Gary Matthews Jr. Career Stats & Summary

Gary Matthews Jr. made their MLB debut in 1972 and appeared in 2,033 games over 16 seasons. They posted a batting average of 0.281, OPS of 0.803, hit 234 HRs, and recorded 30.4 WAR. They rank 292th all-time in HRs and 567th in WAR.

Gary Matthews Jr. Year-by-Year Stat Trends

This chart visualizes Gary Matthews Jr.'s seasonal trends in HR, H, and BA.

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    📊 Career Summary

    Gary Matthews Jr. made their MLB debut in 1972 and played in 2,033 games over 16 seasons.
    Below are key cumulative stats along with their respective all-time MLB ranks.

    G2,033 (MLB Rank: 230)
    AB7,147 (MLB Rank: 279)
    H2,011 (MLB Rank: 288)
    BA0.281 (MLB Rank: 2,444)
    2B319 (MLB Rank: 414)
    3B51 (MLB Rank: 695)
    HR234 (MLB Rank: 292)
    RBI978 (MLB Rank: 327)
    R1083 (MLB Rank: 279)
    BB940 (MLB Rank: 157)
    OBP0.364 (MLB Rank: 1,738)
    SLG0.439 (MLB Rank: 1,758)
    OPS0.803 (MLB Rank: 1,471)
    SB183 (MLB Rank: 426)
    SO1,125 (MLB Rank: 275)
    GIDP179 (MLB Rank: 187)
    CS74 (MLB Rank: 295)
    Rbat+123 (MLB Rank: 1,462)
    WAR30.4 (MLB Rank: 567)

    📊 Last Season Summary (1987)

    In 1987, Gary Matthews Jr. played in 89 games and posted the following stats:

    G89
    AB161
    H39
    BA0.242
    2B4
    3B0
    HR3
    RBI23
    R13
    BB19
    OBP0.320
    SLG0.323
    OPS0.643
    SB0
    SO33
    GIDP7
    CS1
    Rbat+61
    WAR−0.9

    📈 Peak Seasons

    Here are Gary Matthews Jr.'s best seasons by category:

    • Most HR in a season: 1979, 27 HR
    • Most H in a season: 1979, 192 H
    • Most RBI in a season: 1979, 90 RBI
    • Most SB in a season: 1977, 22 SB
    • Best BA in a season: 1979, 0.304 BA
    • Best OBP in a season: 1984, 0.410 OBP
    • Best SLG in a season: 1972, 0.532 SLG
    • Best OPS in a season: 1972, 0.889 OPS
    • Best WAR in a season: 1979, 4.4 WAR

    🎯 Postseason Stats

    Gary Matthews Jr. appeared in 19 postseason games. In those games, they recorded a batting average of 0.323, OBP of 0.413, SLG of 0.677, and OPS of 1.090. They also tallied 7 HR, 21 H, 15 RBI, and 2 SB.

    Gary Matthews Jr. Career Stat Summary

    seasonHHRRBIBAROPSWAROBPSLGPABBSO2B3BTBrOBARbat+OPS+GGIDPHBPIBBSBCSSFSHAB
    1972
    18
    4
    14
    0.29
    11
    0.889
    0.8
    0.357
    0.532
    71
    7
    13
    1
    1
    33
    0.421
    173
    148
    20
    1
    0
    2
    0
    1
    1
    1
    62
    1973
    162
    12
    58
    0.3
    74
    0.812
    3.4
    0.367
    0.444
    605
    58
    83
    22
    10
    240
    0.379
    124
    121
    148
    12
    1
    7
    17
    5
    3
    3
    540
    1974
    161
    16
    82
    0.287
    87
    0.81
    3
    0.368
    0.442
    638
    70
    69
    27
    6
    248
    0.374
    122
    122
    154
    15
    3
    5
    11
    9
    2
    2
    561
    1975
    119
    12
    58
    0.28
    67
    0.807
    3.2
    0.377
    0.431
    494
    65
    53
    22
    3
    183
    0.391
    129
    121
    116
    13
    2
    5
    13
    4
    2
    0
    425
    1976
    164
    20
    84
    0.279
    79
    0.802
    2.2
    0.359
    0.443
    671
    75
    94
    28
    4
    260
    0.377
    127
    125
    156
    8
    1
    3
    12
    5
    6
    2
    587
    1977
    157
    17
    64
    0.283
    89
    0.799
    2
    0.362
    0.438
    627
    67
    90
    25
    5
    243
    0.383
    116
    104
    148
    13
    2
    3
    22
    8
    1
    2
    555
    1978
    135
    18
    62
    0.285
    75
    0.828
    2.7
    0.366
    0.462
    542
    61
    92
    20
    5
    219
    0.383
    127
    120
    129
    16
    2
    2
    8
    7
    4
    1
    474
    1979
    192
    27
    90
    0.304
    97
    0.865
    4.4
    0.363
    0.502
    695
    60
    75
    34
    5
    317
    0.399
    135
    128
    156
    6
    0
    5
    18
    6
    3
    1
    631
    1980
    159
    19
    75
    0.278
    79
    0.744
    1.1
    0.325
    0.419
    619
    42
    93
    17
    3
    239
    0.355
    111
    104
    155
    16
    0
    2
    11
    3
    5
    1
    571
    1981
    108
    9
    67
    0.301
    62
    0.849
    2.4
    0.398
    0.451
    428
    59
    42
    21
    3
    162
    0.404
    142
    137
    101
    8
    3
    2
    15
    2
    6
    1
    359
    1982
    173
    19
    83
    0.281
    89
    0.776
    2.2
    0.349
    0.427
    690
    66
    87
    31
    1
    263
    0.362
    114
    114
    162
    23
    2
    1
    21
    4
    6
    0
    616
    1983
    115
    10
    50
    0.258
    66
    0.727
    0.1
    0.352
    0.374
    526
    69
    81
    18
    2
    167
    0.344
    108
    103
    132
    8
    0
    3
    13
    9
    7
    4
    446
    1984
    143
    14
    82
    0.291
    101
    0.838
    3.2
    0.41
    0.428
    608
    103
    97
    21
    2
    210
    0.402
    141
    129
    147
    10
    3
    2
    17
    8
    10
    1
    491
    1985
    70
    13
    40
    0.235
    45
    0.768
    0.5
    0.362
    0.406
    362
    59
    64
    12
    0
    121
    0.365
    114
    107
    97
    8
    2
    2
    2
    0
    3
    0
    298
    1986
    96
    21
    46
    0.259
    49
    0.839
    0.1
    0.361
    0.478
    432
    60
    59
    16
    1
    177
    0.39
    133
    124
    123
    15
    0
    1
    3
    2
    2
    0
    370
    1987
    39
    3
    23
    0.242
    13
    0.643
    -0.9
    0.32
    0.323
    181
    19
    33
    4
    0
    52
    0.289
    61
    69
    89
    7
    0
    1
    0
    1
    1
    0
    161