Gary Matthews
1999–2010 · bats B / throws R · ALS, Los Angeles Angels, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers
1,281G
.257AVG
.332OBP
.405SLG
More career statistics
1,056H
108HR
484RBI
95SB
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.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,281 | 4,617 | 4,103 | 612 | 1,056 | 225 | 29 | 108 | 484 | 454 | 849 | 95 | 36 | 18 | 29 | 1,663 | .257 | .332 | .405 | .737 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 2006-09-05 to 2006-09-19
21longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | Natural Cycle | 2006-09-13 | 1 in 17,361 games | box score ↗ |
| 70 | Three Double Plays Grounded Into | 2008-04-12 | 1 in 1,620 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | The Cycle | 2006-09-13 | 1 in 694 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 627 | 2232 | 510 | 52 | 243 | 231 | 405 | .259 | .332 | .401 |
| Away | 654 | 2385 | 546 | 56 | 241 | 223 | 444 | .256 | .322 | .409 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .273 | .273 | .364 |
| April | 181 | 676 | 142 | 11 | 68 | 60 | 127 | .234 | .299 | .356 |
| May | 201 | 704 | 170 | 16 | 79 | 58 | 140 | .269 | .324 | .428 |
| June | 231 | 810 | 200 | 21 | 90 | 78 | 144 | .277 | .343 | .425 |
| July | 227 | 832 | 189 | 21 | 87 | 82 | 164 | .255 | .326 | .404 |
| August | 242 | 916 | 200 | 27 | 92 | 101 | 164 | .248 | .329 | .426 |
| September | 184 | 619 | 139 | 11 | 56 | 69 | 101 | .256 | .336 | .372 |
| October | 13 | 49 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 8 | .310 | .388 | .500 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| seattle-mariners | 101 | 413 | 104 | 17 | 51 | 46 | 57 | .288 | .363 | .488 |
| athletics | 99 | 400 | 82 | 3 | 28 | 40 | 72 | .232 | .305 | .311 |
| tampa-bay-rays | 60 | 237 | 54 | 9 | 28 | 22 | 42 | .256 | .321 | .479 |
| new-york-yankees | 60 | 225 | 54 | 2 | 25 | 22 | 46 | .269 | .338 | .423 |
| minnesota-twins | 58 | 231 | 63 | 8 | 32 | 24 | 34 | .307 | .377 | .512 |
| chicago-white-sox | 56 | 225 | 50 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 40 | .259 | .342 | .415 |
| cleveland-guardians | 56 | 228 | 59 | 6 | 34 | 24 | 41 | .295 | .364 | .460 |
| boston-red-sox | 53 | 200 | 45 | 5 | 27 | 9 | 42 | .238 | .270 | .370 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 |  San Diego Padres | 23 | 36 | 8 | – | 7 | 2 | .222 | – | – |
| 2000 |  Chicago Cubs | 80 | 158 | 30 | 4 | 14 | 3 | .190 | – | – |
| 2001 | Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates | 152 | 405 | 92 | 14 | 44 | 8 | .227 | – | – |
| 2002 | Baltimore Orioles, New York Mets | 111 | 345 | 95 | 7 | 38 | 15 | .275 | – | – |
| 2003 | Baltimore Orioles, San Diego Padres | 144 | 468 | 116 | 6 | 42 | 12 | .248 | – | – |
| 2004 |  Texas Rangers | 87 | 280 | 77 | 11 | 36 | 5 | .275 | – | – |
| 2005 | Texas Rangers | 131 | 475 | 121 | 17 | 55 | 9 | .255 | – | – |
| 2006 | Texas Rangers | 147 | 620 | 194 | 19 | 79 | 10 | .313 | – | – |
| 2007 |  Los Angeles Angels | 140 | 516 | 130 | 18 | 72 | 18 | .252 | – | – |
| 2008 | Los Angeles Angels | 127 | 426 | 103 | 8 | 46 | 8 | .242 | – | – |
| 2009 | Los Angeles Angels | 103 | 316 | 79 | 4 | 50 | 4 | .250 | – | – |
| 2010 |  New York Mets | 36 | 58 | 11 | – | 1 | 1 | .190 | – | – |