Gary Matthews
Gary Nathaniel Matthews Sr. (Sarge)
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: July 5, 1950 in San Fernando, CA
High School: San Fernando (San Fernando, CA)
Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1968 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 6, 1972
Final Game: October 2, 1987
Relatives: Father of Gary Matthews
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1972 21 SFG NL 20 71 62 11 18 1 1 4 14 0 1 7 13 .290 .357 .532 .889 148 33 1 0 1 1 2 7/9
1973 22 SFG NL 148 605 540 74 162 22 10 12 58 17 5 58 83 .300 .367 .444 .812 120 240 12 1 3 3 7 *7/9 RoY-1
1974 23 SFG NL 154 638 561 87 161 27 6 16 82 11 9 70 69 .287 .368 .442 .810 122 248 15 3 2 2 5 *7
1975 24 SFG NL 116 494 425 67 119 22 3 12 58 13 4 65 53 .280 .377 .431 .807 121 183 13 2 0 2 5 *7
1976 25 SFG NL 156 671 587 79 164 28 4 20 84 12 5 75 94 .279 .359 .443 .802 125 260 8 1 2 6 3 *7
1977 26 ATL NL 148 627 555 89 157 25 5 17 64 22 8 67 90 .283 .362 .438 .799 104 243 13 2 2 1 3 *7
1978 27 ATL NL 129 542 474 75 135 20 5 18 62 8 7 61 92 .285 .366 .462 .828 120 219 16 2 1 4 2 *9
1979 28 ATL NL 156 695 631 97 192 34 5 27 90 18 6 60 75 .304 .363 .502 .865 128 317 6 0 1 3 5 *9 AS,MVP-26
1980 29 ATL NL 155 619 571 79 159 17 3 19 75 11 3 42 93 .278 .325 .419 .744 104 239 16 0 1 5 2 *9/7
1981 30 PHI NL 101 428 359 62 108 21 3 9 67 15 2 59 42 .301 .398 .451 .849 138 162 8 3 1 6 2 *7 MVP-13
1982 31 PHI NL 162 690 616 89 173 31 1 19 83 21 4 66 87 .281 .349 .427 .776 114 263 23 2 0 6 1 *7 MVP-23
1983 32 PHI NL 132 526 446 66 115 18 2 10 50 13 9 69 81 .258 .352 .374 .727 103 167 8 0 4 7 3 *7
1984 33 CHC NL 147 608 491 101 143 21 2 14 82 17 8 103 97 .291 .410 .428 .838 129 210 10 3 1 10 2 *7 MVP-5
1985 34 CHC NL 97 362 298 45 70 12 0 13 40 2 0 59 64 .235 .362 .406 .768 107 121 8 2 0 3 2 7
1986 35 CHC NL 123 432 370 49 96 16 1 21 46 3 2 60 59 .259 .361 .478 .839 124 177 15 0 0 2 1 7
1987 36 TOT MLB 89 181 161 13 39 4 0 3 23 0 1 19 33 .242 .320 .323 .643 69 52 7 0 0 1 1 D/7
1987 36 CHC NL 44 46 42 3 11 3 0 0 8 0 0 4 11 .262 .326 .333 .659 74 14 1 0 0 0 1 /7
1987 36 SEA AL 45 135 119 10 28 1 0 3 15 0 1 15 22 .235 .319 .319 .638 67 38 6 0 0 1 0 D
16 Seasons 2033 8189 7147 1083 2011 319 51 234 978 183 74 940 1125 .281 .364 .439 .802 118 3134 179 21 19 62 46
162 Game Avg. 162 653 570 86 160 25 4 19 78 15 6 75 90 .281 .364 .439 .802 118 250 14 2 2 5 4
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
SFG (5 yrs) 594 2479 2175 318 624 100 24 64 296 53 24 275 312 .287 .367 .443 .810 123 964 49 7 8 14 22
ATL (4 yrs) 588 2483 2231 340 643 96 18 81 291 59 24 230 350 .288 .354 .456 .810 114 1018 51 4 5 13 12
CHC (4 yrs) 411 1448 1201 198 320 52 3 48 176 22 10 226 231 .266 .381 .435 .815 120 522 34 5 1 15 6
PHI (3 yrs) 395 1644 1421 217 396 70 6 38 200 49 15 194 210 .279 .363 .417 .780 117 592 39 5 5 19 6
SEA (1 yr) 45 135 119 10 28 1 0 3 15 0 1 15 22 .235 .319 .319 .638 67 38 6 0 0 1 0
NL (16 yrs) 1988 8054 7028 1073 1983 318 51 231 963 183 73 925 1103 .282 .365 .441 .805 118 3096 173 21 19 61 46
AL (1 yr) 45 135 119 10 28 1 0 3 15 0 1 15 22 .235 .319 .319 .638 67 38 6 0 0 1 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1972 21 SFG NL 71 48 11 6.2 93 .304 .290 .259 .357 .327 .532 .382 .889 .710 148 .684 3.7 0.4 .848 .339 .242 .0
1973 22 SFG NL 605 401 90 6.1 101 .335 .300 .268 .367 .338 .444 .399 .812 .737 120 .653 14.4 1.5 .787 .274 .144 14.1
1974 23 SFG NL 638 428 90 5.7 99 .303 .287 .268 .368 .341 .442 .387 .810 .728 122 .629 16.8 1.7 .762 .283 .155 13.0
