How Gary Matthews's Batting Average Compares to Similar Players
Gary Matthews posted a career Batting Average of .281, near the league average of .263 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Batting Average season came in 1979, posting .304, above the league average of .264 that year. The lowest point came in 1985 at .235, near the league average of .256 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from .235 in 1985 to .260 in 1986 and .242 in 1987. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. One of the more consistent Batting Average producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 16 seasons.
Gary Matthews Lifetime Batting Average and Similar Stats
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| Career | 0.281 | 8189 | 7147 | 0.304 |
| Season Avg. | 0.281 | 511.81 | 446.69 | 0.304 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.281 | 652.54 | 569.51 | 0.304 |
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Gary Matthews Batting Average Per Season
Gary Matthews's Batting Average for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, LF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Gary Matthews Batting Average by Team
Gary Matthews's career Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Gary Matthews Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Gary Matthews's career Batting Average shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Gary Matthews Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Gary Matthews's seasonal Batting Average 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.
Gary Matthews Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Gary Matthews's MLB career with Batting Average 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.
