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, 10,895th in MLB 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

Relatives: Father of Gary Matthews

Rookie of the Year
1x All-Star
NLCS MVP

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

30.4

AB

7147

H

2011

HR

234

BA

.281

R

1083

RBI

978

SB

183

OBP

.364

SLG

.439

OPS

.802

OPS+

118

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1968	17	SFG-min	WRk																										GIA · AZIL
1969	18	SFG-min	A	53	206	174	31	56	11	2	8	30	9	1	29	45	.322	.424	.546	.970		95		2	1	0			DEC · MIDW
1970	19	SFG-min	A	117	449	380	76	106	11	5	23	74	20	5	58	120	.279	.375	.516	.891		196		3	4	4			FRE · CALL
1971	20	SFG-min	AA	142	567	493	82	138	37	6	15	86	17	8	61	110	.280	.354	.471	.825		232		1	2	10			AMA · DIXA
1972	21	SFG-min	AAA	136	554	480	101	150	27	8	21	108	19	5	61	100	.313	.384	.533	.917		256		1	2	10			PHX · PCL
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	121	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	*9/7
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	136	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 Yrs				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	116	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	119	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

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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