1975 24 SFG NL 494 325 71 5.9 99 .296 .280 .270 .377 .342 .431 .390 .807 .732 121 .638 13.5 1.4 .802 .325 .151 12.5
1976 25 SFG NL 671 444 98 6.0 94 .301 .279 .266 .359 .333 .443 .379 .802 .712 125 .665 19.9 2.1 .787 .303 .164 15.0
1977 26 ATL NL 627 422 89 5.7 113 .312 .283 .283 .362 .352 .438 .431 .799 .783 104 .594 3.0 0.3 .778 .301 .155 19.2
1978 27 ATL NL 542 367 78 5.7 104 .318 .285 .275 .366 .345 .462 .405 .828 .750 120 .638 13.4 1.4 .782 .308 .177 11.1
1979 28 ATL NL 695 455 118 7.0 105 .310 .304 .277 .363 .344 .502 .411 .865 .755 128 .698 23.4 2.3 .863 .312 .198 21.6
1980 29 ATL NL 619 437 76 4.7 97 .302 .278 .270 .325 .333 .419 .392 .744 .725 104 .547 1.4 0.1 .671 .228 .140 13.9
1981 30 PHI NL 428 268 71 7.2 95 .315 .301 .267 .398 .333 .451 .383 .849 .716 138 .734 21.2 2.2 .908 .351 .150 11.3
1982 31 PHI NL 690 476 91 5.2 97 .298 .281 .269 .349 .333 .427 .391 .776 .723 114 .591 12.5 1.3 .740 .281 .146 20.0
1983 32 PHI NL 526 359 62 4.6 96 .290 .258 .262 .352 .330 .374 .388 .727 .719 103 .541 4.5 0.5 .690 .280 .117 11.3
1984 33 CHC NL 608 377 96 6.8 100 .331 .291 .272 .410 .339 .428 .396 .838 .735 129 .712 26.3 2.7 .888 .365 .136 15.4
1985 34 CHC NL 362 239 47 5.3 103 .254 .235 .271 .362 .341 .406 .404 .768 .745 107 .605 4.6 0.5 .780 .376 .171 3.5
1986 35 CHC NL 432 293 63 5.8 103 .257 .259 .269 .361 .341 .478 .406 .839 .747 124 .632 12.6 1.3 .818 .384 .219 5.3
1987 36 TOT MLB 181 131 15 3.1 110 .286 .242 .271 .320 .341 .323 .432 .643 .773 69 .295 -7.4 -0.7 .538 .193 .081 .0
1987 36 CHC NL 46 32 4 3.4 108 .355 .262 .273 .326 .343 .333 .425 .659 .767 74 .347 -1.5 -0.2 .563 .167 .071
1987 36 SEA AL 135 99 11 3.0 110 .263 .235 .271 .319 .340 .319 .435 .638 .775 67 .280 -5.9 -0.6 .531 .202 .084 .0
16 Seasons 8189 5470 1166 5.8 101 .304 .281 .271 .364 .339 .439 .398 .802 .737 118 .632 183.8 18.8 .780 .304 .157 205.4
162 Game Avg. 653 436 93 5.8 101 .304 .281 .271 .364 .339 .439 .398 .802 .737 118 .632 15 1 .780 .304 .157 16
PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
SFG (5 yrs) 2479 1646 360 5.9 98 .309 .287 .268 .367 .338 .443 .388 .810 .726 123 .648 68.3 7.0 .785 .296 .156 58.0
ATL (4 yrs) 2483 1681 361 5.8 105 .310 .288 .276 .354 .344 .456 .410 .810 .753 114 .625 41.2 4.1 .774 .287 .168 68.3
CHC (4 yrs) 1448 941 210 6.0 102 .290 .266 .271 .381 .340 .435 .402 .815 .742 120 .654 41.9 4.3 .827 .366 .168 30.2
PHI (3 yrs) 1644 1103 224 5.5 96 .300 .279 .266 .363 .332 .417 .388 .780 .720 117 .619 38.2 3.9 .765 .298 .138 42.8
SEA (1 yr) 135 99 11 3.0 110 .263 .235 .271 .319 .340 .319 .435 .638 .775 67 .279 -5.9 -0.6 .531 .202 .084 .0
NL (16 yrs) 8054 5371 1155 5.8 100 .304 .282 .271 .365 .339 .441 .397 .805 .736 118 .636 189.6 19.4 .785 .306 .158 204.2
AL (1 yr) 135 99 11 3.0 110 .263 .235 .271 .319 .340 .319 .435 .638 .775 67 .279 -5.9 -0.6 .531 .202 .084 .0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1981 30 PHI NL NLDS MON L 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 32 PHI NL NLCS LAD W 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 32 PHI NL WS BAL L 5 18 16 1 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 .250 .333 .438 .771 7 1 0 0 0 0
1984 33 CHC NL NLCS SDP L 5 21 15 4 3 0 0 2 5 1 1 6 4 .200 .429 .600 1.029 9 1 0 0 0 1
3 Seasons (4 Series) 19 75 65 12 21 0 1 7 15 2 1 10 9 .323 .413 .677 1.090 44 3 0 0 0 2
1 NLDS 5 20 20 3 8 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 .400 .400 .650 1.050 13 1 0 0 0 0
2 NLCS 9 37 29 8 9 0 0 5 13 2 1 8 5 .310 .459 .828 1.287 24 1 0 0 0 2
1 WS 5 18 16 1 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 .250 .333 .438 .771 7 1 0 0 0 0

