How Gary Matthews Jr.'s Chances Accepted Compares to Similar Players

Gary Matthews Jr. totaled 2,487 career Chances Accepted, well above the league average of 1,085.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Chances Accepted season came in 2007, posting 369, well above the league average of 149.0 that year. The lowest point came in 1999 at 22, well below the league average of 154.9 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Chances Accepted total went from 206 in 2008 to 195 in 2009 and 32 in 2010, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Chances Accepted profile — ranging from 22 to 369 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Gary Matthews Jr. Lifetime Chances Accepted

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Gary Matthews Jr. Chances Accepted Per Season

Gary Matthews Jr.'s Chances Accepted for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, CF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Gary Matthews Jr. Chances Accepted per season line chart

Gary Matthews Jr. Chances Accepted by Team

Gary Matthews Jr.'s career Chances Accepted totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Gary Matthews Jr. career Chances Accepted by team bar chart

Gary Matthews Jr. Cumulative Chances Accepted — Career Progression

A running total of Gary Matthews Jr.'s career Chances Accepted, 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 Jr. Chances Accepted year-over-year waterfall chart

Gary Matthews Jr. Chances Accepted Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Gary Matthews Jr.'s seasonal Chances Accepted 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 Jr. Chances Accepted distribution box chart versus comparable players

Gary Matthews Jr. Chances Accepted — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Gary Matthews Jr.'s MLB career with Chances Accepted 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.
Gary Matthews Jr. Chances Accepted season-by-season breakdown table