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.

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	SFG		HOU	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
2	2	Apr 6	SFG		HOU	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
3	3	Apr 7	SFG		HOU	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
4	4	Apr 8	SFG		CIN	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
5	5	Apr 9	SFG		CIN	L,3-6	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
6	6	Apr 10	SFG		CIN	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
7	7	Apr 12	SFG	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
8	8	Apr 13	SFG	@	SDP	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
9	9	Apr 14	SFG	@	SDP	L,5-6	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
10	10	Apr 15	SFG	@	HOU	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
11	11	Apr 16	SFG	@	HOU	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
12	12	Apr 17	SFG	@	HOU	L,2-3	GS	31	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
13	13	Apr 18	SFG	@	HOU	W,5-2	GF	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
14	14	Apr 19	SFG	@	LAD	W,5-4	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
15	15	Apr 20	SFG	@	LAD	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
16	16	Apr 21	SFG	@	LAD	W,6-4	GF	9	2.2	1	0	1	2	0	LF
17	17	Apr 23	SFG		MON	L,4-8	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
18	18	Apr 25	SFG		MON	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
19	19	Apr 26	SFG		NYM	L,0-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
20	20	Apr 27	SFG		NYM	W,11-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
21	21	Apr 28 (1)	SFG		NYM	L,0-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
22	22	Apr 28 (2)	SFG		NYM	L,4-6	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
23	23	Apr 30	SFG		PHI	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	24	May 1	SFG		PHI	W,13-8	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
25	25	May 4	SFG	@	MON	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
26	26	May 5 (1)	SFG	@	MON	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
27	27	May 5 (2)	SFG	@	MON	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
28	28	May 7 (1)	SFG	@	NYM	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
29	29	May 7 (2)	SFG	@	NYM	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
30	30	May 8	SFG	@	NYM	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
31	31	May 10	SFG	@	ATL	W,5-4	CG	50	13.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
32	32	May 11	SFG	@	ATL	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	LF
33	33	May 12 (1)	SFG	@	ATL	L,1-5	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
34	34	May 12 (2)	SFG	@	ATL	W,6-2	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
35	35	May 13	SFG	@	CIN	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	2	0	2	4	0	LF
36	36	May 14	SFG	@	CIN	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
37	37	May 15	SFG	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
38	38	May 17	SFG		SDP	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
39	39	May 18	SFG		SDP	W,4-2	GS	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
40	40	May 19 (1)	SFG		SDP	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
41	41	May 19 (2)	SFG		SDP	L,7-10	CG	57	12.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
42	42	May 21 (1)	SFG		ATL	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
43	43	May 21 (2)	SFG		ATL	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
44	44	May 22	SFG		ATL	L,2-6	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
45	45	May 23	SFG		LAD	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
46	46	May 24	SFG		LAD	W,9-7	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
47	47	May 25	SFG		LAD	L,5-9	CG	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
48	48	May 26	SFG		LAD	L,5-9	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
49	49	May 27	SFG	@	CHC	L,4-12	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
50	50	May 29	SFG	@	CHC	W,5-4	GF	11	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
51	53 (2)	Jun 1	SFG	@	PHI	L,2-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
52	54	Jun 2	SFG	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
53	55	Jun 4	SFG		STL	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
54	56	Jun 5	SFG		STL	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
55	57	Jun 6	SFG		STL	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
56	58	Jun 7	SFG		PIT	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
57	60 (1)	Jun 9	SFG		PIT	L,1-14	CG	50	9.0	2	1	1	4	1	LF
58	61	Jun 11	SFG		CHC	L,4-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
59	64 (2)	Jun 14	SFG	@	PIT	L,2-4	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
60	65	Jun 15	SFG	@	PIT	L,2-3	GS	29	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
61	72 (6)	Jun 23	SFG	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	37	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
62	73	Jun 24	SFG	@	SDP	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
63	74	Jun 25	SFG	@	SDP	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
64	75	Jun 26	SFG	@	SDP	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
65	76	Jun 27	SFG	@	SDP	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
66	77	Jun 28	SFG		LAD	L,3-11	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
67	78	Jun 29	SFG		LAD	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
68	79	Jun 30	SFG		LAD	L,3-5	GF	11	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	80	Jul 2	SFG		SDP	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
70	81	Jul 3	SFG		SDP	W,3-2	CG	41	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
71	82	Jul 4	SFG		SDP	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
72	83	Jul 5	SFG	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
73	84	Jul 6	SFG	@	NYM	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
74	85	Jul 7	SFG	@	NYM	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
75	86	Jul 8	SFG	@	MON	W,5-4	CG	45	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
76	87	Jul 9	SFG	@	MON	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
77	88	Jul 10	SFG	@	MON	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