All-Star Batting

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Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1979 ATL NL 28 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1972 21 SFG NL 71 5.6% 18.3% 9.9% 8.5% 33% 1.86 4.8 15.5 4.4 0.72 65%
1973 22 SFG NL 605 2.0% 13.7% 9.6% 7.3% 27% 1.43 6.5 45.0 9.3 1.02 74%
1974 23 SFG NL 638 2.5% 10.8% 11.0% 7.7% 30% 0.99 8.1 35.1 6.8 0.88 75%
1975 24 SFG NL 494 2.4% 10.7% 13.2% 7.5% 31% 0.82 8.0 35.4 7.3 1.06 73%
1976 25 SFG NL 671 3.0% 14.0% 11.2% 7.8% 32% 1.25 6.2 29.4 7.0 1.14 71%
1977 26 ATL NL 627 2.7% 14.4% 10.7% 7.5% 30% 1.34 6.2 32.6 8.7 1.49 72%
1978 27 ATL NL 542 3.3% 17.0% 11.3% 7.9% 32% 1.51 5.2 26.3 7.6 1.06 68%
1979 28 ATL NL 695 3.9% 10.8% 8.6% 9.5% 34% 1.25 8.4 23.4 7.0 0.87 77%
1980 29 ATL NL 619 3.1% 15.0% 6.8% 6.3% 25% 2.21 6.1 30.1 7.6 1.01 75%
1981 30 PHI NL 428 2.1% 9.8% 13.8% 7.7% 31% 0.71 8.5 39.9 5.4 1.12 73%
1982 31 PHI NL 690 2.8% 12.6% 9.6% 7.4% 30% 1.32 7.1 32.4 7.4 1.43 75%
1983 32 PHI NL 526 1.9% 15.4% 13.1% 5.7% 26% 1.17 5.5 44.6 8.9 1.20 69%
1984 33 CHC NL 608 2.3% 16.0% 16.9% 6.1% 26% 0.94 5.1 35.1 6.0 1.04 64%
1985 34 CHC NL 362 3.6% 17.7% 16.3% 6.9% 36% 1.08 4.7 22.9 7.5 0.82 62%
1986 35 CHC NL 432 4.9% 13.7% 13.9% 8.8% 40% 0.98 6.3 17.6 8.0 1.18 68%
1987 36 TOT MLB 181 1.7% 18.2% 10.5% 3.9% 18% 1.74 4.9 53.7 7.0 1.38 70%
1987 36 CHC NL 46 0.0% 23.9% 8.7% 6.5% 27% 2.75 3.8 5.3 1.00 67%
1987 36 SEA AL 135 2.2% 16.3% 11.1% 3.0% 14% 1.47 5.4 39.7 7.9 1.52 70%
16 Seasons 8189 2.9% 13.7% 11.5% 7.4% 30% 1.20 6.4 30.5 7.3 1.09 71%
MLB Averages
PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1972 21 SFG NL 3 0 33% 32 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 80% 2 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 1
1973 22 SFG NL 8 0 30% 232 17 5 77% 17 5 0 0 0 0 5 1 10 12 58% 29 15 14 3 1 2 23 6 16
1974 23 SFG NL 4 0 33% 250 11 9 55% 10 9 1 0 0 0 2 2 6 18 52% 36 23 12 6 2 4 24 6 18
1975 24 SFG NL 9 0 32% 179 13 4 76% 13 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 6 20 49% 32 21 10 7 2 5 20 5 14
1976 25 SFG NL 6 0 27% 267 12 5 71% 11 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 19 44% 37 29 8 9 4 5 27 6 19
1977 26 ATL NL 15 0 34% 272 22 8 73% 19 7 2 0 1 1 3 1 7 17 49% 39 21 18 11 7 4 24 9 14
1978 27 ATL NL 7 0 32% 198 8 7 53% 8 6 0 1 0 0 2 1 7 10 41% 31 20 11 7 4 3 13 4 7
1979 28 ATL NL 10 0 31% 290 18 6 75% 17 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 12 42% 35 27 8 12 6 6 22 6 15
1980 29 ATL NL 12 0 33% 225 11 3 79% 11 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 7 12 46% 33 23 9 11 4 7 12 2 10
