How Don Mattingly's OPS Compares to Similar Players

Don Mattingly posted a career OPS of .830, above the league average of .725 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His best OPS season came in 1986, posting .967, well above the league average of .735 that year. The lowest point came in 1982 at .321, well below the league average of .729 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from .742 in 1992 to .809 in 1993 and .754 in 1995. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained above league norms across 13 seasons.

Don Mattingly Lifetime OPS

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Don Mattingly OPS Per Season

Don Mattingly's OPS for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, 1B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Don Mattingly OPS per season line chart

Don Mattingly OPS by Team

Don Mattingly's career OPS totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Don Mattingly career OPS by team bar chart

Don Mattingly OPS Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Don Mattingly's career OPS 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.
Don Mattingly OPS year-over-year waterfall chart

Don Mattingly OPS Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Don Mattingly's seasonal OPS 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.
Don Mattingly OPS distribution box chart versus comparable players

Don Mattingly OPS — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Don Mattingly's MLB career with OPS 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.
Don Mattingly OPS season-by-season breakdown table