Fran Matthews
1938–1945 · bats L / throws L · ECG, Newark Eagles
118G
.293AVG
.387OBP
.436SLG
More career statistics
115H
10HR
30RBI
8SB
Recorded totals from Retrosheet, including regular-season tiebreakers. These are sums of available game records, not a claim to a complete official MLB career. Historical Negro League coverage can include games outside MLB’s recognized 1920–1948 window. Sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | 453 | 392 | 96 | 115 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 57 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 171 | .293 | .387 | .436 | .823 |
Streaks
11longest hitting streak · 1940-08-25 to 1941-05-30
28longest on-base streak
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | NENewark Eagles | 17 | 30 | 10 | – | 4 | – | .333 | – | – |
| 1940 | NENewark Eagles | 38 | 131 | 45 | 4 | 12 | 2 | .344 | – | – |
| 1941 | NENewark Eagles | 42 | 161 | 41 | 4 | 9 | 5 | .255 | – | – |
| 1942 | NENewark Eagles | 4 | 14 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .143 | – | – |
| 1945 | NENewark Eagles | 17 | 56 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .304 | – | – |