1981 30 PHI NL 4 0 33% 211 15 2 88% 15 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 15 42% 32 25 7 3 2 1 24 5 17
1982 31 PHI NL 4 0 32% 263 21 4 84% 17 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 7 52% 34 24 10 7 1 6 30 8 21
1983 32 PHI NL 7 0 32% 212 13 9 59% 13 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 8 49% 29 20 8 7 2 5 19 5 14
1984 33 CHC NL 11 0 37% 260 17 8 68% 15 7 2 0 0 1 3 0 5 24 51% 43 26 17 12 6 6 17 2 14
1985 34 CHC NL 5 0 27% 127 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 9 38% 21 17 4 5 3 2 8 1 7
1986 35 CHC NL 7 0 21% 150 3 2 60% 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 32% 23 18 4 8 4 3 7 2 5
1987 36 TOT MLB 0 0 18% 39 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 27% 9 9 0 2 2 0 4 0 4
1987 36 CHC NL 0 0 20% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33% 4 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
1987 36 SEA AL 0 0 18% 34 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 22% 5 5 0 2 2 0 2 0 2
16 Seasons 112 0 31% 3207 183 74 71% 171 70 11 2 1 2 29 11 82 194 47% 465 319 141 112 50 61 275 67 196
MLB Averages
ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1972 21 SFG NL 71 48% 18 1 0 0 0 1.12 4 0 0 1 3 2 2 0 1 1 100% 14 1 7% 7 1 14% 46 10 22% 5 2 40% 6 1 17% 0
1973 22 SFG NL 605 34% 162 1 1 0 0 0.73 12 0 10 6 6 5 7 0 4 3 75% 103 12 12% 51 13 25% 355 48 14% 35 16 46% 35 14 40% 0
1974 23 SFG NL 638 26% 161 4 0 0 0 1.46 16 1 18 13 3 7 9 0 3 2 67% 120 15 13% 50 11 22% 444 69 16% 39 17 44% 43 14 33% 0
1975 24 SFG NL 493 41% 119 3 1 0 1 2.72 12 0 7 7 5 4 8 0 0 0 111 13 12% 42 5 12% 359 46 13% 39 13 33% 26 5 19% 1
1976 25 SFG NL 671 37% 164 0 0 0 0 2.45 20 0 8 13 7 11 9 0 3 2 67% 152 8 5% 65 24 37% 420 65 15% 43 23 53% 49 15 31% 0
1977 26 ATL NL 627 25% 157 2 1 0 0 1.00 17 1 16 12 5 14 3 0 2 2 100% 123 13 11% 58 7 12% 351 47 13% 25 14 56% 22 4 18% 0
1978 27 ATL NL 542 29% 135 3 0 0 0 2.21 18 0 11 12 6 10 8 0 1 1 100% 98 16 16% 44 12 27% 319 47 15% 29 15 52% 39 10 26% 0
1979 28 ATL NL 694 26% 192 0 0 0 0 27 1 11 22 5 18 9 1 1 1 100% 124 6 5% 64 16 25% 403 64 16% 36 16 44% 52 18 35% 1
1980 29 ATL NL 619 20% 159 8 2 1 3 1.75 19 0 8 17 2 9 10 0 1 1 100% 126 16 13% 54 19 35% 386 60 16% 35 20 57% 39 14 36% 0
1981 30 PHI NL 428 19% 108 2 0 0 0 2.66 9 0 11 6 3 5 4 0 2 1 50% 98 8 8% 39 18 46% 319 60 19% 41 22 54% 29 14 48% 0
1982 31 PHI NL 690 19% 173 1 0 0 0 1.61 19 0 9 14 5 10 9 0 0 0 149 23 15% 58 19 33% 436 65 15% 38 21 55% 56 21 38% 0
1983 32 PHI NL 526 28% 115 9 2 0 1 1.39 10 0 15 8 2 3 7 0 4 4 100% 83 8 10% 52 19 37% 318 43 14% 26 13 50% 38 12 32% 0
