Eddie Mathews
Bats L · Throws R · b. 1931, Texarkana, USA · d. 2001 · MLB debut 1952-04-15, final game 1968-09-27
Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | BSN | NL | 145 | 528 | 80 | 128 | 23 | 5 | 25 | 58 | 6 | 59 | 115 | .242 | .320 | .447 |
| 1953 | ML1 | NL | 157 | 579 | 110 | 175 | 31 | 8 | 47 | 135 | 1 | 99 | 83 | .302 | .406 | .627 |
| 1954 | ML1 | NL | 138 | 476 | 96 | 138 | 21 | 4 | 40 | 103 | 10 | 113 | 61 | .290 | .423 | .603 |
| 1955 | ML1 | NL | 141 | 499 | 108 | 144 | 23 | 5 | 41 | 101 | 3 | 109 | 98 | .289 | .413 | .601 |
| 1956 | ML1 | NL | 151 | 552 | 103 | 150 | 21 | 2 | 37 | 95 | 6 | 91 | 86 | .272 | .373 | .518 |
| 1957 | ML1 | NL | 148 | 572 | 109 | 167 | 28 | 9 | 32 | 94 | 3 | 90 | 79 | .292 | .387 | .540 |
| 1958 | ML1 | NL | 149 | 546 | 97 | 137 | 18 | 1 | 31 | 77 | 5 | 85 | 85 | .251 | .349 | .458 |
| 1959 | ML1 | NL | 148 | 594 | 118 | 182 | 16 | 8 | 46 | 114 | 2 | 80 | 71 | .306 | .390 | .593 |
| 1960 | ML1 | NL | 153 | 548 | 108 | 152 | 19 | 7 | 39 | 124 | 7 | 111 | 113 | .277 | .397 | .551 |
| 1961 | ML1 | NL | 152 | 572 | 103 | 175 | 23 | 6 | 32 | 91 | 12 | 93 | 95 | .306 | .402 | .535 |
| 1962 | ML1 | NL | 152 | 536 | 106 | 142 | 25 | 6 | 29 | 90 | 4 | 101 | 90 | .265 | .381 | .496 |
| 1963 | ML1 | NL | 158 | 547 | 82 | 144 | 27 | 4 | 23 | 84 | 3 | 124 | 119 | .263 | .399 | .453 |
| 1964 | ML1 | NL | 141 | 502 | 83 | 117 | 19 | 1 | 23 | 74 | 2 | 85 | 100 | .233 | .344 | .412 |
| 1965 | ML1 | NL | 156 | 546 | 77 | 137 | 23 | 0 | 32 | 95 | 1 | 73 | 110 | .251 | .341 | .469 |
| 1966 | ATL | NL | 134 | 452 | 72 | 113 | 21 | 4 | 16 | 53 | 1 | 63 | 82 | .250 | .341 | .420 |
| 1967 | 2TM | 137 | 436 | 53 | 103 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 57 | 2 | 63 | 88 | .236 | .333 | .392 | |
| 1968 | DET | AL | 31 | 52 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 12 | .212 | .281 | .385 |
| 1952–1968 | 2391 | 8537 | 1509 | 2315 | 354 | 72 | 512 | 1453 | 68 | 1444 | 1487 | .271 | .376 | .509 |
Awards
- 1955 TSN All-Star (ML)
- 1957 TSN All-Star (ML)
- 1959 TSN All-Star (ML)
- 1960 TSN All-Star (ML)
Hall of Fame voting
| Year | Voted by | Votes | Ballots | Needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | BBWAA | 118 | 365 | 274 | |
| 1975 | BBWAA | 148 | 362 | 272 | |
| 1976 | BBWAA | 189 | 388 | 291 | |
| 1977 | BBWAA | 239 | 383 | 288 | |
| 1978 | BBWAA | 301 | 379 | 285 | Inducted |