Eddie Mathews Career Stats & Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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.

📊 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: 152)
BA0.271 (MLB Rank: 3,338)
2B354 (MLB Rank: 306)
3B72 (MLB Rank: 359)
HR512 (MLB Rank: 23)
RBI1453 (MLB Rank: 62)
R1509 (MLB Rank: 70)
BB1444 (MLB Rank: 24)
OBP0.376 (MLB Rank: 1,326)
SLG0.509 (MLB Rank: 520)
OPS0.885 (MLB Rank: 720)
SB68 (MLB Rank: 1,318)
SO1,487 (MLB Rank: 88)
GIDP123 (MLB Rank: 506)
CS39 (MLB Rank: 876)
Rbat+144 (MLB Rank: 817)
WAR96.1 (MLB Rank: 23)
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Eddie Mathews Year-by-Year Stat Trends

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

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 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