Gary Matthews Jr. Career Stats & Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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 298th all-time in HRs and 570th in WAR.

📊 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: 232)
AB7,147 (MLB Rank: 281)
H2,011 (MLB Rank: 289)
BA0.281 (MLB Rank: 2,445)
2B319 (MLB Rank: 419)
3B51 (MLB Rank: 695)
HR234 (MLB Rank: 298)
RBI978 (MLB Rank: 330)
R1083 (MLB Rank: 282)
BB940 (MLB Rank: 157)
OBP0.364 (MLB Rank: 1,738)
SLG0.439 (MLB Rank: 1,769)
OPS0.803 (MLB Rank: 1,471)
SB183 (MLB Rank: 426)
SO1,125 (MLB Rank: 286)
GIDP179 (MLB Rank: 187)
CS74 (MLB Rank: 295)
Rbat+123 (MLB Rank: 1,468)
WAR30.4 (MLB Rank: 570)
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Gary Matthews Jr. Year-by-Year Stat Trends

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

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 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