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.

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	SFG		LAD	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
2	2	Apr 11	SFG		LAD	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
3	4 (1)	Apr 13	SFG	@	HOU	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
4	5	Apr 14	SFG	@	HOU	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
5	6	Apr 16	SFG	@	CIN	W,14-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
6	7	Apr 17	SFG	@	CIN	L,0-11	CG	42	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
7	8	Apr 18	SFG	@	CIN	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
8	9	Apr 20	SFG	@	ATL	W,12-11	CG	52	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
9	10	Apr 21	SFG	@	ATL	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
10	11	Apr 23	SFG		PIT	W,7-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
11	12	Apr 24	SFG		PIT	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
12	13	Apr 25	SFG		PIT	L,0-3	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
13	14	Apr 26	SFG		STL	L,7-15	CG	51	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
14	15	Apr 27	SFG		STL	L,1-7	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
15	16	Apr 28	SFG		STL	L,2-4	CG	64	16.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
16	17	Apr 30	SFG		CHC	L,2-5	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	18	May 1	SFG		CHC	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
18	19	May 2 (1)	SFG		CHC	L,5-6	CG	58	14.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
19	20	May 2 (2)	SFG		CHC	L,5-6	CG	51	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
20	21	May 4	SFG	@	PIT	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
21	22	May 5	SFG	@	PIT	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
22	23	May 6	SFG	@	PIT	L,0-3	GS	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
23	24	May 8	SFG	@	MON	L,5-7	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
24	25	May 9 (1)	SFG	@	MON	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
25	26	May 9 (2)	SFG	@	MON	L,0-8	CG	39	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
26	27	May 11	SFG	@	CHC	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
27	28	May 12	SFG	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	42	10.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
28	29	May 13	SFG	@	CHC	W,9-5	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
29	30	May 14	SFG	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
30	31	May 15	SFG	@	STL	W,2-0	CG	37	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
31	32	May 16	SFG	@	STL	L,3-9	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
32	33	May 17	SFG		SDP	L,2-12	CG	48	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
33	34	May 18	SFG		SDP	L,6-7	CG	45	11.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
34	35	May 19	SFG		CIN	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
35	36	May 20	SFG		CIN	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
36	37	May 21	SFG		ATL	L,0-8	CG	43	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
37	38	May 22	SFG		ATL	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
38	39	May 23 (1)	SFG		ATL	L,2-9	GS	39	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
39	41 (1)	May 24	SFG		HOU	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
40	42	May 25	SFG		HOU	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
41	43	May 26	SFG		HOU	W,11-4	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
42	44	May 27	SFG	@	SDP	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
43	45	May 28	SFG	@	SDP	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
44	46	May 29	SFG	@	SDP	L,0-4	GS	23	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
45	47	May 30	SFG	@	SDP	L,3-4	CG	39	9.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
46	48	May 31	SFG	@	LAD	W,7-1	CG	43	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	49	Jun 1	SFG	@	LAD	W,6-0	CG	29	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
48	50	Jun 2	SFG	@	LAD	L,3-11	CG	46	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
49	51	Jun 3	SFG	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	44	9.1	0	0	0	0	0	LF
50	52	Jun 4	SFG		PHI	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
51	53	Jun 5	SFG		PHI	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
52	54	Jun 6	SFG		PHI	L,3-9	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
53	55	Jun 8	SFG		MON	L,4-9	CG	41	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
54	56	Jun 9	SFG		MON	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
55	57	Jun 10	SFG		MON	L,5-6	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
56	58	Jun 11	SFG		NYM	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
57	59	Jun 12	SFG		NYM	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
58	60	Jun 13 (1)	SFG		NYM	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
59	61	Jun 13 (2)	SFG		NYM	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
60	62	Jun 15	SFG	@	PHI	L,2-10	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
61	63	Jun 16	SFG	@	PHI	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
62	64	Jun 17	SFG	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	37	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
63	65	Jun 18	SFG	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
64	66	Jun 19	SFG	@	NYM	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
65	67	Jun 20	SFG	@	NYM	W,9-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
66	68	Jun 21	SFG	@	SDP	L,3-6	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
67	69	Jun 22	SFG	@	SDP	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
68	70	Jun 23 (1)	SFG		SDP	W,7-6	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
69	71	Jun 23 (2)	SFG		SDP	W,8-7	CG	46	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
70	72	Jun 24	SFG		SDP	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
71	73	Jun 25	SFG	@	LAD	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
72	74	Jun 26	SFG	@	LAD	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
73	75	Jun 27	SFG	@	LAD	L,8-12	CG	47	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
74	76	Jun 28	SFG		HOU	L,2-8	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
75	77	Jun 29	SFG		HOU	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
76	78	Jun 30	SFG		HOU	W,10-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
77	79	Jul 2	SFG		ATL	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
78	80	Jul 3	SFG		ATL	L,0-4	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
