How Eddie Mathews's Assists Compares to Similar Players

Eddie Mathews totaled 4,385 career Assists, well above the league average of 329.5 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Assists season came in 1958, posting 351, well above the league average of 50.4 that year. The lowest point came in 1968 at 13, well below the league average of 50.9 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Assists total went from 237 in 1966 to 113 in 1967 and 13 in 1968, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Assists profile — ranging from 13 to 351 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Eddie Mathews Lifetime Assists

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Eddie Mathews Assists Per Season

Eddie Mathews's Assists for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, 3B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Eddie Mathews Assists per season line chart

Eddie Mathews Assists by Team

Eddie Mathews's career Assists totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Eddie Mathews career Assists by team bar chart

Eddie Mathews Cumulative Assists — Career Progression

A running total of Eddie Mathews's career Assists, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Eddie Mathews Assists year-over-year waterfall chart

Eddie Mathews Assists Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Eddie Mathews's seasonal Assists alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Eddie Mathews Assists distribution box chart versus comparable players

Eddie Mathews Assists — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Eddie Mathews's MLB career with Assists alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Eddie Mathews Assists season-by-season breakdown table