Nelson Mathews
1960–1965 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Athletics, NLS
306G
.223AVG
.288OBP
.359SLG
218H
22HR
98RBI
9SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 306 | 1,076 | 978 | 93 | 218 | 39 | 14 | 22 | 98 | 88 | 248 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 351 | .223 | .288 | .359 | .647 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1964-05-13 to 1964-05-23
22longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 1964-09-19 | 1 in 728 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 17 | 2 home runs | 1964-08-30 | 1 in 259 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 15 | 2 stolen bases | 1962-09-22 | 1 in 199 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 152 | 526 | 107 | 15 | 56 | 42 | 112 | .224 | .283 | .395 |
| Away | 154 | 550 | 111 | 7 | 42 | 46 | 136 | .222 | .285 | .324 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 22 | 77 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 19 | .239 | .286 | .310 |
| May | 77 | 296 | 59 | 4 | 22 | 36 | 69 | .228 | .321 | .363 |
| June | 69 | 251 | 46 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 59 | .203 | .259 | .339 |
| July | 47 | 140 | 24 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 30 | .179 | .214 | .276 |
| August | 36 | 123 | 29 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 35 | .261 | .333 | .477 |
| September | 50 | 170 | 41 | 6 | 23 | 10 | 31 | .261 | .300 | .420 |
| October | 5 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .105 | .105 | .105 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| minnesota-twins | 28 | 90 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 28 | .181 | .244 | .301 |
| new-york-yankees | 26 | 105 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 19 | .215 | .305 | .355 |
| chicago-white-sox | 25 | 89 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | .241 | .292 | .361 |
| detroit-tigers | 24 | 94 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 21 | .230 | .277 | .322 |
| cleveland-guardians | 24 | 87 | 19 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 22 | .247 | .310 | .455 |
| baltimore-orioles | 23 | 80 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 18 | .213 | .263 | .360 |
| washington-senators-1961-71 | 22 | 85 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 | .256 | .306 | .462 |
| boston-red-sox | 22 | 86 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 24 | .235 | .267 | .346 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 |  Chicago Cubs | 3 | 8 | 2 | – | – | – | .250 | – | – |
| 1961 | Chicago Cubs | 3 | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | .111 | – | – |
| 1962 | Chicago Cubs | 15 | 49 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 3 | .306 | – | – |
| 1963 | Chicago Cubs | 61 | 155 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 3 | .155 | – | – |
| 1964 |  Kansas City Athletics | 157 | 573 | 137 | 14 | 60 | 3 | .239 | – | – |
| 1965 | Kansas City Athletics | 67 | 184 | 39 | 2 | 15 | – | .212 | – | – |