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Historical player · 1972–1987

Gary Matthews

B/T R/R · HT 74 · WT 185 · Born 7/5/1950 · From San Fernando, CA USA · Debut 1972-09-06 · Final 1987-10-02

Career · batting

2,033

7,147

2,011

234

RBI

978

183

940

AVG/OPS

0.281 · 0.803

Where they rank

Career totals are only stats with that team · ranks computed against that franchise's full history

Career with the Atlanta Braves · 1977–1980

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#38 on the Braves

↑ 1 E. Torgeson

↓ 1 C. Chambliss

Hits

643

#76 on the Braves

↑ 1 J. Heyward

↓ 5 M. Olson

RBI

291

#68 on the Braves

↑ 1 R. Furcal

↓ 2 J. Burroughs

#54 on the Braves

↑ 1 J. Bates

↓ 1 D. Baker

Runs

340

#67 on the Braves

↑ 7 C. Washington

↓ 1 J. Francoeur

230

#65 on the Braves

↑ 13 D. Uggla

↓ 1 K. Oberkfell

Career with the San Francisco Giants · 1972–1976

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#55 on the Giants

↑ 1 D. Mueller

↓ 1 B. Young

Hits

624

#87 on the Giants

↑ 2 J. Alou

↓ 7 M. Yastrzemski

RBI

296

#78 on the Giants

↑ 10 T. Fuentes

↓ 3 D. Bartell

#79 on the Giants

↑ 1 P. Gillespie

↓ 1 W. Clark

Runs

318

#80 on the Giants

↑ 3 A. Pagan

↓ 1 B. Butler

275

#52 on the Giants

↑ 2 G. Kelly

↓ 3 M. Williams

Career with the Chicago Cubs · 1984–1987

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#72 on the Cubs

↑ 1 F. Demaree

↓ 2 A. Phillips

Hits

320

#150 on the Cubs

↑ 1 D. Long

↓ 2 D. Bertell

RBI

176

#120 on the Cubs

↑ 1 B. Herman

↓ 1 B. Murcer

#160 on the Cubs

↑ 1 R. Ashburn

↓ 1 F. Demaree

Runs

198

#125 on the Cubs

↑ 1 C. Williams

↓ 2 T. Donahue

226

#69 on the Cubs

↑ 2 B. Zobrist

↓ 1 R. Cey

Career with the Philadelphia Phillies · 1981–1983

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#93 on the Phillies

↑ 1 C. James

↓ 1 D. Litwhiler

Hits

396

#145 on the Phillies

↑ 1 M. Byrd

↓ 1 D. Thon

RBI

200

#119 on the Phillies

↑ 3 G. Jefferies

↓ 2 E. Bouchee

#78 on the Phillies

↑ 2 J. Rojas

↓ 1 D. Daulton

Runs

217

#123 on the Phillies

↑ 3 L. Chiozza

↓ 4 D. Johnson

194

#82 on the Phillies

↑ 3 V. Davis

↓ 2 J. Mokan

Career with the Seattle Mariners · 1987–1987

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#250 on the Mariners

↑ 1 J. Allen

↓ 1 S. Yeager

Hits

#292 on the Mariners

↑ 1 K. Mitchell

↓ 1 S. Yeager

RBI

#279 on the Mariners

↑ 1 D. Howitt

↓ 1 E. Thames

Runs

#317 on the Mariners

↑ 1 R. Bliss

↓ 1 H. Bocachica

#251 on the Mariners

↑ 1 J. Bruce

↓ 1 J. Bernhardt

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MLB · all-time career

vs every player ever

234

#298 all-time MLB

↑ 1 J. Damon

↓ 1 C. Yelich

Hits

2,011

#289 all-time MLB

↑ 5 B. Mazeroski

↓ 1 J. Giambi

RBI

978

#330 all-time MLB

↑ 2 T. Raines

↓ 1 B. Chapman

183

#426 all-time MLB

↑ 1 K. Griffey

↓ 1 C. Bigbee

Batting · year by year

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG
1972	Giants	NL	20	62	11	18	1	1	4	14	0	7	13	0.290	0.357	0.532
1973	Giants	NL	148	540	74	162	22	10	12	58	17	58	83	0.300	0.367	0.444
1974	Giants	NL	154	561	87	161	27	6	16	82	11	70	69	0.287	0.368	0.442
1975	Giants	NL	116	425	67	119	22	3	12	58	13	65	53	0.280	0.377	0.431
1976	Giants	NL	156	587	79	164	28	4	20	84	12	75	94	0.279	0.359	0.443
1977	Braves	NL	148	555	89	157	25	5	17	64	22	67	90	0.283	0.362	0.438
1978	Braves	NL	129	474	75	135	20	5	18	62	8	61	92	0.285	0.366	0.462
1979	Braves	NL	156	631	97	192	34	5	27	90	18	60	75	0.304	0.363	0.502
1980	Braves	NL	155	571	79	159	17	3	19	75	11	42	93	0.278	0.325	0.419
1981	Phillies	NL	101	359	62	108	21	3	9	67	15	59	42	0.301	0.398	0.451
1982	Phillies	NL	162	616	89	173	31	1	19	83	21	66	87	0.281	0.349	0.427
1983	Phillies	NL	132	446	66	115	18	2	10	50	13	69	81	0.258	0.352	0.374
1984	Cubs	NL	147	491	101	143	21	2	14	82	17	103	97	0.291	0.410	0.428
1985	Cubs	NL	97	298	45	70	12	0	13	40	2	59	64	0.235	0.362	0.406
1986	Cubs	NL	123	370	49	96	16	1	21	46	3	60	59	0.259	0.361	0.478
1987	Cubs	NL	44	42	3	11	3	0	0	8	0	4	11	0.262	0.326	0.333
1987	Mariners	AL	45	119	10	28	1	0	3	15	0	15	22	0.235	0.319	0.319
Career			2,033	7,147	1,083	2,011	319	51	234	978	183	940	1,125	0.281	0.364	0.439

Fielding by position

Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP
OF	1,876	1,852	15,750.7	3,226	135	112	17

Hall of Fame voting

Year	Body	Votes	Needed	Status
1993	BBWAA	0	318	Ballot