Gary Matthews

LF/RF · R/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 1972–1987 BORN: SAN FERNANDO, USA

ROY 1973 All-Star ×1

Career

2011 H · 234 HR · 978 RBI · 183 SB

.281 AVG · .802 OPS · 2033 G

1987 Season

.235 AVG · 3 HR · 15 RBI · 0 SB

.319 OBP · .319 SLG · .638 OPS

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Gary Matthews was a left fielder in MLB. Across 2033 career games, with a .281 batting average and 234 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1972	SF	20	62	11	18	1	1	4	14	0	7	13	.290	.357	.532	.889
1973	SF	148	540	74	162	22	10	12	58	17	58	83	.300	.367	.444	.812
1974	SF	154	561	87	161	27	6	16	82	11	70	69	.287	.368	.442	.810
1975	SF	116	425	67	119	22	3	12	58	13	65	53	.280	.377	.431	.807
1976	SF	156	587	79	164	28	4	20	84	12	75	94	.279	.359	.443	.802
1977	ATL	148	555	89	157	25	5	17	64	22	67	90	.283	.362	.438	.799
1978	ATL	129	474	75	135	20	5	18	62	8	61	92	.285	.366	.462	.828
1979	ATL	156	631	97	192	34	5	27	90	18	60	75	.304	.363	.502	.865
1980	ATL	155	571	79	159	17	3	19	75	11	42	93	.278	.325	.419	.744
1981	PHI	101	359	62	108	21	3	9	67	15	59	42	.301	.398	.451	.849
1982	PHI	162	616	89	173	31	1	19	83	21	66	87	.281	.349	.427	.776
1983	PHI	132	446	66	115	18	2	10	50	13	69	81	.258	.352	.374	.727
1984	CHC	147	491	101	143	21	2	14	82	17	103	97	.291	.410	.428	.838
1985	CHC	97	298	45	70	12	0	13	40	2	59	64	.235	.362	.406	.768
1986	CHC	123	370	49	96	16	1	21	46	3	60	59	.259	.361	.478	.839
1987	CHC	44	42	3	11	3	0	0	8	0	4	11	.262	.326	.333	.659
1987	SEA	45	119	10	28	1	0	3	15	0	15	22	.235	.319	.319	.638
Career Totals	—	2033	7147	1083	2011	319	51	234	978	183	940	1125	.281	.364	.439	.802

Awards & Achievements

NLCS MVP (1): 1983
Player of the Month (1): 1981
Player of the Week (5): 1974, 1976, 1979, 1982, 2006
Rookie of the Year (1): 1973
TSN Rookie Player of the Year (1): 1973

All-Star Selections

1979

Salary & Contract

Year	Salary
1985	$600,000
1986	$850,000

Career Total: $1,450,000 (2 seasons)

Average: $725,000

Salary data is available from 1985 onward.

TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.

Contract Detail

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.