Eddie Mathews (Edwin Lee Mathews) was born on October 13, 1931 in Texarkana, Texas. He made his Major League debut on April 15, 1952 for the Boston Braves. In 1952, his rookie year, he hit .242 with 25 home runs and 58 RBI. Mathews played for the Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 17 year career.
Most people believe that Eddie Mathews's best season was 1953, when he slugged 47 home runs, hit for a .302 average and knocked in 135 runs.
Statistics[]
Batting Stats[]
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1952
BOS
N
145
528
80
128
25
58
.242
.320
.447
23
5
59
115
1
5
6
0
9
1953
MIL
N
157
579
110
175
47
135
.302
.406
.627
31
8
99
83
2
1
1
0
6
1954
MIL
N
138
476
96
138
40
103
.290
.423
.603
21
4
113
61
2
3
10
15
9
1955
MIL
N
141
499
108
144
41
101
.289
.413
.601
23
5
109
98
1
1
3
20
5
1956
MIL
N
151
552
103
150
37
95
.272
.373
.518
21
2
91
86
1
3
6
17
4
1957
MIL
N
148
572
109
167
32
94
.292
.387
.540
28
9
90
79
0
2
3
5
6
1958
MIL
N
149
546
97
137
31
77
.251
.349
.458
18
1
85
85
2
8
5
5
9
1959
MIL
N
148
594
118
182
46
114
.306
.390
.593
16
8
80
71
3
3
2
2
6
1960
MIL
N
153
548
108
152
39
124
.277
.397
.551
19
7
111
113
2
4
7
3
8
1961
MIL
N
152
572
103
175
32
91
.306
.402
.535
23
6
93
95
2
1
12
3
10
1962
MIL
N
152
536
106
142
29
90
.265
.381
.496
25
6
101
90
2
0
4
7
11
1963
MIL
N
158
547
82
144
23
84
.263
.399
.453
27
4
124
119
1
0
3
14
9
1964
MIL
N
141
502
83
117
23
74
.233
.344
.412
19
1
85
100
1
0
2
5
8
1965
MIL
N
156
546
77
137
32
95
.251
.341
.469
23
0
73
110
3
1
1
7
11
1966
ATL
N
134
452
72
113
16
53
.250
.341
.420
21
4
63
82
0
1
1
6
6
1967
HOU
N
101
328
39
78
10
38
.238
.333
.381
13
2
48
65
1
2
2
12
5
1967
DET
A
36
108
14
25
6
19
.231
.331
.426
3
0
15
23
2
1
0
0
1
1967
Total
137
436
53
103
16
57
.236
.333
.392
16
2
63
88
3
3
2
12
6
1968
DET
A
31
52
4
11
3
8
.212
.281
.385
0
0
5
12
0
0
0
1
0
Total
NL
2324
8377
1491
2279
503
1426
.272
.377
.511
351
72
1424
1452
24
35
68
121
122
Total
AL
67
160
18
36
9
27
.225
.315
.412
3
0
20
35
2
1
0
1
1
Total
2391
8537
1509
2315
512
1453
.271
.376
.509
354
72
1444
1487
26
36
68
122
123
Fielding Stats[]
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1952
BOS
N
3B
142
0
0
160
259
19
21
0
0
0
0
0
.957
1953
MIL
N
3B
157
0
0
154
311
30
33
0
0
0
0
0
.939
1954
MIL
N
3B
127
126
1117.1
112
254
13
28
0
0
0
0
0
.966
1954
MIL
N
LF
10
10
90
21
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.913
1954
MIL
N
OF
10
10
90
21
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.913
1955
MIL
N
3B
137
0
0
140
280
21
23
0
0
0
0
0
.952
1956
MIL
N
3B
150
0
0
133
287
25
22
0
0
0
0
0
.944
1957
MIL
N
3B
147
147
1333
131
299
16
27
0
0
0
0
0
.964
1958
MIL
N
3B
149
149
1312
116
351
22
24
0
0
0
0
0
.955
1959
MIL
N
3B
148
148
1315.2
144
305
18
21
0
0
0
0
0
.961
1960
MIL
N
3B
153
153
1369.1
141
280
22
23
1
0
0
0
0
.950
1961
MIL
N
3B
151
151
1340.1
168
281
18
30
0
0
0
0
0
.961
1962
MIL
N
1B
7
7
59
67
2
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1962
MIL
N
3B
140
140
1223
141
283
16
22
0
0
0
0
0
.964
1963
MIL
N
OF
42
42
321.2
63
1
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
.914
1963
MIL
N
3B
121
115
1048
113
276
13
23
0
0
0
0
0
.968
1963
MIL
N
LF
42
42
321.2
63
1
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
.914
1964
MIL
N
3B
128
123
1078
130
247
15
19
0
0
0
0
0
.962
1964
MIL
N
1B
7
7
57
54
5
2
4
0
0
0
0
0
.967
1965
MIL
N
3B
153
146
1290.1
113
301
19
19
0
0
0
0
0
.956
1966
ATL
N
3B
127
115
1023
114
237
20
31
0
0
0
0
0
.946
1967
HOU
N
3B
24
20
178.2
22
33
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
.948
1967
HOU
N
1B
79
68
602.2
572
40
8
50
0
0
0
0
0
.987
1967
DET
A
3B
21
19
154.1
14
28
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
.933
1967
DET
A
1B
13
12
99
106
12
1
9
0
0
0
0
0
.992
1967
Total
1B
92
80
701.2
678
52
9
59
0
0
0
0
0
.988
1967
Total
3B
45
39
333
36
61
6
3
0
0
0
0
0
.942
1968
DET
A
3B
6
5
33
3
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1968
DET
A
1B
6
6
44
34
3
1
5
0
0
0
0
0
.974
Total
3B
2181
1557
13816
2049
4322
293
369
1
0
0
0
0
.956
Total
LF
52
52
411.2
84
1
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
.914
Total
1B
112
100
861.2
833
62
12
75
0
0
0
0
0
.987
Total
OF
52
52
411.2
84
1
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
.914
Transactions[]
Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Braves (1949).
Traded by Atlanta Braves with Arnold Umbach and a player to be named later to Houston Astros in exchange for Dave Nicholson and Bob Bruce (December 31, 1966); Houston Astros received Sandy Alomar (February 25, 1967).
Traded by Houston Astros to Detroit Tigers in exchange for a player to be named later (August 17, 1967); Houston Astros received Fred Gladding (November 22, 1967).