Gary Matthews

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 185lb (188cm, 83kg)

Born: July 5, 1950 in San Fernando, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 1st round (17th) of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from San Fernando HS (San Fernando, CA).

High School: San Fernando HS (San Fernando, CA)

Debut: September 6, 1972 (Age 22-063d, 13,287th in major league history)
vs. SDP 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 2, 1987 (Age 37-089d)
vs. TEX 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1973 season

Agents: Jerry Kapstein • Previously: Bruce Church

Full Name: Gary Nathaniel Matthews

Nicknames: Sarge

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

Relatives: Father of Gary Matthews

Rookie of the Year
1x All-Star
NLCS MVP

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

30.4

7147

2011

234

.281

1083

RBI

978

183

OBP

.364

SLG

.439

OPS

.802

OPS+

118

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	SFG	@	SDP	W,2-0	CG	34	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
2	2	Apr 11	SFG		ATL	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
3	3	Apr 12	SFG		ATL	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
4	4	Apr 13 (1)	SFG		ATL	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
5	5	Apr 13 (2)	SFG		ATL	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
6	6	Apr 14	SFG		SDP	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
7	7	Apr 15	SFG		SDP	L,1-2	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
8	8	Apr 16	SFG		SDP	W,7-1	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
9	9	Apr 18	SFG	@	LAD	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
10	10	Apr 19	SFG	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
11	11	Apr 20	SFG	@	LAD	W,6-3	CG	49	13.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
12	12	Apr 21	SFG	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	36	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
13	13	Apr 22	SFG	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	41	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
14	14	Apr 23 (1)	SFG	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
15	15	Apr 23 (2)	SFG	@	HOU	W,3-0	GS	26	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
16	16	Apr 24	SFG	@	HOU	W,6-5	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
17	17	Apr 25	SFG		LAD	L,5-6	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
18	18	Apr 26	SFG		LAD	L,3-13	CG	49	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	22 (3)	May 2	SFG		HOU	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
20	23	May 4 (1)	SFG		HOU	W,8-6	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
21	24	May 4 (2)	SFG		HOU	L,8-12	GS	36	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
22	25	May 6	SFG	@	ATL	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
23	26	May 7	SFG	@	ATL	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
24	27	May 8	SFG	@	ATL	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
25	28	May 9	SFG	@	STL	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
26	29	May 10	SFG	@	STL	L,2-9	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
27	30	May 11	SFG	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
28	31	May 12	SFG	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
29	32	May 14	SFG	@	NYM	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
30	33	May 16	SFG		STL	W,4-3	CG	45	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
31	34	May 17	SFG		STL	L,2-17	GS	42	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
32	35	May 18	SFG		STL	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
33	36	May 19	SFG		PIT	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
34	37	May 20	SFG		PIT	W,12-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
35	38	May 21	SFG		PIT	W,2-1	CG	45	11.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
36	39	May 23	SFG		CHC	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
37	40	May 24	SFG		CHC	W,10-3	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	LF
38	41	May 25	SFG		CHC	W,9-7	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
39	42	May 26	SFG	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG	39	10.2	4	0	0	4	0	LF
40	43	May 27	SFG	@	PHI	W,1-0	CG	34	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
41	44	May 28	SFG	@	PHI	L,6-8	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
42	45	May 31	SFG	@	MON	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	91 (45)	Jul 19	SFG		STL	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
44	92	Jul 20 (1)	SFG		PIT	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
45	93	Jul 20 (2)	SFG		PIT	L,1-7	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
46	94	Jul 21	SFG		PIT	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
47	95	Jul 22	SFG		CHC	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF
48	96	Jul 23	SFG		CHC	W,10-2	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
49	97	Jul 24	SFG		CHC	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
50	98	Jul 25	SFG	@	HOU	W,8-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
