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Proper Name
Gary Nathaniel Matthews Sr.
nickname
Sarge
High Level
MLB (1972-1987)
Positions
OF (1604) ... DH (39)
Ht / Wt
6-3 / 190
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
age
72.334
High School
San Fernando (San Fernando,CA)
colleges
draft posit
P
MLB Debut
MLB Teams
SFN [5] ATL [4] CHN [4] PHI [3] SEA [1]
TBC#
14894
mlbam id
118433
Retrosheet
Stat Capsuleavgopsabrhhrrbisb
Career MLB [1972-1987].281.800714710832011234978183
Speed
67
Power
76
Contact
50
XBH
64
RBIs
73
Runs
62
Hitting
76
Durability
81
Team
.483
Player Tags
Player Notes:  Father of Gary Matthews
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Batting Statistics
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year team name league level org age   # pos link   g ab   r   h 2b 3b hr rbi sb cs bb so hbp sh sf iw gdp tb pa xbh 1b avg obp slg ops secA iso babip bb% so% so/bb ab/hr
1972 San Francisco Giants NL MLB sfn 21 36 of log 20 62 11 18 1 1 4 14 0 1 7 13 0 1 1 2 1 33 71 6 12 .290 .357 .532 .889 .339 .242 .304 9.86 18.31 1.86 15.50
1973 San Francisco Giants NL MLB sfn 22 44 of log 148 540 74 162 22 10 12 58 17 5 58 83 1 3 3 7 12 240 605 44 118 .300 .367 .444 .812 .274 .144 .335 9.59 13.72 1.43 45.00
1974 San Francisco Giants NL MLB sfn 23 36 of log 154 561 87 161 27 6 16 82 11 9 70 69 3 2 2 5 15 248 638 49 112 .287 .368 .442 .810 .283 .155 .303 10.97 10.82 0.99 35.06
1975 San Francisco Giants NL MLB sfn 24 36 of log 116 425 67 119 22 3 12 58 13 4 65 53 2 0 2 5 13 183 494 37 82 .280 .377 .431 .807 .325 .151 .296 13.16 10.73 0.82 35.42
1976 San Francisco Giants NL MLB sfn 25 36 of log 156 587 79 164 28 4 20 84 12 5 75 94 1 2 6 3 8 260 671 52 112 .279 .359 .443 .802 .303 .164 .301 11.18 14.01 1.25 29.35
1977 Atlanta Braves NL MLB atl 26 36 of log 148 555 89 157 25 5 17 64 22 8 67 90 2 2 1 3 13 243 627 47 110 .283 .362 .438 .799 .301 .155 .312 10.69 14.35 1.34 32.65
1978 Atlanta Braves NL MLB atl 27 36 of log 129 474 75 135 20 5 18 62 8 7 61 92 2 1 4 2 16 219 542 43 92 .285 .366 .462 .828 .308 .177 .318 11.25 16.97 1.51 26.33
1979 Atlanta Braves NL MLB atl 28 36 of log 156 631 97 192 34 5 27 90 18 6 60 75 0 1 3 5 6 317 695 66 126 .304 .363 .502 .865 .312 .198 .310 8.63 10.79 1.25 23.37
1980 Atlanta Braves NL MLB atl 29 36 of log 155 571 79 159 17 3 19 75 11 3 42 93 0 1 5 2 16 239 619 39 120 .278 .325 .419 .744 .228 .140 .302 6.79 15.02 2.21 30.05
1981 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 30 34 of log 101 359 62 108 21 3 9 67 15 2 59 42 3 1 6 2 8 162 428 33 75 .301 .398 .451 .849 .351 .150 .315 13.79 9.81 0.71 39.89
1982 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 31 34 of log 162 616 89 173 31 1 19 83 21 4 66 87 2 0 6 1 23 263 690 51 122 .281 .349 .427 .776 .281 .146 .298 9.57 12.61 1.32 32.42
1983 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 32 34 of log 132 446 66 115 18 2 10 50 13 9 69 81 0 4 7 3 8 167 526 30 85 .258 .352 .374 .727 .280 .117 .290 13.12 15.40 1.17 44.60
