LF Gary 'Sarge' Matthews #36
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/17/1980
OA: 60 POT: 60
LF GARY 'SARGE' MATTHEWS #36 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
148 573 173 22 6 13 70 54 86 .302 .361 .429 11 4.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 7 7 7 7
Gap 5 6 5 5
Power 7 7 6 7
Eye 7 7 7 7
Avoid K's 6 6 6 6
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 4
Errors: - 1 4
Arm: - 1 6
Turn DP: - 1 -
Ability: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 4
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 4
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 6
Stealing Ability: 9
Baserunning Inst.: 8
Sacrifice Bunt: 1
Bunt for Hit: 2
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/04/1980 CAL Win, 6-1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
10/03/1980 CAL Win, 6-0 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 0
10/02/1980 OAK Win, 3-2 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
10/01/1980 OAK Win, 13-5 6 0 2 3 0 0 1 0
09/30/1980 OAK Win, 4-2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/1980 @ CAL Win, 3-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/27/1980 @ CAL Win, 4-1 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/26/1980 @ CAL Loss, 5-6 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/25/1980 @ OAK Loss, 2-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/24/1980 @ OAK Win, 2-0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 1
Birthday:07/05/1950
Born in:Unknown
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:84 kg
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:8 Years, 66 Days
Service This Yr:180 Days
40-Man Service:9 Years, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1971, 7th Pick in Round 1
MLB 1980 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 148 573 173 22 6 13 70 88 54 86 .302 .361 .429 .791 .355 .127 124
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 138 631 1 4 0 18 0 3 246 41 11 6 64.7 86.2 5.45 4.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   159 50 10 0 0 17 25 19 27 0 0 0 .314 .388 .377 .765
Versus Right   414 123 12 6 13 53 63 35 59 3 0 1 .297 .351 .449 .800
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   65 23 2 1 1 3 12 7 7 0 0 0 .354 .417 .462 .878
May   103 38 7 0 3 12 17 10 21 1 0 0 .369 .421 .524 .945
June   99 34 4 2 3 16 17 11 11 0 0 0 .343 .409 .515 .924
July   99 24 0 0 5 14 10 5 16 0 0 0 .242 .279 .394 .673
August   100 28 4 0 0 12 14 13 10 1 0 0 .280 .360 .320 .680
September   89 21 3 3 1 8 15 8 18 1 0 1 .236 .303 .371 .674
October   18 5 2 0 0 5 3 0 3 0 0 0 .278 .278 .389 .667
All-Star Game   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   22 10 2 0 1 5 5 3 2 0 0 0 .455 .520 .682 1.202
Last Year   575 169 29 4 19 68 86 49 74 4 0 0 .294 .347 .457 .805
2 Years Ago   538 155 22 9 18 79 72 59 85 5 0 2 .288 .358 .463 .820
Career   4264 1215 182 42 127 558 626 496 650 33 1 15 .285 .359 .437 .796
Home   285 81 10 3 5 38 35 25 37 2 0 0 .284 .340 .393 .733
Road   288 92 12 3 8 32 53 29 49 1 0 1 .319 .382 .465 .848
Grass   512 153 18 4 10 62 73 46 75 2 0 0 .299 .355 .408 .764
Turf   61 20 4 2 3 8 15 8 11 1 0 1 .328 .408 .607 1.015
Day   191 59 7 3 2 22 25 15 27 0 0 0 .309 .359 .408 .768
Night   382 114 15 3 11 48 63 39 59 3 0 1 .298 .362 .440 .802
As Starter   561 167 21 6 13 69 86 54 85 3 0 1 .298 .359 .426 .785
As Reliever / Substitution   12 6 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .583 1.083
Pinch Hitting   6 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .667 1.167
Close/Late   107 33 2 0 2 11 19 14 17 1 0 0 .308 .385 .383 .768
Inning 1-3   245 73 11 2 4 25 36 14 39 0 0 0 .298 .336 .408 .744
Inning 4-6   162 46 6 2 7 22 26 19 21 1 0 1 .284 .361 .475 .836
Inning 7-9   153 53 5 2 2 23 26 21 23 2 0 0 .346 .420 .444 .865
Extra Innings   13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .077 .077 .077 .154
0 Outs   237 70 8 2 6 13 49 22 33 0 0 1 .295 .358 .422 .780
1 Outs   170 47 5 2 3 26 20 21 32 3 0 0 .276 .351 .382 .733
2 Outs   166 56 9 2 4 31 19 11 21 0 0 0 .337 .379 .488 .866
