Gary Matthews stats
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1972
- NL Rookie of the Year
- 1973
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1972
- NL Rookie of the Year
- 1973
Stats
Standard
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | SF | 20 | 62 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | .290 |
| 1973 | SF | 148 | 540 | 74 | 162 | 12 | 58 | 17 | .300 |
| 1974 | SF | 154 | 561 | 87 | 161 | 16 | 82 | 11 | .287 |
| 1975 | SF | 116 | 425 | 67 | 119 | 12 | 58 | 13 | .280 |
| 1976 | SF | 156 | 587 | 79 | 164 | 20 | 84 | 12 | .279 |
| 1977 | ATL | 148 | 555 | 89 | 157 | 17 | 64 | 22 | .283 |
| 1978 | ATL | 129 | 474 | 75 | 135 | 18 | 62 | 8 | .285 |
| 1979 | ATL | 156 | 631 | 97 | 192 | 27 | 90 | 18 | .304 |
| 1980 | ATL | 155 | 571 | 79 | 159 | 19 | 75 | 11 | .278 |
| 1981 | PHI | 101 | 359 | 62 | 108 | 9 | 67 | 15 | .301 |
| 1982 | PHI | 162 | 616 | 89 | 173 | 19 | 83 | 21 | .281 |
| 1983 | PHI | 132 | 446 | 66 | 115 | 10 | 50 | 13 | .258 |
| 1984 | CHC | 147 | 491 | 101 | 143 | 14 | 82 | 17 | .291 |
| 1985 | CHC | 97 | 298 | 45 | 70 | 13 | 40 | 2 | .235 |
| 1986 | CHC | 123 | 370 | 49 | 96 | 21 | 46 | 3 | .259 |
| 1987 |  CHC/SEA | 89 | 161 | 13 | 39 | 3 | 23 | 0 | .242 |
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | SF | 71 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | SF | 605 | 240 | 44 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | SF | 638 | 248 | 49 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | SF | 494 | 183 | 37 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | SF | 671 | 260 | 52 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | ATL | 627 | 243 | 47 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | ATL | 542 | 219 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | ATL | 695 | 317 | 66 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | ATL | 619 | 239 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | PHI | 428 | 162 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | PHI | 690 | 263 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | PHI | 526 | 167 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | CHC | 608 | 210 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | CHC | 362 | 121 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | CHC | 432 | 177 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | CHC/SEA | 181 | 52 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 27.3
- RC
- 1221.2
- 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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | SF | 0.8 | 11.7 | 6.7 | .242 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 15.5 | 0 |
| 1973 | SF | 3.2 | 93.3 | 6.5 | .144 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 45 | 0 |
| 1974 | SF | 2.8 | 95 | 6.2 | .155 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 35.1 | 0 |
| 1975 | SF | 3.0 | 75.3 | 6.5 | .151 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 35.4 | 0 |
| 1976 | SF | 2.0 | 99.5 | 6.2 | .164 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 29.4 | 0 |
| 1977 | ATL | 1.8 | 93.6 | 6.2 | .155 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 32.6 | 0 |
| 1978 | ATL | 2.5 | 83 | 6.4 | .177 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 26.3 | 0 |
| 1979 | ATL | 4.2 | 117.8 | 7.1 | .198 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 23.4 | 0 |
| 1980 | ATL | 0.7 | 81.9 | 5.3 | .140 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 30.1 | 0 |
| 1981 | PHI | 2.3 | 72.2 | 7.5 | .150 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 39.9 | 0 |
| 1982 | PHI | 1.9 | 99.8 | 6 | .146 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 32.4 | 0 |
| 1983 | PHI | -0.1 | 65.4 | 5 | .117 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 44.6 | 0 |
| 1984 | CHC | 2.9 | 97.6 | 7.2 | .136 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 35.1 | 0 |
| 1985 | CHC | 0.3 | 49.8 | 5.8 | .171 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 22.9 | 0 |
| 1986 | CHC | -0.1 | 67.5 | 6.6 | .219 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 17.6 | 0 |
| 1987 | CHC/SEA | -0.9 | 17.9 | 3.9 | .081 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 53.7 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
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 10,340 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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