1984 Chicago Cubs NL MLB chn 33 36 of log 147 491 101 143 21 2 14 82 17 8 103 97 3 1 10 2 10 210 608 37 106 .291 .410 .428 .838 .365 .136 .331 16.94 15.95 0.94 35.07
1985 Chicago Cubs NL MLB chn 34 36 of log 97 298 45 70 12 0 13 40 2 0 59 64 2 0 3 2 8 121 362 25 45 .235 .362 .406 .768 .376 .171 .254 16.30 17.68 1.08 22.92
1986 Chicago Cubs NL MLB chn 35 36 of log 123 370 49 96 16 1 21 46 3 2 60 59 0 0 2 1 15 177 432 38 58 .259 .361 .478 .839 .384 .219 .257 13.89 13.66 0.98 17.62
1987 Chicago Cubs NL MLB chn 36 36 of log 44 42 3 11 3 0 0 8 0 0 4 11 0 0 0 1 1 14 46 3 8 .262 .326 .333 .659 .167 .071 .355 8.70 23.91 2.75 --
1987 Seattle Mariners AL MLB sea 36 36 dh log 45 119 10 28 1 0 3 15 0 1 15 22 0 0 1 0 6 38 135 4 24 .235 .319 .319 .638 .202 .084 .263 11.11 16.30 1.47 39.67
1972 MLB Total -- SFN -- -- -- -- 20 62 11 18 1 1 4 14 0 1 7 13 0 1 1 2 1 33 71 6 12 .290 .357 .532 .889 .339 .242 .304 9.86 18.31 1.86 15.50
1973 MLB Total -- SFN -- -- -- -- 148 540 74 162 22 10 12 58 17 5 58 83 1 3 3 7 12 240 605 44 118 .300 .367 .444 .812 .274 .144 .335 9.59 13.72 1.43 45.00
1974 MLB Total -- SFN -- -- -- -- 154 561 87 161 27 6 16 82 11 9 70 69 3 2 2 5 15 248 638 49 112 .287 .368 .442 .810 .283 .155 .303 10.97 10.82 0.99 35.06
1975 MLB Total -- SFN -- -- -- -- 116 425 67 119 22 3 12 58 13 4 65 53 2 0 2 5 13 183 494 37 82 .280 .377 .431 .807 .325 .151 .296 13.16 10.73 0.82 35.42
1976 MLB Total -- SFN -- -- -- -- 156 587 79 164 28 4 20 84 12 5 75 94 1 2 6 3 8 260 671 52 112 .279 .359 .443 .802 .303 .164 .301 11.18 14.01 1.25 29.35
1977 MLB Total -- ATL -- -- -- -- 148 555 89 157 25 5 17 64 22 8 67 90 2 2 1 3 13 243 627 47 110 .283 .362 .438 .799 .301 .155 .312 10.69 14.35 1.34 32.65
1978 MLB Total -- ATL -- -- -- -- 129 474 75 135 20 5 18 62 8 7 61 92 2 1 4 2 16 219 542 43 92 .285 .366 .462 .828 .308 .177 .318 11.25 16.97 1.51 26.33
1979 MLB Total -- ATL -- -- -- -- 156 631 97 192 34 5 27 90 18 6 60 75 0 1 3 5 6 317 695 66 126 .304 .363 .502 .865 .312 .198 .310 8.63 10.79 1.25 23.37
1980 MLB Total -- ATL -- -- -- -- 155 571 79 159 17 3 19 75 11 3 42 93 0 1 5 2 16 239 619 39 120 .278 .325 .419 .744 .228 .140 .302 6.79 15.02 2.21 30.05
1981 MLB Total -- PHI -- -- -- -- 101 359 62 108 21 3 9 67 15 2 59 42 3 1 6 2 8 162 428 33 75 .301 .398 .451 .849 .351 .150 .315 13.79 9.81 0.71 39.89
1982 MLB Total -- PHI -- -- -- -- 162 616 89 173 31 1 19 83 21 4 66 87 2 0 6 1 23 263 690 51 122 .281 .349 .427 .776 .281 .146 .298 9.57 12.61 1.32 32.42
1983 MLB Total -- PHI -- -- -- -- 132 446 66 115 18 2 10 50 13 9 69 81 0 4 7 3 8 167 526 30 85 .258 .352 .374 .727 .280 .117 .290 13.12 15.40 1.17 44.60
1984 MLB Total -- CHN -- -- -- -- 147 491 101 143 21 2 14 82 17 8 103 97 3 1 10 2 10 210 608 37 106 .291 .410 .428 .838 .365 .136 .331 16.94 15.95 0.94 35.07
1985 MLB Total -- CHN -- -- -- -- 97 298 45 70 12 0 13 40 2 0 59 64 2 0 3 2 8 121 362 25 45 .235 .362 .406 .768 .376 .171 .254 16.30 17.68 1.08 22.92
