NAME : Gary Matthews
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ORIGIN : SAN FERNANDO,CA,USA
BIRTHDAY : 7/5/1935
AGE : 35
HEIGHT : 6"3
WEIGHT : 190
POSITION : Rightfield
BATS : Right
THROWS : Right
CONTRACT : $1,257,000 through 1974
DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
LOYALTY : Minimal
TEAM LEADER : None at all
CONSISTENCY : Inconsistent at times
CLUTCH PERFORMANCE : Suffers
INJURY RATING : Normal
DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
Range at Leftfield : B (Fielding Pct. : .971)
Range at Centerfield : C (Fielding Pct. : .959)
Range at Rightfield : C (Fielding Pct. : .963)
Outfield Arm : B
OFFENSIVE RATINGS :
Speed : B
Stealing Ability : C
Sacrifice Bunt : C
Bunt for Hit : E
Hitter Type : Spray Hitter
Getting Hits : 6 (VS. RHP : 6, VS. LHP : 6, Talent Good)
Hitting Doubles : 5 (VS. RHP : 5, VS. LHP : 5, Talent Average)
Hitting Homeruns : 4 (VS. RHP : 4, VS. LHP : 4, Talent Fair)
Getting BB's : 6 (VS. RHP : 6, VS. LHP : 6, Talent Good)
Avoiding Strikeouts : 5 (VS. RHP : 5, VS. LHP : 5, Talent Average)
BATTING STATS :
Category AVG HR RBI AB H 2B 3B R SB CS BB K OBP SLG
Overall .281 19 64 602 169 18 1 92 27 14 54 121 .340 .409
vs RHP .284 13 45 402 114 8 0 58 18 7 32 70 .337 .400
vs LHP .275 6 19 200 55 10 1 34 9 7 22 51 .344 .425
At Home .285 10 31 288 82 6 1 44 15 8 28 57 .346 .417
Away .277 9 33 314 87 12 0 48 12 6 26 64 .329 .401
R.I.S.P. .283 3 40 145 41 0 0 0 0 0 19 31 .355 .345
Pinch Hitting .250 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .500
Close/Late .350 1 5 60 21 3 0 11 0 0 7 11 .426 .450
This Week .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
Last Week .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
Apr/Mar .221 3 8 86 19 3 0 10 0 2 2 23 .242 .360
May .327 3 13 110 36 2 0 17 6 5 12 20 .387 .427
June .314 3 12 102 32 2 0 17 5 2 8 14 .364 .422
July .221 0 6 86 19 3 0 8 7 4 12 11 .313 .256
August .284 5 10 102 29 4 0 16 2 0 9 25 .336 .471
Sep/Oct .293 5 15 116 34 4 1 24 7 1 11 28 .352 .474
CAREER STATS :
YEAR AVG HR RBI G AB H 2B 3B R SB CS BB K OBP SLG TEAMS
1957 .290 13 56 158 618 179 19 1 86 23 12 41 118 .334 .387 PRO
1958 .282 10 52 162 535 151 18 6 76 16 11 44 90 .337 .394 PRO
1959 .261 5 63 156 532 139 24 4 58 17 6 42 94 .315 .350 PRO
1960 .245 10 51 158 568 139 21 4 57 17 9 61 112 .318 .349 PRO
1961 .292 9 45 159 576 168 23 2 83 22 13 52 112 .350 .385 PRO
1962 .276 10 55 133 456 126 20 5 61 11 13 49 120 .347 .408 PRO
1963 .313 8 86 156 578 181 34 7 78 17 10 47 105 .365 .438 PRO
1964 .286 17 85 153 553 158 27 4 81 21 11 43 84 .337 .441 PRO
1965 .277 11 83 160 606 168 29 1 104 23 13 65 102 .347 .383 PRO
1966 .285 13 77 158 589 168 24 3 82 16 14 64 116 .355 .402 PRO
1967 .257 7 48 158 618 159 20 5 98 19 11 88 113 .350 .340 PRO
1968 .304 15 87 145 556 169 22 7 87 25 17 75 109 .387 .450 PRO
1969 .308 11 77 159 595 183 31 6 95 29 10 70 140 .380 .435 PRO,JC
Total AB : 7982
Total AVG : .283
Total Hits: 2257
Total HR : 158
Total RBI : 929
Total Runs: 1138
Total SB : 283
PLAYER HISTORY
Had first career hit on 4/2/1957, off Mike Scott (NHV)
Hit first career homerun on 5/7/1957, off Pete Filson (PHO)
Injured on 4/11/1962 with a Fractured Hip, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 7/31/1968 with a Strained Thigh Muscle, out for one week
Had 2000th career hit on 7/5/1969, off Roger Craig (NHV)
Was selected to the 1969 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1970 Allstar game
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