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Eddie Mathews

Eddie Mathews

1952–1968  ·  Bats L  ·  Throws R  ·  6'1", 190 lb  ·  b. 1931 Texarkana, TX

Career 2,391 G · 2,315 H · 512 HR · 1,453 RBI · .271 AVG

Seasons leading his league
7
3 best in baseball 4 league only
50 Top-5 finishes
6 Title seasons
3 Categories led
1963 Best season

Spanning 1953–1963, peaking at 2 titles in 1963.

Led in Walks for 3 straight seasons (1961–1963) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 263rd League titles 7
  • 274th Best in baseball 3
  • 103rd Top-5 finishes 50

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Walks 4 1st 3 yrs (1961–1963) 1963 124 1955 NL 109 1961 NL 93 1962 NL 101 1954 #2 1957 #3 1958 #3 1960 #2 1964 #2
Home Runs 2 1st — 1953 47 1959 46 1958 #3 1960 #3
On-Base Percentage 1 1st — 1963 NL .399 1955 #3 1960 #3 1961 #3
Total Bases — #2 — 1953 #2 1959 #2
Triples — #3 — 1957 #3
Slugging Percentage — #2 — 1953 #2 1955 #3 1959 #3
On-Base Plus Slug. — #2 — 1953 #3 1955 #3 1959 #2 1960 #2
Runs — #2 — 1959 #3 1960 #2
Runs Batted In — #2 — 1953 #2 1960 #2

Title Seasons

6 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1963 2 OBP .399 BB 124
1962 1 BB 101
1961 1 BB 93
1959 1 HR 46
1955 1 BB 109
1953 1 HR 47

Batting

17 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1952 BSN NL 145 528 80 128 23 5 25 58 59 115 6 .242 .320 .447 .767
1953 ML1 NL 157 579 110 175 31 8 47 135 99 83 1 .302 .406 .627 1.033
1954 ML1 NL 138 476 96 138 21 4 40 103 113 61 10 .290 .423 .603 1.026
1955 ML1 NL 141 499 108 144 23 5 41 101 109 98 3 .289 .413 .601 1.014
1956 ML1 NL 151 552 103 150 21 2 37 95 91 86 6 .272 .374 .518 .892
1957 ML1 NL 148 572 109 167 28 9 32 94 90 79 3 .292 .387 .540 .927
1958 ML1 NL 149 546 97 137 18 1 31 77 85 85 5 .251 .350 .458 .807
1959 ML1 NL 148 594 118 182 16 8 46 114 80 71 2 .306 .390 .593 .983
1960 ML1 NL 153 548 108 152 19 7 39 124 111 113 7 .277 .397 .551 .948
1961 ML1 NL 152 572 103 175 23 6 32 91 93 95 12 .306 .402 .535 .937
1962 ML1 NL 152 536 106 142 25 6 29 90 101 90 4 .265 .381 .496 .877
1963 ML1 NL 158 547 82 144 27 4 23 84 124 119 3 .263 .399 .453 .852
1964 ML1 NL 141 502 83 117 19 1 23 74 85 100 2 .233 .344 .412 .757
1965 ML1 NL 156 546 77 137 23 0 32 95 73 110 1 .251 .341 .469 .810
1966 ATL NL 134 452 72 113 21 4 16 53 63 82 1 .250 .341 .420 .762
1967 HOU +1 NL 137 436 53 103 16 2 16 57 63 88 2 .236 .333 .392 .725
1968 DET AL 31 52 4 11 0 0 3 8 5 12 0 .212 .281 .385 .665
Career — — 2,391 8,537 1,509 2,315 354 72 512 1,453 1,444 1,487 68 .271 .376 .509 .886

Fielding by Position

Pos GPOAEDPFLD%
3B 2,181 2,049 4,322 293 369 .956
1B 112 833 62 12 75 .987
OF 52 84 1 8 0 .914