1984 33 CHC NL 608 27% 143 3 0 0 0 0.78 14 0 10 9 5 8 6 0 1 1 100% 114 10 9% 63 34 54% 375 71 19% 50 26 52% 66 29 44% 0
1985 34 CHC NL 362 27% 70 11 2 1 3 1.15 13 0 5 9 4 8 5 0 0 0 58 8 14% 31 10 32% 197 31 16% 20 11 55% 39 15 38% 0
1986 35 CHC NL 432 30% 96 16 0 0 0 1.68 21 0 3 15 6 11 10 0 1 0 0% 85 15 18% 35 10 29% 228 28 12% 23 11 48% 31 9 29% 0
1987 36 TOT MLB 181 51% 39 40 9 0 6 1.64 3 0 6 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 39 7 18% 12 3 25% 138 20 14% 13 8 62% 13 3 23% 0
1987 36 CHC NL 46 24% 11 37 9 0 5 1.48 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1 7% 7 2 29% 46 8 17% 6 3 50% 3 1 33% 0
1987 36 SEA AL 135 61% 28 3 0 0 1 3.61 3 0 4 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 25 6 24% 5 1 20% 92 12 13% 7 5 71% 10 2 20% 0
16 Seasons 8187 28% 2011 104 18 2 14 1.59 234 3 148 166 68 127 107 1 24 19 79% 1597 179 11% 725 221 30% 5094 774 15% 497 248 50% 583 198 34% 2
MLB Averages
PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1972 21 20 71 62 11 18 1 1 4 14 0 1 7 13 .290 .357 .532 .889 148 33 1 0 1 1 2
1973 22 168 676 602 85 180 23 11 16 72 17 6 65 96 .299 .366 .453 .820 123 273 13 1 4 4 9
1974 23 322 1314 1163 172 341 50 17 32 154 28 15 135 165 .293 .367 .448 .815 122 521 28 4 6 6 14
1975 24 438 1808 1588 239 460 72 20 44 212 41 19 200 218 .290 .370 .443 .813 122 704 41 6 6 8 19
1976 25 594 2479 2175 318 624 100 24 64 296 53 24 275 312 .287 .367 .443 .810 123 964 49 7 8 14 22
1977 26 742 3106 2730 407 781 125 29 81 360 75 32 342 402 .286 .366 .442 .808 119 1207 62 9 10 15 25
1978 27 871 3648 3204 482 916 145 34 99 422 83 39 403 494 .286 .366 .445 .811 119 1426 78 11 11 19 27
1979 28 1027 4343 3835 579 1108 179 39 126 512 101 45 463 569 .289 .365 .454 .820 120 1743 84 11 12 22 32
1980 29 1182 4962 4406 658 1267 196 42 145 587 112 48 505 662 .288 .360 .450 .810 118 1982 100 11 13 27 34
1981 30 1283 5390 4765 720 1375 217 45 154 654 127 50 564 704 .289 .363 .450 .813 120 2144 108 14 14 33 36
1982 31 1445 6080 5381 809 1548 248 46 173 737 148 54 630 791 .288 .362 .447 .809 119 2407 131 16 14 39 37
1983 32 1577 6606 5827 875 1663 266 48 183 787 161 63 699 872 .285 .361 .442 .803 118 2574 139 16 18 46 40
1984 33 1724 7214 6318 976 1806 287 50 197 869 178 71 802 969 .286 .365 .441 .806 119 2784 149 19 19 56 42
1985 34 1821 7576 6616 1021 1876 299 50 210 909 180 71 861 1033 .284 .365 .439 .804 118 2905 157 21 19 59 44
1986 35 1944 8008 6986 1070 1972 315 51 231 955 183 73 921 1092 .282 .365 .441 .806 119 3082 172 21 19 61 45
1987 36 2033 8189 7147 1083 2011 319 51 234 978 183 74 940 1125 .281 .364 .439 .802 118 3134 179 21 19 62 46

