Gary Matthews

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 185lb (188cm, 83kg)

Born: July 5, 1950 in San Fernando, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 1st round (17th) of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from San Fernando HS (San Fernando, CA).

High School: San Fernando HS (San Fernando, CA)

Debut: September 6, 1972 (Age 22-063d, 13,287th in major league history)
vs. SDP 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 2, 1987 (Age 37-089d)
vs. TEX 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1973 season

Agents: Jerry Kapstein • Previously: Bruce Church

Full Name: Gary Nathaniel Matthews

Nicknames: Sarge

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Relatives: Father of Gary Matthews

Rookie of the Year
1x All-Star
NLCS MVP

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

30.4

7147

2011

234

.281

1083

RBI

978

183

OBP

.364

SLG

.439

OPS

.802

OPS+

118

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1984 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1984 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 3	CHC	@	SFG	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
2	2	Apr 5	CHC	@	SFG	W,11-7	CG	48	9.0	5	0	2	7	0	LF
3	3	Apr 6	CHC	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	36	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
4	4	Apr 7	CHC	@	SDP	L,6-7	CG	38	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
5	5	Apr 8	CHC	@	SDP	W,8-5	GS	28	6.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
6	6	Apr 9	CHC	@	LAD	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
7	7	Apr 11	CHC	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
8	8	Apr 13	CHC		NYM	W,11-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
9	9	Apr 14	CHC		NYM	W,5-2	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
10	10	Apr 18 (1)	CHC		STL	L,0-5	GS	26	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
11	12 (1)	Apr 19	CHC		STL	W,6-1	GS	25	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
12	13	Apr 20	CHC		PIT	W,5-4	CG	40	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
13	14	Apr 21	CHC		PIT	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
14	15	Apr 23	CHC	@	STL	W,6-2	GS	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
15	16	Apr 24	CHC	@	STL	W,3-2	GS	34	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
16	17	Apr 25	CHC	@	STL	L,5-7	GF	15	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
17	18	Apr 27	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-3	GS	27	7.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
18	19	Apr 28	CHC	@	PIT	W,7-1	CG	28	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
19	20	Apr 29	CHC	@	PIT	W,2-1	GS	23	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	21	May 1	CHC	@	NYM	L,1-8	GS	28	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
21	22	May 2	CHC	@	NYM	L,3-4	GS	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
22	23	May 4	CHC		SDP	W,7-6	GS	31	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
23	24	May 5	CHC		SDP	W,6-5	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
24	26 (1)	May 7	CHC		SFG	W,10-7	GS	19	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
25	27	May 8	CHC		SFG	W,12-11	GS	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
26	28	May 9	CHC		LAD	W,7-0	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
27	30 (1)	May 11	CHC	@	HOU	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
28	31	May 12	CHC	@	HOU	W,5-4	GS	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
29	32	May 13	CHC	@	HOU	L,0-1	CG	27	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
30	33	May 15	CHC	@	CIN	W,6-3	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
31	34	May 16	CHC	@	CIN	W,10-4	GS	32	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
32	35	May 17	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-5	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
33	36	May 18	CHC		HOU	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
34	37	May 19	CHC		HOU	W,5-4	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
35	38	May 20	CHC		HOU	W,10-3	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
36	39	May 23	CHC		ATL	W,3-1	GS	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
37	40	May 24 (1)	CHC		ATL	W,10-7	GS	17	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
38	41	May 24 (2)	CHC		ATL	W,7-5	GS	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
39	42	May 25	CHC		CIN	L,0-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
40	43	May 26	CHC		CIN	L,6-7	GS	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
41	44	May 27	CHC		CIN	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
42	45	May 29	CHC	@	ATL	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
43	46	May 30	CHC	@	ATL	W,6-2	GS	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
44	47	May 31	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-10	GS	34	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	48	Jun 1	CHC	@	PHI	W,12-3	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
46	49	Jun 2	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
47	50	Jun 3	CHC	@	PHI	W,11-2	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
48	51	Jun 5	CHC	@	MON	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
49	52	Jun 6	CHC	@	MON	L,1-8	CG	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
50	53	Jun 7	CHC	@	MON	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
51	54	Jun 8	CHC	@	STL	L,4-5	GS	26	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	LF
52	58 (3)	Jun 12	CHC		MON	W,11-4	GS	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
53	59	Jun 13	CHC		MON	W,7-4	GS	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
54	60	Jun 14	CHC		PHI	L,2-11	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
55	61	Jun 15	CHC		PHI	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
56	62	Jun 16	CHC		PHI	L,2-8	GS	24	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
57	63	Jun 17	CHC		PHI	L,7-9	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
58	64	Jun 19	CHC	@	PIT	W,4-3	GS	33	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
59	65	Jun 20	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
60	66	Jun 21	CHC	@	PIT	L,6-8	CG	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
61	67	Jun 22	CHC		STL	W,9-3	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
62	68	Jun 23	CHC		STL	W,12-11	CG	55	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
63	69	Jun 24	CHC		STL	W,5-0	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
64	70	Jun 25	CHC		PIT	L,0-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
65	72 (1)	Jun 26 (2)	CHC		PIT	W,9-8	GS	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
66	73	Jun 27	CHC		PIT	W,8-7	GS	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