1986 MLB Total -- CHN -- -- -- -- 123 370 49 96 16 1 21 46 3 2 60 59 0 0 2 1 15 177 432 38 58 .259 .361 .478 .839 .384 .219 .257 13.89 13.66 0.98 17.62
1987 MLB Total -- SEA,CHN -- -- -- -- 89 161 13 39 4 0 3 23 0 1 19 33 0 0 1 1 7 52 181 7 32 .242 .320 .323 .643 .193 .081 .286 10.50 18.23 1.74 53.67
Total MLB (16 yrs) -- MLB -- -- -- -- -- 2033 7147 1083 2011 319 51 234 978 183 74 940 1125 21 19 62 46 179 3134 8189 604 1407 .281 .364 .439 .802 .304 .157 .304 11.48 13.74 1.20 30.54
Total AL (1 yrs) -- AL -- -- -- -- -- 45 119 10 28 1 0 3 15 0 1 15 22 0 0 1 0 6 38 135 4 24 .235 .319 .319 .638 .202 .084 .263 11.11 16.30 1.47 39.67
Total NL (16 yrs) -- NL -- -- -- -- -- 1988 7028 1073 1983 318 51 231 963 183 73 925 1103 21 19 61 46 173 3096 8054 600 1383 .282 .365 .441 .805 .306 .158 .304 11.48 13.70 1.19 30.42
Other Batting
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year team name league level age   g ab   r   h 2b 3b hr rbi sb cs bb so hbp sh sf iw gdp tb pa xbh 1b avg obp slg ops secA iso babip bb% so% so/bb ab/hr
1979 National League MLB AllStar 28 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.00 0.00 -- --
1981 Philadelphia Phillies Division Series Playoffs 30 5 20 3 8 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 2 6 .400 .400 .650 1.050 .250 .250 .412 0.00 10.00 -- 20.00
1983 Philadelphia Phillies Championship Series Playoffs 32 4 14 4 6 0 0 3 8 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 16 3 3 .429 .500 1.071 1.571 .857 .643 .300 12.50 6.25 0.50 4.67
1983 Philadelphia Phillies World Series Playoffs 32 5 16 1 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 18 1 3 .250 .333 .438 .771 .313 .188 .231 11.11 11.11 1.00 16.00
1984 Chicago Cubs Championship Series Playoffs 33 5 15 4 3 0 0 2 5 1 0 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 9 21 2 1 .200 .429 .600 1.029 .867 .400 .111 28.57 19.05 0.67 7.50
-- Totals -- AllStar 28 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.00 0.00 -- --
-- Totals -- Playoffs 33 19 65 12 21 0 1 7 15 2 0 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 44 75 8 13 .323 .413 .677 1.090 .538 .354 .286 13.33 12.00 0.90 9.29
Fielding Statistics
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  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
year team name league level mlb age pos   g gs inn po   a   e dp tc tsc sb cs sb% fpct rfg rfi rf9i tm shr pl shr tm rk
1972 San Francisco Giants NL MLB sfn 21 of 19 0 153.0 34 0 1 0 35 34 0 0 -- .971 1.8 0.22 2.00 12.3 95.0 6
1973 San Francisco Giants NL MLB sfn 22 of 145 0 1,245.0 277 11 5 0 293 288 0 0 -- .983 2.0 0.23 2.08 89.5 98.0 2
1974 San Francisco Giants NL MLB sfn 23 of 151 0 1,296.1 281 9 9 2 299 290 0 0 -- .970 1.9 0.22 2.01 93.2 98.1 1
1975 San Francisco Giants NL MLB sfn 24 of 113 0 991.0 225 11 8 2 244 236 0 0 -- .967 2.1 0.24 2.14 70.2 97.4 3
