How Gary Matthews Jr.'s Total Bases Compares to Similar Players

Gary Matthews Jr. totaled 1,663 career Total Bases, well above the league average of 739.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Total Bases season came in 2006, posting 307, well above the league average of 113.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1999 at 8, well below the league average of 107.2 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Total Bases total went from 152 in 2008 to 114 in 2009 and 14 in 2010, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Total Bases profile — ranging from 8 to 307 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Gary Matthews Jr. Lifetime Total Bases

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Gary Matthews Jr. Total Bases Per Season

Gary Matthews Jr.'s Total Bases 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. Total Bases per season line chart

Gary Matthews Jr. Total Bases by Team

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

Gary Matthews Jr. Cumulative Total Bases — Career Progression

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

Gary Matthews Jr. Total Bases Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Gary Matthews Jr.'s seasonal Total Bases 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. Total Bases distribution box chart versus comparable players

Gary Matthews Jr. Total Bases — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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