Eddie Mathews
1952–1968 · bats L / throws R · Atlanta Braves, Boston Braves, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Braves, NLS
2,391G
.271AVG
.376OBP
.509SLG
More career statistics
2,315H
512HR
1,453RBI
68SB
8Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Caught stealing | 39 | 41 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 1,487 | 1,490 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 10,101 | 10,100 |
| Batting · RBI | 1,453 | 1,454 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 68 | 69 |
| Batting · Walks | 1,444 | 1,443 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,391 | 10,101 | 8,537 | 1,509 | 2,315 | 354 | 72 | 512 | 1,453 | 1,444 | 1,487 | 68 | 39 | 26 | 58 | 4,349 | .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 498 games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1952-09-27 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1954-07-08 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1179 | 4830 | 1081 | 238 | 666 | 686 | 726 | .264 | .366 | .488 |
| Away | 1212 | 5270 | 1234 | 274 | 788 | 757 | 764 | .277 | .378 | .529 |
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 | 409 | 1718 | 409 | 81 | 231 | 236 | 251 | .280 | .375 | .505 |
| 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 | 178 | 762 | 160 | 24 | 81 | 105 | 114 | .248 | .348 | .412 |
| 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 | 148 | 594 | 182 | 46 | 114 | 2 | .306 | – | – |
| 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 | – | – |