1976 San Francisco Giants NL MLB sfn 25 of 156 0 1,374.1 265 8 7 0 280 273 0 0 -- .975 1.8 0.20 1.79 96.3 100.0 1
1979 Atlanta Braves NL MLB atl 28 of 156 0 1,362.2 292 12 8 4 312 304 0 0 -- .974 1.9 0.22 2.01 97.5 100.0 1
1980 Atlanta Braves NL MLB atl 29 of 143 0 1,242.0 258 8 11 0 277 266 0 0 -- .960 1.9 0.21 1.93 88.8 92.3 2
1981 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 30 of 100 0 840.1 170 11 7 1 188 181 0 0 -- .963 1.8 0.22 1.94 93.5 99.0 1
1982 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 31 of 162 0 1,350.0 268 14 10 2 292 282 0 0 -- .966 1.7 0.21 1.88 100.0 100.0 1
1983 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 32 of 122 0 971.2 174 11 5 2 190 185 0 0 -- .974 1.5 0.19 1.71 75.3 92.4 1
1984 Chicago Cubs NL MLB chn 33 of 145 0 1,125.1 224 7 11 0 242 231 0 0 -- .955 1.6 0.21 1.85 90.1 98.6 1
1985 Chicago Cubs NL MLB chn 34 of 85 0 650.0 119 7 3 2 129 126 0 0 -- .977 1.5 0.19 1.74 52.8 87.6 3
1986 Chicago Cubs NL MLB chn 35 of 105 0 779.0 137 5 9 1 151 142 0 0 -- .940 1.4 0.18 1.64 65.6 85.4 2
1987 Chicago Cubs NL MLB chn 36 of 2 0 10.0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 -- 1.000 1.0 0.20 1.80 1.2 4.5 9
1987 Seattle Mariners AL MLB sea 36 dh 39 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- .000 0.0 -- -- 24.1 86.7 2
Total MLB (14 yrs) -- MLB -- -- of 1604 0 13,389 2726 114 94 16 2934 2840 0 0 -- .968 1.8 0.21 1.91 -- -- --
Total MLB (1 yrs) -- MLB -- -- dh 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- --
Yearly Positional Grid
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  • Hide Rows: Click the` minus sign in the first column to hide the row in the grid.
  • Restore Rows: Once rows are filtered, click RESTORE ROWS to show all rows once again
  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
year category pos p pos c pos 1b pos 2b pos 3b pos ss pos lf pos cf pos rf pos of pos dh
1972 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0
1973 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 145 0
1974 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 151 0
1975 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 113 0
1976 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 156 0
1977 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 145 0
1978 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 127 0
1979 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 156 0
1980 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 143 0
1981 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0
1982 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 162 0
1983 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 122 0
1984 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 145 0
1985 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 85 0
1986 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 105 0
1987 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 39
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