Eddie Mathews Career Stats & Summary

Eddie Mathews made their MLB debut in 1952 and appeared in 2,391 games over 17 seasons. They posted a batting average of 0.271, OPS of 0.885, hit 512 HRs, and recorded 96.1 WAR. They rank 23th all-time in HRs and 23th in WAR.

Eddie Mathews Year-by-Year Stat Trends

This chart visualizes Eddie Mathews's seasonal trends in HR, H, and BA.

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    📊 Career Summary

    Eddie Mathews made their MLB debut in 1952 and played in 2,391 games over 17 seasons.
    Below are key cumulative stats along with their respective all-time MLB ranks.

    G2,391 (MLB Rank: 91)
    AB8,537 (MLB Rank: 106)
    H2,315 (MLB Rank: 150)
    BA0.271 (MLB Rank: 3,344)
    2B354 (MLB Rank: 305)
    3B72 (MLB Rank: 359)
    HR512 (MLB Rank: 23)
    RBI1453 (MLB Rank: 62)
    R1509 (MLB Rank: 70)
    BB1444 (MLB Rank: 24)
    OBP0.376 (MLB Rank: 1,323)
    SLG0.509 (MLB Rank: 524)
    OPS0.885 (MLB Rank: 724)
    SB68 (MLB Rank: 1,302)
    SO1,487 (MLB Rank: 82)
    GIDP123 (MLB Rank: 504)
    CS39 (MLB Rank: 869)
    Rbat+144 (MLB Rank: 817)
    WAR96.1 (MLB Rank: 23)

    📊 Last Season Summary (1968)

    In 1968, Eddie Mathews played in 31 games and posted the following stats:

    G31
    AB52
    H11
    BA0.212
    2B0
    3B0
    HR3
    RBI8
    R4
    BB5
    OBP0.281
    SLG0.385
    OPS0.665
    SB0
    SO12
    GIDP0
    Rbat+88
    WAR0.2

    📈 Peak Seasons

    Here are Eddie Mathews's best seasons by category:

    • Most HR in a season: 1953, 47 HR
    • Most H in a season: 1959, 182 H
    • Most RBI in a season: 1953, 135 RBI
    • Most SB in a season: 1961, 12 SB
    • Best BA in a season: 1959, 0.306 BA
    • Best OBP in a season: 1954, 0.423 OBP
    • Best SLG in a season: 1953, 0.627 SLG
    • Best OPS in a season: 1953, 1.033 OPS
    • Best WAR in a season: 1959, 8.2 WAR

    🎯 Postseason Stats

    Eddie Mathews appeared in 16 postseason games. In those games, they recorded a batting average of 0.200, OBP of 0.385, SLG of 0.360, and OPS of 0.745. They also tallied 1 HR, 10 H, 7 RBI, and 1 SB.

    Eddie Mathews Career Stat Summary

    seasonHHRRBIBAROPSWAROBPSLGPABBSO2B3BTBrOBARbat+OPS+GGIDPHBPIBBSBCSSFSHAB
    1952
    128
    25
    58
    0.242
    80
    0.767
    2.4
    0.32
    0.447
    593
    59
    115
    23
    5
    236
    0.343
    112
    113
    145
    9
    1
    3
    6
    4
    0
    5
    528
    1953
    175
    47
    135
    0.302
    110
    1.033
    8
    0.406
    0.627
    681
    99
    83
    31
    8
    363
    0.439
    167
    171
    157
    6
    2
    16
    1
    3
    0
    1
    579
    1954
    138
    40
    103
    0.29
    96
    1.026
    7.7
    0.423
    0.603
    601
    113
    61
    21
    4
    287
    0.451
    176
    172
    138
    9
    2
    16
    10
    3
    7
    3
    476
    1955
    144
    41
    101
    0.289
    108
    1.014
    7.2
    0.413
    0.601
    616
    109
    98
    23
    5
    300
    0.432
    170
    170
    141
    5
    1
    20
    3
    4
    6
    1
    499
    1956
    150
    37
    95
    0.272
    103
    0.892
    5.7
    0.373
    0.518
    651
    91
    86
    21
    2
    286
    0.392
    147
    143
    151
    4
    1
    17
    6
    0
    4
    3
    552
    1957
    167
    32
    94
    0.292
    109
    0.927
    7.4
    0.387
    0.54
    666
    90
    79
    28
    9
    309
    0.408
    157
    154
    148
    6
    0
    5
    3
    1
    2
    2
    572
    1958
    137
    31
    77
    0.251
    97
    0.807
    6.5
    0.349
    0.458
    649
    85
    85
    18
    1
    250
    0.369
    124
    120
    149
    9
    2
    5
    5
    0
    8
    8
    546
    1959
    182
    46
    114
    0.306
    118
    0.983
    8.2
    0.39
    0.593
    682
    80
    71
    16
    8
    352
    0.434
    175
    168
    148
    6
    3
    2
    2
    1
    2
    3
    594
    1960
    152
    39
    124
    0.277
    108
    0.948
    7.3
    0.397
    0.551
    671
    111
    113
    19
    7
    302
    0.416
    166
    166
    153
    8
    2
    3
    7
    3
    6
    4
    548
    1961
    175
    32
    91
    0.306
    103
    0.937
    7.3
    0.402
    0.535
    672
    93
    95
    23
    6
    306
    0.417
    160
    156
    152
    10
    2
    3
    12
    7
    4
    1
    572
    1962
    142
    29
    90
    0.265
    106
    0.877
    5.6
    0.381
    0.496
    643
    101
    90
    25
    6
    266
    0.396
    137
    137
    152
    11
    2
    7
    4
    2
    4
    0
    536
    1963
    144
    23
    84
    0.263
    82
    0.852
    8
    0.399
    0.453
    675
    124
    119
    27
    4
    248
    0.39
    150
    147
    158
    9
    1
    14
    3
    4
    3
    0
    547
    1964
    117
    23
    74
    0.233
    83
    0.756
    4.7
    0.344
    0.412
    590
    85
    100
    19
    1
    207
    0.351
    114
    112
    141
    8
    1
    5
    2
    2
    2
    0
    502
    1965
    137
    32
    95
    0.251
    77
    0.81
    5.4
    0.341
    0.469
    626
    73
    110
    23
    0
    256
    0.371
    131
    126
    156
    11
    3
    7
    1
    0
    3
    1
    546
    1966
    113
    16
    53
    0.25
    72
    0.761
    2.7
    0.341
    0.42
    517
    63
    82
    21
    4
    190
    0.342
    105
    108
    134
    6
    0
    6
    1
    1
    1
    1
    452
    1967
    103
    16
    57
    0.236
    53
    0.725
    1.8
    0.333
    0.392
    511
    63
    88
    16
    2
    171
    0.332
    110
    111
    137
    6
    3
    12
    2
    4
    6
    3
    436
    1968
    11
    3
    8
    0.212
    4
    0.665
    0.2
    0.281
    0.385
    57
    5
    12
    0
    0
    20
    0.303
    88
    98
    31
    0
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    52