Scoring Position   127 44 6 0 1 52 19 18 14 3 0 1 .346 .423 .417 .840
Bases Empty   349 103 13 4 9 9 53 26 51 0 0 0 .295 .344 .433 .777
Runner on 1st   97 26 3 2 3 9 16 10 21 0 0 0 .268 .336 .433 .769
Runner on 2nd   40 11 1 0 0 6 5 5 6 0 0 1 .275 .370 .300 .670
Runner on 3rd   13 3 1 0 0 6 2 3 1 0 0 0 .231 .375 .308 .683
Runner on 1st & 2nd   41 15 1 0 1 12 7 3 4 0 0 0 .366 .409 .463 .873
Runner on 1st & 3rd   18 8 2 0 0 11 3 2 1 1 0 0 .444 .476 .556 1.032
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 4 1 0 0 9 2 3 1 1 0 0 .571 .636 .714 1.351
Bases Loaded   8 3 0 0 0 8 0 2 1 1 0 0 .375 .455 .375 .830
Two Strikes   248 57 8 1 5 26 27 21 86 2 0 0 .230 .288 .331 .618
First Pitch   88 28 2 2 3 14 9 4 0 1 0 0 .318 .344 .489 .833
Count 0-1   55 24 1 1 4 16 13 0 0 0 0 0 .436 .436 .709 1.145
Count 0-2   42 5 1 0 0 0 3 0 17 0 0 0 .119 .119 .143 .262
Count 1-0   53 22 3 1 1 4 10 0 0 0 0 0 .415 .415 .566 .981
Count 1-1   59 14 3 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 .237 .237 .288 .525
Count 1-2   78 15 4 1 1 7 6 0 32 1 0 0 .192 .190 .308 .498
Count 2-0   17 6 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 .353 .389 .353 .742
Count 2-1   38 17 5 1 0 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 .447 .447 .632 1.079
Count 2-2   82 22 2 0 4 12 11 0 27 0 0 0 .268 .268 .439 .707
Count 3-0   4 1 0 0 0 1 6 13 0 0 0 0 .250 .824 .250 1.074
Count 3-1   11 4 0 0 0 0 7 16 0 0 0 0 .364 .741 .364 1.104
Full Count   46 15 1 0 0 7 7 21 10 1 0 0 .326 .529 .348 .877
Behind in Count   175 44 6 2 5 23 22 0 49 1 0 0 .251 .250 .394 .644
Ahead in Count   123 50 8 2 1 9 34 29 0 0 0 1 .407 .523 .528 1.051
Batting Leadoff   423 130 16 3 12 54 67 35 69 2 0 0 .307 .359 .444 .803
Batting 2nd   4 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 1.000 1.750
Batting 3rd   141 38 5 3 1 15 19 19 17 1 0 1 .270 .358 .369 .727
Batting 8th   3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   204 59 7 3 5 16 23 13 26 1 0 1 .289 .333 .426 .760
Medium Leverage   265 76 11 3 4 21 43 27 46 1 0 0 .287 .352 .396 .748
High Leverage   101 37 4 0 4 33 21 14 13 1 0 0 .366 .440 .525 .964
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1972 San Diego - MLB 21 131 231 55 4 2 5 29 22 22 0 4 41 1 4 .238 .300 .338 .637 88 85 -0.1
1973 San Diego - MLB 22 43 164 56 13 1 5 27 30 15 0 2 20 5 1 .341 .392 .524 .917 158 169 2.3
1974 San Diego - MLB 23 155 545 164 26 7 11 82 70 78 5 1 86 15 5 .301 .393 .435 .828 139 155 5.8
1975 San Diego - MLB 24 149 523 153 27 6 17 72 89 78 4 6 79 18 8 .293 .385 .465 .849 141 148 5.8
1976 San Diego - MLB 25 147 547 138 18 2 15 53 75 65 1 3 88 6 3 .252 .331 .375 .706 108 118 1.7
1977 San Diego - MLB 26 152 568 152 21 5 24 78 94 76 2 5 91 18 11 .268 .353 .449 .802 118 126 3.8
1978 San Diego - MLB 27 152 538 155 22 9 18 79 72 59 2 5 85 12 17 .288 .358 .463 .820 131 134 3.2
1979 Chicago - MLB 28 145 575 169 29 4 19 68 86 49 0 4 74 11 3 .294 .347 .457 .805 117 116 2.8
1980 Chicago - MLB 29 148 573 173 22 6 13 70 88 54 1 3 86 11 6 .302 .361 .429 .791 119 124 4.0
Total MLB 1222 4264 1215 182 42 127 558 626 496 15 33 650 97 58 .285 .359 .437 .796 124 131 29.4
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1973 Las Vegas - AAA 22 93 361 122 19 8 22 80 73 43 1 3 39 2 2 .338 .407 .618 1.025 177 186 5.3
Total AAA 93 361 122 19 8 22 80 73 43 1 3 39 2 2 .338 .407 .618 1.025 177 186
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1972 San Diego - MLB LF 44 39 100 1 1 103 2 .981 355.1 2.56 +0.3 .987
1973 San Diego - MLB LF 40 39 82 1 0 84 1 .988 347.0 2.15 +3.3 1.018
1974 San Diego - MLB LF 142 142 286 7 4 298 5 .983 1218.2 2.16 +1.2 .996
1975 San Diego - MLB LF 141 137 302 9 3 316 5 .984 1216.1 2.30 -0.8 .997
1976 San Diego - MLB LF 136 136 283 3 3 296 10 .966 1179.2 2.18 -6.0 .976
1977 San Diego - MLB LF 132 130 273 1 0 277 3 .989 1136.0 2.17 +1.5 1.003
1977 San Diego - MLB RF 14 11 25 1 0 26 0 1.000 101.2 2.30 +0.3 1.011
1978 San Diego - MLB LF 135 132 281 5 3 289 3 .990 1146.2 2.24 -1.3 .999
1978 San Diego - MLB RF 5 4 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 36.2 2.21 +1.4 1.134
