Gary Matthews
1972–1987 · bats R / throws R · Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, NLS, Philadelphia Phillies, Seattle Mariners, San Francisco Giants
2,033G
.281AVG
.364OBP
.439SLG
More career statistics
2,011H
234HR
978RBI
183SB
4Rare 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.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,033 | 8,189 | 7,147 | 1,083 | 2,011 | 319 | 51 | 234 | 978 | 940 | 1,125 | 183 | 74 | 21 | 62 | 3,134 | .281 | .364 | .439 | .803 |
Streaks
15longest hitting streak · 1982-05-09 to 1982-05-24
35longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1981-04-11 | 1 in 498 games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1976-09-25 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1978-09-11 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1021 | 4052 | 1045 | 127 | 531 | 489 | 573 | .298 | .379 | .471 |
| Away | 1012 | 4137 | 966 | 107 | 447 | 451 | 552 | .266 | .343 | .407 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 244 | 939 | 225 | 29 | 106 | 117 | 114 | .277 | .364 | .440 |
| May | 338 | 1340 | 314 | 37 | 171 | 160 | 181 | .270 | .354 | .437 |
| June | 326 | 1298 | 313 | 31 | 158 | 150 | 202 | .277 | .357 | .425 |
| July | 327 | 1372 | 369 | 46 | 178 | 139 | 180 | .303 | .370 | .471 |
| August | 396 | 1634 | 411 | 42 | 156 | 170 | 213 | .284 | .356 | .429 |
| September | 376 | 1516 | 356 | 46 | 198 | 186 | 228 | .272 | .358 | .428 |
| October | 26 | 90 | 23 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 7 | .329 | .456 | .500 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| los-angeles-dodgers | 196 | 804 | 187 | 29 | 94 | 103 | 99 | .270 | .361 | .441 |
| houston-astros | 195 | 797 | 192 | 14 | 101 | 94 | 129 | .277 | .359 | .400 |
| cincinnati-reds | 193 | 775 | 168 | 13 | 64 | 82 | 103 | .245 | .323 | .358 |
| san-diego-padres | 188 | 756 | 190 | 30 | 105 | 80 | 102 | .284 | .357 | .480 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 185 | 701 | 173 | 19 | 89 | 86 | 91 | .284 | .369 | .440 |
| new-york-mets | 172 | 683 | 170 | 20 | 72 | 85 | 98 | .288 | .373 | .434 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 168 | 673 | 173 | 22 | 89 | 91 | 82 | .304 | .392 | .483 |
| montreal-expos | 161 | 676 | 169 | 16 | 70 | 65 | 82 | .282 | .346 | .430 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 |  San Francisco Giants | 20 | 62 | 18 | 4 | 14 | – | .290 | – | – |
| 1973 | San Francisco Giants | 148 | 540 | 162 | 12 | 58 | 17 | .300 | – | – |
| 1974 | San Francisco Giants | 154 | 561 | 161 | 16 | 82 | 11 | .287 | – | – |
| 1975 | San Francisco Giants | 116 | 425 | 119 | 12 | 58 | 13 | .280 | – | – |
| 1976 | San Francisco Giants | 156 | 587 | 164 | 20 | 84 | 12 | .279 | – | – |
| 1977 |  Atlanta Braves | 148 | 555 | 157 | 17 | 64 | 22 | .283 | – | – |
| 1978 | Atlanta Braves | 129 | 474 | 135 | 18 | 62 | 8 | .285 | – | – |
| 1979 | Atlanta Braves | 156 | 631 | 192 | 27 | 90 | 18 | .304 | – | – |
| 1980 | Atlanta Braves | 155 | 571 | 159 | 19 | 75 | 11 | .278 | – | – |
| 1981 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 101 | 359 | 108 | 9 | 67 | 15 | .301 | – | – |
| 1982 | Philadelphia Phillies | 162 | 616 | 173 | 19 | 83 | 21 | .281 | – | – |
| 1983 | Philadelphia Phillies | 132 | 446 | 115 | 10 | 50 | 13 | .258 | – | – |
| 1984 |  Chicago Cubs | 147 | 491 | 143 | 14 | 82 | 17 | .291 | – | – |
| 1985 | Chicago Cubs | 97 | 298 | 70 | 13 | 40 | 2 | .235 | – | – |
| 1986 | Chicago Cubs | 123 | 370 | 96 | 21 | 46 | 3 | .259 | – | – |
| 1987 | Chicago Cubs, Seattle Mariners | 89 | 161 | 39 | 3 | 23 | – | .242 | – | – |