79	81	Jul 4	SFG		ATL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
80	82	Jul 5	SFG	@	STL	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
81	83	Jul 6	SFG	@	STL	L,7-13	GS	40	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
82	84	Jul 7	SFG	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
83	85	Jul 9	SFG	@	CHC	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
84	86	Jul 10	SFG	@	CHC	L,6-8	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
85	87	Jul 11	SFG	@	CHC	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
86	88	Jul 15	SFG		PHI	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
87	89	Jul 16	SFG		PHI	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
88	90	Jul 17	SFG		PHI	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
89	91	Jul 18 (1)	SFG		STL	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
90	92	Jul 18 (2)	SFG		STL	L,4-5	CG	42	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
91	93	Jul 19	SFG		STL	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
92	94	Jul 20	SFG		CHC	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
93	95	Jul 21	SFG		CHC	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
94	96	Jul 23	SFG	@	HOU	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
95	97	Jul 24 (1)	SFG	@	HOU	L,4-5	CG	58	12.1	3	0	0	3	0	LF
96	98	Jul 24 (2)	SFG	@	HOU	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
97	100 (1)	Jul 26	SFG	@	CIN	L,3-9	CG	44	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
98	101	Jul 27	SFG	@	CIN	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
99	102	Jul 28	SFG	@	CIN	W,7-0	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
100	103	Jul 30	SFG		LAD	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
101	104	Jul 31	SFG		LAD	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
102	105	Aug 1 (1)	SFG		LAD	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
103	106	Aug 1 (2)	SFG		LAD	L,3-4	CG	44	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
104	107	Aug 2	SFG		CIN	L,1-5	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
105	108	Aug 3	SFG		CIN	L,0-9	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
106	109	Aug 4	SFG		CIN	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
107	110	Aug 5	SFG	@	ATL	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
108	111	Aug 6	SFG	@	ATL	L,0-7	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
109	112	Aug 7	SFG	@	ATL	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
110	113	Aug 8 (1)	SFG	@	ATL	L,1-2	CG	37	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
111	114	Aug 8 (2)	SFG	@	ATL	W,4-1	GS	23	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
112	116 (1)	Aug 10	SFG	@	MON	L,2-3	CG	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
113	117	Aug 11	SFG	@	MON	L,3-9	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
114	118	Aug 13	SFG	@	PHI	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
115	119	Aug 14	SFG	@	PHI	L,2-13	GS	30	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
116	120	Aug 15	SFG	@	PHI	W,9-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
117	121	Aug 17	SFG		PIT	W,7-6	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
118	122	Aug 18	SFG		PIT	L,1-12	CG	40	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
119	123	Aug 19	SFG		PIT	L,0-1	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
120	124	Aug 20	SFG		MON	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
121	125	Aug 21	SFG		MON	W,5-4	CG	69	16.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
122	126	Aug 22	SFG		MON	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
123	127	Aug 24	SFG		NYM	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
124	128	Aug 25	SFG		NYM	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
125	129	Aug 27	SFG	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
126	130	Aug 28	SFG	@	PIT	L,1-7	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
127	131	Aug 29	SFG	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	36	10.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
128	132	Aug 31	SFG	@	NYM	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
129	133	Sep 1	SFG	@	NYM	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
130	134	Sep 2	SFG	@	NYM	W,10-7	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
131	135	Sep 3	SFG		SDP	W,7-3	GS	19	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
132	137 (1)	Sep 5 (1)	SFG		SDP	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
133	138	Sep 5 (2)	SFG		SDP	L,1-6	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
134	139	Sep 6	SFG		ATL	W,4-3	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
135	140	Sep 7	SFG		ATL	W,6-3	GS	24	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
136	141	Sep 8	SFG	@	LAD	W,1-0	CG	37	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
137	142	Sep 9	SFG	@	LAD	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
138	143	Sep 10	SFG		CIN	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
139	144	Sep 11	SFG		CIN	L,5-8	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
140	145	Sep 12 (1)	SFG		CIN	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
141	146	Sep 12 (2)	SFG		CIN	L,8-9	CG	52	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
142	147	Sep 13	SFG	@	SDP	W,3-2	CG	39	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
143	148	Sep 14	SFG	@	SDP	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
144	149	Sep 15	SFG	@	SDP	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
145	150	Sep 17	SFG	@	CIN	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
146	151	Sep 18	SFG	@	CIN	W,5-0	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
147	152	Sep 19	SFG	@	CIN	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
148	153	Sep 21	SFG		LAD	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
149	154	Sep 22	SFG		LAD	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
150	155	Sep 23	SFG		LAD	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
151	156	Sep 24	SFG		HOU	L,5-14	GS	27	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
152	157	Sep 25	SFG		HOU	W,10-0	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
153	158	Sep 26	SFG		HOU	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
154	159	Sep 28	SFG	@	ATL	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
155	160	Sep 29	SFG	@	ATL	W,9-0	CG	28	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
156	161	Oct 1	SFG	@	HOU	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
							156gm		1374.1	262	8	7	277	0