Gary Matthews
Gary Nathaniel Matthews
Born: July 5, 1950
San Fernando, CA USA
Primary Position: LF
All Position(s) Played: RF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 185
Career: 1972-1987
Draft: Round 1 (1968 June Amateur Draft, San Francisco Giants)
School: San Fernando HS (Pacoima, CA)
Minor League Statistics
Gary Matthews compiled a career batting average of .281 with 234 home runs and 978 RBI in his 2033-game career with the San Francisco Giants, Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs and Seattle Mariners. He began playing during the 1972 season and last took the field during the 1987 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 20 | 71 | 62 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 | .290 | .357 | .532 | .889 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1973 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 148 | 605 | 540 | 74 | 162 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 58 | 17 | 5 | 58 | 83 | .300 | .367 | .444 | .812 | 240 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 1974 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 154 | 638 | 561 | 87 | 161 | 27 | 6 | 16 | 82 | 11 | 9 | 70 | 69 | .287 | .368 | .442 | .810 | 248 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1975 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 116 | 494 | 425 | 67 | 119 | 22 | 3 | 12 | 58 | 13 | 4 | 65 | 53 | .280 | .377 | .431 | .807 | 183 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 1976 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 156 | 671 | 587 | 79 | 164 | 28 | 4 | 20 | 84 | 12 | 5 | 75 | 94 | .279 | .359 | .443 | .802 | 260 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 1977 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 148 | 627 | 555 | 89 | 157 | 25 | 5 | 17 | 64 | 22 | 8 | 67 | 90 | .283 | .362 | .438 | .799 | 243 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1978 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 129 | 542 | 474 | 75 | 135 | 20 | 5 | 18 | 62 | 8 | 7 | 61 | 92 | .285 | .366 | .462 | .828 | 219 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 1979 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 156 | 695 | 631 | 97 | 192 | 34 | 5 | 27 | 90 | 18 | 6 | 60 | 75 | .304 | .363 | .502 | .865 | 317 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1980 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 155 | 619 | 571 | 79 | 159 | 17 | 3 | 19 | 75 | 11 | 3 | 42 | 93 | .278 | .325 | .419 | .744 | 239 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 1981 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 101 | 428 | 359 | 62 | 108 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 67 | 15 | 2 | 59 | 42 | .301 | .398 | .451 | .849 | 162 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 1982 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 162 | 690 | 616 | 89 | 173 | 31 | 1 | 19 | 83 | 21 | 4 | 66 | 87 | .281 | .349 | .427 | .776 | 263 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 1983 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 132 | 526 | 446 | 66 | 115 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 50 | 13 | 9 | 69 | 81 | .258 | .352 | .374 | .727 | 167 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| 1984 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 147 | 608 | 491 | 101 | 143 | 21 | 2 | 14 | 82 | 17 | 8 | 103 | 97 | .291 | .410 | .428 | .838 | 210 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| 1985 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 97 | 362 | 298 | 45 | 70 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 64 | .235 | .362 | .406 | .768 | 121 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 1986 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 123 | 432 | 370 | 49 | 96 | 16 | 1 | 21 | 46 | 3 | 2 | 60 | 59 | .259 | .361 | .478 | .839 | 177 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1987 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 44 | 46 | 42 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | .262 | .326 | .333 | .659 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1987 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 45 | 135 | 119 | 10 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 22 | .235 | .319 | .319 | .638 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 2033 | 8189 | 7147 | 1083 | 2011 | 319 | 51 | 234 | 978 | 183 | 74 | 940 | 1125 | .281 | .364 | .439 | .802 | 3134 | 179 | 21 | 19 | 62 | 46 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NL | San Francisco Giants | OF | 19 | 17 | 153.0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .971 | 2.000 | 1.789 |
| 1973 | NL | San Francisco Giants | OF | 145 | 140 | 1245.0 | 277 | 11 | 5 | 0 | .983 | 2.082 | 1.986 |
| 1974 | NL | San Francisco Giants | OF | 151 | 144 | 1296.3 | 281 | 9 | 9 | 2 | .970 | 2.013 | 1.921 |
| 1975 | NL | San Francisco Giants | OF | 113 | 112 | 991.0 | 225 | 11 | 8 | 2 | .967 | 2.143 | 2.088 |
| 1976 | NL | San Francisco Giants | OF | 156 | 155 | 1374.3 | 265 | 8 | 7 | 0 | .975 | 1.788 | 1.750 |
| 1977 | NL | Atlanta Braves | OF | 145 | 145 | 1283.3 | 262 | 11 | 10 | 1 | .965 | 1.915 | 1.883 |
| 1978 | NL | Atlanta Braves | OF | 127 | 126 | 1076.7 | 238 | 10 | 8 | 0 | .969 | 2.073 | 1.953 |
| 1979 | NL | Atlanta Braves | OF | 156 | 156 | 1362.7 | 292 | 12 | 8 | 4 | .974 | 2.008 | 1.949 |
| 1980 | NL | Atlanta Braves | OF | 143 | 142 | 1242.0 | 258 | 8 | 11 | 0 | .960 | 1.928 | 1.860 |
| 1981 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 100 | 99 | 840.3 | 170 | 11 | 7 | 1 | .963 | 1.939 | 1.810 |
| 1982 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 162 | 161 | 1350.0 | 268 | 14 | 10 | 2 | .966 | 1.880 | 1.741 |
| 1983 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 122 | 120 | 971.7 | 174 | 11 | 5 | 2 | .974 | 1.714 | 1.516 |
| 1984 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 145 | 144 | 1125.3 | 224 | 7 | 11 | 0 | .955 | 1.847 | 1.593 |
| 1985 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 85 | 85 | 650.0 | 119 | 7 | 3 | 2 | .977 | 1.745 | 1.482 |
| 1986 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 105 | 104 | 779.0 | 137 | 5 | 9 | 1 | .940 | 1.641 | 1.352 |
| 1987 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 2 | 2 | 10.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 1876 | 1852 | 15750.7 | 3226 | 135 | 112 | 17 | .968 | 1.920 | 1.792 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | NEDIV | 5 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .400 | .400 | .650 | 1.050 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | NLCS | 4 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .429 | .500 | 1.071 | 1.571 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1983 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | WS | 5 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .250 | .333 | .438 | .771 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLCS | 5 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | .200 | .429 | .600 | 1.029 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 19 | 75 | 65 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | .323 | .413 | .677 | 1.090 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | NEDIV | LF | 5 | 5 | 41.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.317 | 1.200 |
| 1983 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | NLCS | LF | 4 | 4 | 28.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.884 | 1.500 |
| 1983 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | WS | LF | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.068 | 3.000 |
| 1984 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLCS | LF | 5 | 5 | 37.3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.170 | 1.800 |
| Totals | 19 | 19 | 151.0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.146 | 1.895 |
Awards
1973 - NL TSN Rookie Player of the Year
1973 - NL Rookie of the Year
1974 - NL Player of the Week Week of 1974-07-19
1976 - NL Player of the Week Week of 1976-04-23
1979 - NL Player of the Week Week of 1979-06-22
1981 - NL Player of the Month September
1982 - NL Player of the Week Week of 1982-05-14
1983 - NL NLCS MVP
2006 - AL Player of the Week Week of 2006-09-16
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
