Player

Gary Matthews

Player Info
Full Name
Gary Nathaniel
Born
July 5, 1950
San Fernando, CA, USA
Size
6'2" / 185 lbs
B/T
R / R
Debut
September 6, 1972
Final Game
October 2, 1987
Career
16 years
Teams
Honors
1 x All-Star
1979
2006 - Player of the Week (AL)
1983 - NL Championship Series MVP (NL)
1982 - Player of the Week (NL)
1981 - Player of the Month (NL)
1979 - Player of the Week (NL)
1976 - Player of the Week (NL)
1974 - Player of the Week (NL)
1973 - TSN Rookie Player of the Year (NL)
1973 - Rookie of the Year (NL)
Career Batting
2,033
G
.281
AVG
2,011
H
234
HR
978
RBI
.803
OPS
129
OPS vs Lg
Qualified for career rate leaderboards · about these stats
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1987 Chicago Cubs 44 42 11 3 0 0 3 .262
1987 Seattle Mariners 45 119 28 1 0 3 10 .235
1986 Chicago Cubs 123 370 96 16 1 21 49 .259
1985 Chicago Cubs 97 298 70 12 0 13 45 .235
1984 Chicago Cubs 147 491 143 21 2 14 101 .291
1983 Philadelphia Phillies 132 446 115 18 2 10 66 .258
1982 Philadelphia Phillies 162 616 173 31 1 19 89 .281
1981 Philadelphia Phillies 101 359 108 21 3 9 62 .301
1980 Atlanta Braves 155 571 159 17 3 19 79 .278
1979 Atlanta Braves 156 631 192 34 5 27 97 .304
1978 Atlanta Braves 129 474 135 20 5 18 75 .285
1977 Atlanta Braves 148 555 157 25 5 17 89 .283
1976 San Francisco Giants 156 587 164 28 4 20 79 .279
1975 San Francisco Giants 116 425 119 22 3 12 67 .280
1974 San Francisco Giants 154 561 161 27 6 16 87 .287
1973 San Francisco Giants 148 540 162 22 10 12 74 .300
1972 San Francisco Giants 20 62 18 1 1 4 11 .290
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1987 AL 181 .081 .286 10.5 18.2 73 3.0
1986 NL 432 .219 .257 13.9 13.7 138 21.3
1985 NL 362 .171 .255 16.3 17.7 122 13.0
1984 NL 608 .137 .331 16.9 16.0 144 14.1 ✓
1983 NL 526 .117 .290 13.1 15.4 109 9.9 ✓
1982 NL 690 .146 .298 9.6 12.6 124 19.0 ✓
1981 NL 428 .150 .315 13.8 9.8 148 13.6 ✓
1980 NL 619 .140 .302 6.8 15.0 113 19.1 ✓
1979 NL 695 .198 .310 8.6 10.8 142 27.3 ✓
1978 NL 542 .177 .318 11.3 17.0 138 18.0 ✓
1977 NL 627 .155 .312 10.7 14.4 120 17.0 ✓
1976 NL 671 .164 .301 11.2 14.0 134 20.0 ✓
1975 NL 494 .151 .296 13.2 10.7 132 12.1
1974 NL 638 .155 .303 11.0 10.8 133 16.0 ✓
1973 NL 605 .144 .335 9.6 13.7 131 12.0 ✓
1972 NL 71 .242 .304 9.9 18.3 159 4.2
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
OF 1,876 3,226 135 112 17 .968
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1987 Chicago Cubs OF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000
1986 Chicago Cubs OF 105 137 5 9 1 .940
1985 Chicago Cubs OF 85 119 7 3 2 .977
1984 Chicago Cubs OF 145 224 7 11 0 .955
1983 Philadelphia Phillies OF 122 174 11 5 2 .974
1982 Philadelphia Phillies OF 162 268 14 10 2 .966
1981 Philadelphia Phillies OF 100 170 11 7 1 .963
1980 Atlanta Braves OF 143 258 8 11 0 .960
1979 Atlanta Braves OF 156 292 12 8 4 .974
1978 Atlanta Braves OF 127 238 10 8 0 .969
1977 Atlanta Braves OF 145 262 11 10 1 .965
1976 San Francisco Giants OF 156 265 8 7 0 .975
1975 San Francisco Giants OF 113 225 11 8 2 .967
1974 San Francisco Giants OF 151 281 9 9 2 .970
1973 San Francisco Giants OF 145 277 11 5 0 .983
1972 San Francisco Giants OF 19 34 0 1 0 .971
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 19 65 21 7 15 .323
1984 NL Championship Series Chicago Cubs 5 15 3 2 5 .200
1983 NL Championship Series Philadelphia Phillies 4 14 6 3 8 .429
1983 World Series Philadelphia Phillies 5 16 4 1 1 .250
1981 NL Division Series Philadelphia Phillies 5 20 8 1 1 .400