1978ATL1294747513518628.285
1979ATL15663197192279018.304
1980ATL15557179159197511.278
1981PHI1013596210896715.301
1982PHI16261689173198321.281
1983PHI13244666115105013.258
1984CHC147491101143148217.291
1985CHC97298457013402.235
1986CHC123370499621463.259
1987CHC/SEA8916113393230.242

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

Career Postseason

GP
19
AB
65
R
12
H
21
HR
7
RBI
15
SB
2
AVG
.323

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
8,189
TB
3,134
XBH
604
HBP
21
IBB
46
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.
1972SF713360200
1973SF605240441700
1974SF638248493500
1975SF494183372500
1976SF671260521300
1977ATL627243472300
1978ATL542219432200
1979ATL695317660500
1980ATL619239390200
1981PHI428162333200
1982PHI690263512100
1983PHI526167300300
1984CHC608210373200
1985CHC362121252200
1986CHC432177380100
1987CHC/SEA1815270100

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
27.3
RC
1,221.2
RC/27
6.20
ISOP
.157
SECA
.304
BB/K
0.84
AB/HR
30.5
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.
1972SF0.811.76.7.2420.30.515.50
1973SF3.293.36.5.1440.30.7450
1974SF2.8956.2.1550.31.035.10
1975SF3.075.36.5.1510.31.235.40
1976SF2.099.56.2.1640.30.829.40
1977ATL1.893.66.2.1550.30.732.60
1978ATL2.5836.4.1770.30.726.30
1979ATL4.2117.87.1.1980.30.823.40
1980ATL0.781.95.3.1400.20.530.10
1981PHI2.372.27.5.1500.41.439.90
1982PHI1.999.86.1460.30.832.40
1983PHI-0.165.45.1170.30.944.60
1984CHC2.997.67.2.1360.41.135.10
1985CHC0.349.85.8.1710.40.922.90
1986CHC-0.167.56.6.2190.41.017.60
1987CHC/SEA-0.917.93.9.0810.20.653.70

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

Bio

Age
76 yearsJul 5, 1950
Height
6' 2"
Debut
1972
Birthplace
San Fernando, CA
NL Rookie of the Year
1973

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What were Gary Matthews's career stats?

Gary Matthews played 16 seasons for the Giants, the Braves, the Phillies and the Cubs. He was a career .281 hitter with 2,011 hits, 234 home runs and 978 RBI. His best season was 1979: a .304 batting average, 27 home runs and 90 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

16 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1972 to 1987

Gary Matthews finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 283rd in hits (2,011)
  • 285th in rbi (978)

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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