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1972 21 21 75 66 13 20 1 1 4 17 0 8 14 .303 .373 .530 .904 14 20
1973 22 148 606 543 75 165 22 10 12 59 17 59 83 .304 .371 .448 .819 91 148
1974 23 154 636 561 88 161 27 6 16 83 11 70 69 .287 .368 .442 .810 91 154
1975 24 116 502 430 69 124 23 3 13 60 14 68 53 .288 .386 .447 .833 73 116
1976 25 156 688 600 86 177 30 4 22 91 13 81 94 .295 .376 .468 .845 106 156
1977 26 148 614 547 80 149 24 5 16 57 21 64 90 .272 .350 .422 .772 80 148
1978 27 129 537 471 74 132 20 5 18 61 8 60 92 .280 .361 .459 .820 77 129
1979 28 156 694 631 95 192 34 5 27 88 18 60 75 .304 .363 .502 .865 116 156
1980 29 155 622 574 84 162 17 3 19 80 11 43 93 .282 .330 .422 .751 81 155
1981 30 153 675 562 102 182 35 5 15 111 25 99 64 .324 .424 .484 .908 117 101
1982 31 162 696 620 94 177 32 1 19 87 21 68 87 .285 .355 .432 .787 96 162
1983 32 132 538 456 72 125 20 2 11 54 14 75 81 .274 .372 .399 .771 68 132
1984 33 147 622 500 101 152 22 2 15 82 18 109 97 .304 .424 .446 .870 96 147
1985 34 97 368 301 45 73 13 0 14 40 2 62 64 .243 .372 .425 .798 47 97
1986 35 123 429 368 48 94 16 1 21 45 3 59 59 .255 .357 .476 .832 62 123
1987 36 89 178 159 12 37 4 0 3 22 0 18 33 .233 .309 .314 .623 15 89
16 Seasons 2086 8480 7389 1138 2122 340 53 245 1037 196 1003 1148 .287 .371 .447 .818 1230 2033
162 Game Avg. 162 659 574 88 165 26 4 19 81 15 78 89 .287 .371 .447 .818 96 2033