51	99	Jul 26 (1)	SFG	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
52	100	Jul 26 (2)	SFG	@	HOU	W,9-3	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
53	101	Jul 27	SFG	@	HOU	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
54	102	Jul 28	SFG	@	CIN	L,4-8	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
55	103	Jul 29	SFG	@	CIN	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
56	104	Jul 30	SFG	@	CIN	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
57	105	Jul 31	SFG	@	CIN	L,6-11	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
58	106	Aug 1	SFG		HOU	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
59	107	Aug 2	SFG		HOU	W,8-7	CG	47	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
60	108	Aug 3 (1)	SFG		HOU	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
61	109	Aug 3 (2)	SFG		HOU	L,9-10	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
62	110	Aug 4	SFG		CIN	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
63	111	Aug 5	SFG		CIN	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
64	112	Aug 6	SFG		CIN	L,5-12	CG	53	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
65	113	Aug 8	SFG	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	41	8.1	3	0	1	4	0	LF
66	114	Aug 9	SFG	@	PHI	L,4-11	CG	40	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
67	115	Aug 10	SFG	@	PHI	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
68	116	Aug 11	SFG	@	MON	W,9-2	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
69	117	Aug 12	SFG	@	MON	W,5-2	CG	47	11.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
70	118	Aug 13	SFG	@	MON	W,4-3	CG	48	12.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
71	119	Aug 14	SFG	@	MON	W,9-2	GS	28	7.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
72	120	Aug 15 (1)	SFG	@	NYM	W,6-2	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
73	121	Aug 15 (2)	SFG	@	NYM	L,4-9	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
74	122	Aug 16	SFG	@	NYM	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
75	123	Aug 17	SFG	@	NYM	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
76	124	Aug 19	SFG	@	PIT	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
77	125	Aug 20	SFG	@	PIT	L,1-3	CG	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
78	126	Aug 22	SFG		NYM	L,4-6	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
79	127	Aug 23	SFG		NYM	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
80	128	Aug 24 (1)	SFG		NYM	L,5-9	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
81	129	Aug 24 (2)	SFG		NYM	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
82	130	Aug 26	SFG		MON	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
83	131	Aug 27	SFG		MON	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
84	132	Aug 28	SFG		PHI	L,5-8	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
85	133	Aug 29	SFG		PHI	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
86	134	Aug 30	SFG		PHI	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
87	135	Aug 31	SFG		PHI	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
88	136	Sep 1	SFG		LAD	L,1-3	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
89	137	Sep 2	SFG		LAD	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
90	138	Sep 3	SFG	@	HOU	W,9-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
91	139	Sep 4	SFG	@	HOU	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
92	140	Sep 5	SFG	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	38	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	LF
93	141	Sep 6	SFG	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	2	1	1	4	0	LF
94	142	Sep 7	SFG	@	CIN	L,4-8	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
95	143	Sep 8	SFG	@	LAD	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
96	144	Sep 9	SFG	@	LAD	L,3-8	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
97	145	Sep 10	SFG		HOU	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
98	146	Sep 11	SFG		HOU	L,3-4	CG	57	12.0	4	0	1	5	0	LF
99	147	Sep 12	SFG		CIN	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
100	148	Sep 13	SFG		CIN	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
101	149	Sep 14 (1)	SFG		CIN	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	LF
102	150	Sep 14 (2)	SFG		CIN	L,3-8	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
103	151	Sep 15	SFG		ATL	L,0-12	GS	38	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
104	152	Sep 16	SFG		ATL	W,7-6	CG	45	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
105	153	Sep 17	SFG		ATL	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
106	154	Sep 19	SFG		SDP	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
107	155	Sep 20	SFG		SDP	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
108	156	Sep 21	SFG		SDP	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
109	157	Sep 24	SFG	@	ATL	L,6-7	CG	49	10.2	3	1	0	4	1	LF
110	158	Sep 25	SFG	@	SDP	L,6-8	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
111	159	Sep 26	SFG	@	SDP	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
112	160	Sep 27	SFG	@	SDP	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
113	161	Sep 28	SFG	@	SDP	W,5-3	GS	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
							113gm		991.0	225	11	8	244	2