Eddie Mathews
1952–1968 · bats L / throws R · Atlanta Braves, Boston Braves, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Braves, NLS
2,389G
.271AVG
.376OBP
.509SLG
2,313H
511HR
1,453RBI
69SB
2Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,389 | 10,090 | 8,529 | 1,507 | 2,313 | 354 | 72 | 511 | 1,453 | 1,441 | 1,489 | 69 | 41 | 26 | 58 | 4,344 | .271 | .376 | .509 | .885 |
Streaks
17longest hitting streak · 1963-07-21 to 1963-08-04
40longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1955-05-05 | 1 in 497 games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1952-09-27 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | 11 total bases | 1953-06-30 | 1 in 2,522 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1178 | 4826 | 1081 | 238 | 666 | 686 | 725 | .265 | .366 | .488 |
| Away | 1211 | 5264 | 1232 | 273 | 787 | 755 | 764 | .277 | .377 | .528 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 221 | 944 | 212 | 49 | 139 | 148 | 153 | .268 | .381 | .508 |
| May | 406 | 1731 | 387 | 87 | 235 | 247 | 282 | .264 | .366 | .500 |
| June | 456 | 1909 | 415 | 90 | 252 | 276 | 283 | .258 | .362 | .481 |
| July | 432 | 1830 | 409 | 96 | 268 | 240 | 264 | .262 | .355 | .501 |
| August | 457 | 1933 | 473 | 109 | 322 | 294 | 250 | .292 | .397 | .560 |
| September | 407 | 1708 | 407 | 80 | 230 | 234 | 250 | .280 | .375 | .504 |
| October | 10 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | .303 | .343 | .485 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-phillies | 315 | 1344 | 308 | 62 | 184 | 166 | 201 | .265 | .353 | .495 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 305 | 1291 | 299 | 66 | 181 | 210 | 197 | .281 | .394 | .524 |
| cincinnati-reds | 304 | 1298 | 308 | 76 | 197 | 177 | 201 | .280 | .374 | .543 |
| chicago-cubs | 302 | 1293 | 307 | 64 | 187 | 204 | 156 | .286 | .395 | .516 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 299 | 1259 | 297 | 73 | 217 | 166 | 177 | .275 | .368 | .545 |
| san-francisco-giants | 185 | 807 | 166 | 46 | 126 | 122 | 140 | .246 | .357 | .487 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 176 | 752 | 158 | 23 | 80 | 103 | 113 | .248 | .347 | .409 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 126 | 538 | 126 | 36 | 83 | 74 | 84 | .273 | .372 | .571 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 |  Boston Braves | 145 | 528 | 128 | 25 | 58 | 6 | .242 | – | – |
| 1953 |  Milwaukee Braves | 157 | 579 | 175 | 47 | 135 | 1 | .302 | – | – |
| 1954 | Milwaukee Braves | 138 | 476 | 138 | 40 | 103 | 10 | .290 | – | – |
| 1955 | Milwaukee Braves | 141 | 499 | 144 | 41 | 101 | 3 | .289 | – | – |
| 1956 | Milwaukee Braves | 151 | 552 | 150 | 37 | 95 | 6 | .272 | – | – |
| 1957 | Milwaukee Braves | 148 | 572 | 167 | 32 | 94 | 3 | .292 | – | – |
| 1958 | Milwaukee Braves | 149 | 546 | 137 | 31 | 77 | 5 | .251 | – | – |
| 1959 | Milwaukee Braves | 146 | 586 | 180 | 45 | 113 | 2 | .307 | – | – |
| 1960 | Milwaukee Braves | 153 | 548 | 152 | 39 | 125 | 7 | .277 | – | – |
| 1961 | Milwaukee Braves | 152 | 572 | 175 | 32 | 91 | 13 | .306 | – | – |
| 1962 | Milwaukee Braves | 152 | 536 | 142 | 29 | 90 | 4 | .265 | – | – |
| 1963 | Milwaukee Braves | 158 | 547 | 144 | 23 | 84 | 3 | .263 | – | – |
| 1964 | Milwaukee Braves | 141 | 502 | 117 | 23 | 74 | 2 | .233 | – | – |
| 1965 | Milwaukee Braves | 156 | 546 | 137 | 32 | 95 | 1 | .251 | – | – |
| 1966 |  Atlanta Braves | 134 | 452 | 113 | 16 | 53 | 1 | .250 | – | – |
| 1967 | Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros | 137 | 436 | 103 | 16 | 57 | 2 | .236 | – | – |
| 1968 |  Detroit Tigers | 31 | 52 | 11 | 3 | 8 | – | .212 | – | – |