67	74	Jun 28	CHC	@	LAD	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
68	75	Jun 29	CHC	@	LAD	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	77 (1)	Jul 1	CHC	@	LAD	W,4-3	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
70	78	Jul 2	CHC	@	SDP	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	3	1	1	5	0	LF
71	79	Jul 3	CHC	@	SDP	W,3-2	GS	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
72	80	Jul 4	CHC	@	SDP	W,2-1	GS	28	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
73	81	Jul 5	CHC	@	SFG	W,9-3	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
74	82	Jul 6	CHC	@	SFG	W,5-4	GS	31	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
75	83	Jul 7	CHC	@	SFG	L,2-7	CG	43	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
76	84	Jul 8	CHC	@	SFG	W,6-3	GS	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
77	85	Jul 12	CHC		LAD	W,3-2	GS	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
78	86	Jul 13	CHC		LAD	W,7-5	GS	32	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
79	88 (1)	Jul 15	CHC		LAD	W,4-1	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
80	89	Jul 16	CHC		SDP	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
81	90	Jul 17	CHC		SDP	L,5-6	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
82	91	Jul 18	CHC		SDP	W,4-1	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
83	92	Jul 19	CHC		SFG	W,6-4	GS	29	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
84	93	Jul 20	CHC		SFG	L,2-3	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
85	94	Jul 21	CHC		SFG	W,4-3	GS	26	7.1	3	0	0	3	0	LF
86	95	Jul 22	CHC		SFG	L,5-11	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
87	96	Jul 23	CHC	@	PHI	W,3-2	GS	31	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
88	97	Jul 24	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
89	98	Jul 25	CHC	@	PHI	W,9-4	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
90	99	Jul 27	CHC	@	NYM	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
91	100	Jul 28	CHC	@	NYM	W,11-4	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
92	101	Jul 29 (1)	CHC	@	NYM	W,3-0	GS	27	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
93	103 (1)	Jul 30	CHC		PHI	W,3-2	GS	29	7.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
94	104	Jul 31	CHC		PHI	L,1-2	GS	25	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
95	105	Aug 1	CHC		PHI	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
96	106	Aug 2	CHC		MON	W,3-2	GS	35	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
97	107	Aug 3	CHC		MON	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
98	108	Aug 4	CHC		MON	W,4-1	GS	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
99	109	Aug 5	CHC		MON	W,4-3	GS	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
100	110	Aug 6	CHC		NYM	W,9-3	GS	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
101	111	Aug 7 (1)	CHC		NYM	W,8-6	GS	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
102	113 (1)	Aug 8	CHC		NYM	W,7-6	GS	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
103	114	Aug 9	CHC	@	MON	L,0-1	GS	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
104	115	Aug 10	CHC	@	MON	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
105	116	Aug 11	CHC	@	MON	W,2-1	GS	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
106	117	Aug 12	CHC	@	MON	W,7-3	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
107	119 (1)	Aug 14	CHC	@	HOU	L,6-7	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
108	120	Aug 15	CHC	@	HOU	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
109	121	Aug 17	CHC	@	CIN	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
110	122	Aug 18	CHC	@	CIN	W,13-11	GS	36	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
111	123	Aug 19	CHC	@	CIN	W,9-6	GS	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
112	124	Aug 20	CHC		HOU	W,6-1	GS	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
113	125	Aug 21	CHC		HOU	W,11-5	GS	23	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
114	126	Aug 22	CHC		HOU	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
115	127	Aug 24	CHC		ATL	W,3-0	GS	24	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
116	128	Aug 25	CHC		ATL	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
117	129	Aug 26	CHC		ATL	W,5-0	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
118	130	Aug 28 (1)	CHC		CIN	W,5-2	GS	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
119	132 (1)	Aug 29	CHC		CIN	W,7-2	GS	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
120	133	Aug 30	CHC	@	ATL	W,8-3	CG	39	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
121	134	Aug 31	CHC	@	ATL	L,2-3	GS	33	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
122	135	Sep 1	CHC	@	ATL	W,4-1	GS	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
123	136	Sep 2	CHC	@	ATL	W,4-2	GS	26	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
124	137	Sep 3	CHC	@	PHI	W,4-3	GS	40	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
125	138	Sep 4	CHC	@	PHI	W,7-2	GS	31	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
126	139	Sep 5	CHC	@	MON	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
127	140	Sep 6	CHC	@	MON	W,4-1	GS	28	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
128	141	Sep 7	CHC	@	NYM	L,0-10	GS	34	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
129	142	Sep 8	CHC	@	NYM	W,6-0	GS	24	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
130	143	Sep 9	CHC	@	NYM	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
131	144	Sep 10	CHC		PHI	W,3-2	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
132	145	Sep 11	CHC		PHI	L,3-6	GS	28	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
133	146	Sep 12	CHC		MON	W,11-5	GS	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
134	147	Sep 14	CHC		NYM	W,7-1	GS	24	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
135	148	Sep 15	CHC		NYM	W,5-4	GS	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
136	150 (1)	Sep 18	CHC		PIT	L,2-6	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
137	151	Sep 19	CHC		PIT	L,6-11	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
138	152	Sep 20	CHC		PIT	L,6-7	GS	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
139	153	Sep 21	CHC	@	STL	L,0-8	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
140	154	Sep 23 (1)	CHC	@	STL	W,8-1	GS	18	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
141	155	Sep 23 (2)	CHC	@	STL	W,4-2	GS	26	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
142	156	Sep 24	CHC	@	PIT	W,4-1	GS	19	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
143	159 (2)	Sep 28	CHC		STL	L,1-4	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
144	160	Sep 29	CHC		STL	W,9-5	GS	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
145	161	Sep 30	CHC		STL	W,2-1	GS	16	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
							145gm		1125.1	223	6	11	240	0