78	89	Jul 12	SFG		PHI	L,2-6	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
79	90	Jul 13	SFG		PHI	W,13-3	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
80	91	Jul 14 (1)	SFG		PHI	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
81	92	Jul 14 (2)	SFG		PHI	L,4-7	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
82	93	Jul 16	SFG		NYM	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
83	94	Jul 17	SFG		NYM	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
84	95	Jul 19	SFG		MON	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
85	96	Jul 20	SFG		MON	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
86	97	Jul 21 (1)	SFG		MON	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
87	98	Jul 21 (2)	SFG		MON	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
88	99	Jul 25 (1)	SFG	@	CIN	L,13-14	CG	50	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
89	100	Jul 25 (2)	SFG	@	CIN	L,0-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
90	101	Jul 26	SFG	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
91	102	Jul 27	SFG	@	HOU	L,3-11	GS	34	6.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
92	103	Jul 28	SFG	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	LF
93	104	Jul 29	SFG	@	HOU	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
94	105	Jul 30	SFG	@	ATL	W,6-3	CG	43	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
95	106	Jul 31	SFG	@	ATL	L,0-9	CG	43	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
96	107	Aug 1	SFG		CIN	L,7-9	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	LF
97	108	Aug 2	SFG		CIN	L,4-9	CG	46	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
98	109	Aug 3	SFG		ATL	W,3-1	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
99	110	Aug 4 (1)	SFG		ATL	L,2-4	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
100	111	Aug 4 (2)	SFG		ATL	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
101	112	Aug 5	SFG		HOU	L,2-7	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
102	113	Aug 6	SFG		HOU	L,4-13	CG	48	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
103	114	Aug 9	SFG	@	CHC	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
104	115	Aug 11 (1)	SFG	@	CHC	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
105	116	Aug 11 (2)	SFG	@	CHC	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
106	117	Aug 12	SFG	@	PHI	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
107	118	Aug 13	SFG	@	PHI	L,5-6	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
108	119	Aug 14	SFG	@	PHI	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
109	120	Aug 16	SFG	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	31	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	LF
110	121	Aug 17	SFG	@	STL	L,3-5	CG	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
111	122	Aug 18	SFG	@	STL	L,1-4	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
112	123	Aug 19	SFG	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
113	124	Aug 20	SFG	@	PIT	W,8-7	CG	47	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
114	125	Aug 21	SFG	@	PIT	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
115	126	Aug 23	SFG		CHC	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
116	127	Aug 24	SFG		CHC	L,1-2	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
117	128	Aug 25	SFG		CHC	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
118	129	Aug 27	SFG		PIT	L,2-13	CG	49	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
119	130	Aug 28	SFG		PIT	L,1-3	CG	44	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
120	131	Aug 29	SFG		PIT	W,3-2	CG	41	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
121	132	Aug 30	SFG		STL	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
122	133	Aug 31	SFG		STL	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
123	134	Sep 1	SFG		STL	L,1-8	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
124	135	Sep 2	SFG	@	LAD	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
125	136	Sep 3	SFG	@	LAD	W,9-5	CG	46	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
126	137	Sep 4	SFG	@	LAD	L,3-6	CG	48	10.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
127	138	Sep 6	SFG	@	ATL	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
128	139	Sep 7	SFG	@	ATL	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
129	140	Sep 8	SFG	@	ATL	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
130	141	Sep 9	SFG	@	HOU	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
131	142	Sep 10	SFG	@	HOU	W,6-5	CG	47	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
132	143	Sep 11	SFG		LAD	L,4-5	CG	46	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
133	144	Sep 12	SFG		LAD	L,0-11	CG	48	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
134	145	Sep 13	SFG		HOU	L,4-5	CG	42	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
135	146	Sep 14	SFG		HOU	L,0-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
136	147	Sep 15 (1)	SFG		HOU	L,0-6	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
137	148	Sep 15 (2)	SFG		HOU	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
138	149	Sep 16	SFG		ATL	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
139	150	Sep 17	SFG		ATL	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
140	151	Sep 18	SFG		ATL	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
141	152	Sep 19	SFG		CIN	L,4-8	CG	47	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
142	153	Sep 20	SFG		CIN	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
143	154	Sep 21	SFG		CIN	W,8-6	CG	43	10.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
144	155	Sep 22	SFG		CIN	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
145	156	Sep 24	SFG	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
146	157	Sep 25	SFG	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
147	158	Sep 27	SFG	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
148	159	Sep 28	SFG	@	CIN	L,6-13	CG	45	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
149	160	Sep 29	SFG	@	CIN	L,3-7	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
150	161	Oct 1	SFG		SDP	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
151	162	Oct 2	SFG		SDP	L,5-9	CG	45	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
							151gm		1296.1	284	9	9	302	2