How Gary Matthews's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players
Gary Matthews totaled 1,125 career Strikeouts, well above the league average of 272.6 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Strikeouts season came in 1972, posting 13, well below the league average of 31.7 that year. The highest point came in 1984 at 97, well above the league average of 33.0 that year. The Strikeouts trended upward through the final seasons. The Strikeouts total went from 64 in 1985 to 59 in 1986 and 33 in 1987, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 13 to 97 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Gary Matthews Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Strikeouts for Gary Matthews
| Gary Matthews
Strikeouts | Gary Matthews
Plate Appearances per Strikeout |
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| Career | 1125 | 7.28 |
| Season Avg. | 70.31 | 7.28 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 89.65 | 7.28 |
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Gary Matthews Strikeouts Per Season
Gary Matthews's Strikeouts 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 Strikeouts by Team
Gary Matthews's career Strikeouts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Gary Matthews Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression
A running total of Gary Matthews's career Strikeouts, 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.
Gary Matthews Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Gary Matthews's seasonal Strikeouts 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 Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Gary Matthews's MLB career with Strikeouts 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.