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1979 *

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1973-NL-Rookie of the Year
1983-NL-NLCS MVP

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1979-NL-26-1%
1981-NL-13-9%
1982-NL-23-1%
1984-NL-5-21%
0.32 Career Shares (566th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1973 NL--.300--9th
1979 NL--.304--10th

On-Base% s c a p y
1981 NL--.398--4th
1984 NL--.410--1st

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1981 NL--.849--6th

Games Played s c a p y
1976 NL--156--9th
1982 NL--162--1st
Career--2033--198th

At Bats s c a p y
1976 NL--587--8th
1979 NL--631--8th
Career--7147--238th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1976 NL--671--9th
1979 NL--695--10th
1982 NL--690--10th
Career--8189--220th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1979 NL--97--8th
1981 NL--62--10th
1984 NL--101--5th
Career--1083--247th

Hits s c a p y
1979 NL--192--7th
Career--2011--250th

Total Bases s c a p y
1979 NL--317--5th
Career--3134--232nd

Doubles s c a p y
1979 NL--34--9th

Triples s c a p y
1973 NL--10--2nd

Home Runs s c a p y
Career--234--227th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1979 NL--90--10th
1981 NL--67--5th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1976 NL--75--9th
1981 NL--59--4th
1984 NL--103--1st
Career--940--141st

Strikeouts s c a p y
1980 NL--93--9th
Career--1125--170th

Singles s c a p y
Career--1407--241st

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1981 NL--138--8th

Runs Created s c a p y
1976 NL--98--9th
1979 NL--118--5th
1981 NL--71--5th
1984 NL--96--10th
Career--1166--197th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1981 NL--21--6th
1984 NL--26--10th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1981 NL--2.2--6th
1984 NL--2.7--10th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1976 NL--52--9th
1979 NL--66--7th

Times On Base s c a p y
1976 NL--240--10th
1979 NL--252--8th
1981 NL--170--5th
1984 NL--249--7th
Career--2972--196th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1979 NL--.699--10th
1981 NL--.734--5th
1984 NL--.712--6th

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1981 NL--6--6th
1983 NL--7--10th
1984 NL--10--1st
Career--62--191st

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1978 NL--16--9th
1980 NL--16--8th
1982 NL--23--1st
Career--179--140th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
Career--74--247th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1973 NL--14.1--10th
1976 NL--15.0--10th
1979 NL--21.6--4th
1981 NL--11.3--5th
1982 NL--20.0--8th
Career--205.4--76th

AB per HR s c a p y
1986 NL--17.6--9th**

Outs Made s c a p y
Career--5470--228th

A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order. Requirements to qualify for rate stats.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 3 (513), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 41 (592), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 18 (835), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 29 (350), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Batters 
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  1. Dusty Baker (951)
  2. Ken Singleton (938)
  3. Bobby Murcer (920)
  4. Amos Otis (919)
  5. Cy Williams (918)
  6. Felipe Alou (909)
  7. George Hendrick (908)
  8. Cesar Cedeno (904)
  9. Chet Lemon (903)
  10. Jeff Conine (903)
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Jesse Burkett (973) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Garry Maddox (965)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Steve Kemp (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Al Oliver (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Al Oliver (964)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Steve Kemp (962)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Dave Winfield (947) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Dave Winfield (956) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Chet Lemon (948)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Chili Davis (937)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Chili Davis (940)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Bobby Murcer (932)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Dusty Baker (932)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Bobby Murcer (924)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Dusty Baker (942)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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Name and misspellings: Gary Nathaniel (Sr.) garry Gary gerry Sarge mathews Matthews

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