Jon Matlack stats

Last played for the Texas Rangers, 1983

Relief Pitcher

Age 76 · 6' 3"

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Jon Matlack played 13 MLB seasons, 1971 to 1983.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
361
W
125
L
126
ERA
3.18
IP
2,363.0
K
1,516
BB
638
WHIP
1.23

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1971NYM7034.1437.024151.24
1972NYM3415102.32244.0169711.17
1973NYM3414163.20242.0205991.28
1974NYM3413152.41265.1195761.12
1975NYM3316123.38228.2154581.23
1976NYM3517102.95262.0153571.12
1977NYM267154.21169.0123431.29
1978TEX3515132.27270.0157511.12
1979TEX13544.1385.035151.33
1980TEX3510103.68234.2142481.33
1981TEX17474.14104.143411.36
1982TEX33773.53147.278371.32
1983TEX25244.6673.138271.60

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
4
W
2
L
2
ERA
1.44
IP
25.0
K
20
BB
8
WHIP
0.80

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
97
SHO
30
K/9
5.8
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1971NYM0005.80000
1972NYM0846.20000
1973NYM01437.60000
1974NYM01476.60000
1975NYM0836.10000
1976NYM01665.30000
1977NYM0536.60000
1978TEX01825.20000
1979TEX0203.70000
1980TEX0815.40000
1981TEX0113.70000
1982TEX0104.80000
1983TEX0204.70000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
76 yearsJan 19, 1950
Height
6' 3"
Debut
1971
Birthplace
West Chester, PA
NL Rookie of the Year
1972

What were Jon Matlack's career stats?

Jon Matlack played 13 seasons for the Mets and the Rangers. He had 125 wins and 1,516 strikeouts with a 3.18 ERA over 2,363.0 innings. His best season was 1976: 17 wins, a 2.95 ERA and 153 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

13 seasons, 1 postseason, 1971 to 1983

Jon Matlack finished top 10 in a stat 5 times.

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 225th in strikeouts (pitching) (1,516)

Among the 9,243 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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