Player

Eddie Mathews HOF 1978

Player Info
Full Name
Edwin Lee
Born
October 13, 1931
Texarkana, TX, USA
Died
February 18, 2001
Size
6'1" / 190 lbs
B/T
L / R
Debut
April 15, 1952
Final Game
September 27, 1968
Career
17 years
Teams
Honors
9 x All-Star
1962, 1961, 1960, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1953
1960 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
1959 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
1957 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
1955 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
Career Batting
2,391
G
.271
AVG
2,315
H
512
HR
1,453
RBI
.886
OPS
147
OPS vs Lg
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Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1968 Detroit Tigers 31 52 11 0 0 3 4 .212
1967 Houston Astros 101 328 78 13 2 10 39 .238
1967 Detroit Tigers 36 108 25 3 0 6 14 .231
1966 Atlanta Braves 134 452 113 21 4 16 72 .250
1965 Milwaukee Braves 156 546 137 23 0 32 77 .251
1964 Milwaukee Braves 141 502 117 19 1 23 83 .233
1963 Milwaukee Braves 158 547 144 27 4 23 82 .263
1962 Milwaukee Braves 152 536 142 25 6 29 106 .265
1961 Milwaukee Braves 152 572 175 23 6 32 103 .306
1960 Milwaukee Braves 153 548 152 19 7 39 108 .277
1959 Milwaukee Braves 148 594 182 16 8 46 118 .306
1958 Milwaukee Braves 149 546 137 18 1 31 97 .251
1957 Milwaukee Braves 148 572 167 28 9 32 109 .292
1956 Milwaukee Braves 151 552 150 21 2 37 103 .272
1955 Milwaukee Braves 141 499 144 23 5 41 108 .289
1954 Milwaukee Braves 138 476 138 21 4 40 96 .290
1953 Milwaukee Braves 157 579 175 31 8 47 110 .302
1952 Boston Braves 145 528 128 23 5 25 80 .242
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1968 AL 57 .173 .216 8.8 21.1 108 3.0
1967 AL 511 .156 .257 12.3 17.2 121 16.0 ✓
1966 NL 517 .170 .273 12.2 15.9 118 15.9 ✓
1965 NL 626 .218 .258 11.7 17.6 135 32.0 ✓
1964 NL 590 .179 .247 14.4 16.9 121 23.0 ✓
1963 NL 675 .190 .297 18.4 17.6 155 22.9 ✓
1962 NL 643 .231 .268 15.7 14.0 143 29.0 ✓
1961 NL 672 .229 .319 13.8 14.1 155 33.4 ✓
1960 NL 671 .274 .281 16.5 16.8 166 41.0 ✓
1959 NL 682 .286 .284 11.7 10.4 168 47.5 ✓
1958 NL 649 .207 .242 13.1 13.1 119 32.6 ✓
1957 NL 666 .248 .292 13.5 11.9 155 33.4 ✓
1956 NL 651 .246 .261 14.0 13.2 145 38.7 ✓
1955 NL 616 .313 .281 17.7 15.9 173 43.1 ✓
1954 NL 601 .313 .257 18.8 10.1 174 42.1 ✓
1953 NL 681 .325 .285 14.5 12.2 173 48.5 ✓
1952 NL 593 .205 .266 9.9 19.4 118 26.1 ✓
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
3B 2,181 2,049 4,322 293 369 .956
1B 112 833 62 12 75 .987
OF 52 84 1 8 0 .914
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1968 Detroit Tigers 1B 6 34 3 1 5 .974
1968 Detroit Tigers 3B 6 3 10 0 0 1.000
1967 Detroit Tigers 1B 13 106 12 1 9 .992
1967 Houston Astros 1B 79 572 40 8 50 .987
1967 Detroit Tigers 3B 21 14 28 3 0 .933
1967 Houston Astros 3B 24 22 33 3 3 .948
1966 Atlanta Braves 3B 127 114 237 20 31 .946
1965 Milwaukee Braves 3B 153 113 301 19 19 .956
1964 Milwaukee Braves 1B 7 54 5 2 4 .967
1964 Milwaukee Braves 3B 128 130 247 15 19 .962
1963 Milwaukee Braves 3B 121 113 276 13 23 .968
1963 Milwaukee Braves OF 42 63 1 6 0 .914
1962 Milwaukee Braves 1B 7 67 2 0 7 1.000
1962 Milwaukee Braves 3B 140 141 283 16 22 .964
1961 Milwaukee Braves 3B 151 168 281 18 30 .961
1960 Milwaukee Braves 3B 153 141 280 22 23 .950
1959 Milwaukee Braves 3B 148 144 305 18 21 .961
1958 Milwaukee Braves 3B 149 116 351 22 24 .955
1957 Milwaukee Braves 3B 147 131 299 16 27 .964
1956 Milwaukee Braves 3B 150 133 287 25 22 .944
1955 Milwaukee Braves 3B 137 140 280 21 23 .952
1954 Milwaukee Braves 3B 127 112 254 13 28 .966
1954 Milwaukee Braves OF 10 21 0 2 0 .913
1953 Milwaukee Braves 3B 157 154 311 30 33 .939
1952 Boston Braves 3B 142 160 259 19 21 .957
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 16 50 10 1 7 .200
1968 World Series Detroit Tigers 2 3 1 0 0 .333
1958 World Series Milwaukee Braves 7 25 4 0 3 .160
1957 World Series Milwaukee Braves 7 22 5 1 4 .227
Managerial record: 149-161 (.481) Full Managerial Record
Year Team League G W L PCT Finish
1974 Atlanta Braves NL 99 50 49 .505 3
1973 Atlanta Braves NL 162 76 85 .472 5
1972 Atlanta Braves NL 50 23 27 .460 4