1979 Chicago - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1979 Chicago - MLB RF 141 139 286 9 2 302 7 .977 1205.1 2.20 -1.9 .992
1980 Chicago - MLB 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1980 Chicago - MLB LF 85 73 168 4 3 177 5 .972 653.1 2.37 +1.8 1.027
1980 Chicago - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1980 Chicago - MLB RF 67 65 144 3 0 151 4 .974 567.1 2.33 +0.5 .985
TOTAL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
TOTAL LF 855 828 1775 31 17 1840 34 .982 7253.0 2.24 +0.0 .998
TOTAL RF 227 219 464 13 2 488 11 .977 1911.0 2.25 +0.1 .993
PLAYER HISTORY
12/20/1971 Drafted in the 1971 first-year player draft by the San Diego Padres. (Round 1, Pick 7, 7th overall pick).
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 6 (7).
04/05/1972 Named the #8 prospect in the MLB
05/05/1972 Injured on 04/30/1972, diagnosed with a dead arm, will miss 2 days.
06/07/1972 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
11/14/1972 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 6 (7).
07/01/1973 Wins the AAA NLAAA Batter of the Month Award.
09/10/1973 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
09/11/1973 Injured (intercostal strain),out for 2 weeks.
10/09/1973 Wins the 1973 AAA NLAAA Platinum Stick Award at 1B.
10/12/1973 Finished 2nd in 1973 AAA NLAAA Most Valuable Player Award voting.
11/09/1973 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $31,200.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 7 (7).
04/12/1974 Injured (knee inflammation),day-to-day for one week.
04/16/1974 Goes 0-1 against the Atlanta Braves, ending his hitting streak at 21 games.
05/27/1974 Injured (knee inflammation),day-to-day for one week.
06/07/1974 Injured on 06/05/1974, diagnosed with knee inflammation, is day-to-day.
07/21/1974 Was selected to the 1974 MLB All-Star Game.
08/16/1974 Injured (bruised wrist),day-to-day for one week.
08/25/1974 Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
10/29/1974 Wins the 1974 MLB NL Tinker-Jones Medal at LF.
11/13/1974 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $35,800.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (7).
05/01/1975 Injured on 04/30/1975, diagnosed with knee inflammation, is day-to-day.
08/23/1975 Injured on 08/22/1975, diagnosed with groin tightness, will not miss additional time.
08/29/1975 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
10/22/1975 Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $3,398,000 with the San Diego Padres organization.
10/26/1975 Wins the 1975 MLB NL Tinker-Jones Medal at LF.
10/28/1975 Wins the 1975 MLB NL Ruth-Gibson Medal at LF.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (7).
04/11/1976 Injured (knee inflammation),day-to-day for one week.
05/24/1976 Injured (knee inflammation),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
05/29/1976 Injured (knee inflammation),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/21/1976 Goes 5-7 against the Philadelphia Phillies, with 1 HR, 1 RBI and 1 R.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (7).
07/17/1977 Was selected to the 1977 MLB All-Star Game.
01/01/1978 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 6 (7).
09/05/1978 Injured (cold),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/24/1978 Was traded by the San Diego Padres to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for 3B Sal Bando and 1B Clint Hurdle.
01/01/1979 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 5 (7).
01/01/1980 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 5 (7).
06/02/1980 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
07/06/1980 Was selected to the 1980 MLB All-Star Game.
11/17/1980 Became a free agent.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year PA Rank
1977 651 7
Year 3B Rank
1978 9 3
Year R Rank
1975 89 10
Year OBP Rank
1974 .393 7
1975 .385 8
Year RC Rank
1975 95.32 9
Year wOBA Rank
1974 .386 9
1975 .388 8
Year OPS Rank
1975 .849 10
Year WAR Rank
1974 5.5 7
1975 5.7 6
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