Gary Matthews Jr.

Full Name: Gary Nathaniel Matthews, Jr. Primary Position: OF,CF Height/Weight: 6' 3"/200 First Game: June 4, 1999 Birthdate: August 25, 1974 MLB Experience: 9 years Birthplace: San Francisco, California College: Mission (CA) CC Bat/Throw: Both/Right

Biography

Gary Matthews (Gary Nathaniel Matthews, Jr.) was born on August 25, 1974 in San Francisco, California. He made his Major League debut on June 4, 1999 for the San Diego Padres. In 2000, his rookie year, he hit .190 with 4 home runs and 14 RBI. Matthews played for the San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Angels, and Texas Rangers over the course of his 9 year career.

Most people believe that Gary Matthews's best season was 2006, when he slugged 19 home runs, hit for a .313 average and knocked in 79 runs.

Matthews was also one of the players named in baseball's Mitchell Report. His name appears in the section named "Alleged Internet Purchase" of the report. According to an article by the Albany Times Union published on February 27, 2007, Matthews' name was on a customer list of Applied Pharmacy Services, a pharmacy program that distributed HGH and steroids to MLB players. Sports Illustrated later reported that Matthews received HGH from the same anti-aging clinic that Jose Canseco received performance-enhancing drugs from. At that time, Matthews denied any use of HGH, saying that, "I have never taken H.G.H., during the 2004 season or any other time." Matthews met with the Commissioner's Office in November 2007, and on December 6, 2007, the Commissioner's Office stated that there was not enough evidence to support a suspension of any kind.

Statistics

Batting Stats

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1999	SD	23	36	4	8	0	0	0	7	9	9	2	0	.222	.378	.222	.600
2000	CHC	80	158	24	30	1	2	4	14	15	28	3	0	.190	.264	.297	.562
2001	CHC	106	258	41	56	9	1	9	30	38	55	5	3	.217	.320	.364	.684
2001	PIT	46	147	22	36	6	1	5	14	22	45	3	2	.245	.341	.401	.743
2002	BAL	109	344	54	95	25	3	7	38	43	69	15	5	.276	.355	.427	.782
2002	NYM	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
2003	BAL	41	162	21	33	12	1	2	20	9	29	0	3	.204	.250	.327	.577
2003	SD	103	306	50	83	19	1	4	22	34	66	12	5	.271	.346	.379	.725
2004	TEX	87	280	37	77	17	1	11	36	33	64	5	1	.275	.350	.461	.811
2005	TEX	131	475	72	121	25	5	17	55	47	90	9	2	.255	.320	.436	.756
2006	TEX	147	620	102	194	44	6	19	79	58	99	10	7	.313	.371	.495	.866
2007	LAA	140	516	79	130	26	3	18	72	55	102	18	4	.252	.323	.419	.742
Career		1015	3303	506	863	184	24	96	387	363	656	82	32	.261	.334	.419	.753

Fielding Stats

Year	Team	POS	G	GS	INN	PO	TC	A	E	DP	FPCT
1999	SD	LF	6	2	25	4	4	0	0	0	1.000
1999	SD	RF	10	5	53	14	14	0	0	0	1.000
1999	SD	CF	2	1	10	4	4	0	0	0	1.000
2000	CHC	LF	46	16	190	55	59	2	2	1	.966
2000	CHC	RF	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.000
2000	CHC	CF	21	14	125	28	29	1	0	0	1.000
2001	CHC	RF	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2001	CHC	CF	88	64	602	150	157	3	4	0	.975
2001	CHC	LF	20	1	45	9	9	0	0	0	1.000
2001	PIT	CF	44	40	353	100	104	1	3	0	.971
2002	BAL	LF	16	10	96	15	17	1	1	0	.941
2002	BAL	RF	76	63	579	130	135	2	3	1	.978
2002	BAL	CF	16	15	125	34	39	3	2	0	.949
2003	BAL	CF	40	38	346	99	101	2	0	0	1.000
2003	SD	LF	33	20	195	37	38	0	1	0	.974
2003	SD	RF	35	22	215	47	48	1	0	0	1.000
2003	SD	CF	35	27	247	66	67	1	0	0	1.000
2004	TEX	LF	3	1	11	7	8	1	0	0	1.000
2004	TEX	RF	66	51	476	119	125	4	2	1	.984
2004	TEX	CF	30	25	221	69	72	3	0	0	1.000
2005	TEX	RF	22	21	189	51	54	2	1	2	.981
2005	TEX	CF	97	95	846	258	268	5	5	2	.981
2005	TEX	LF	5	5	40	8	8	0	0	0	1.000
2006	TEX	RF	3	3	26	9	9	0	0	0	1.000
2006	TEX	CF	142	141	1227	331	346	8	7	2	.980
2007	LAA	CF	135	133	1144	362	374	7	5	2	.987
Total		OF	1003	819	7398	2007	2090	47	36	11	.983

Transactions

• Selected by the San Diego Padres in the 13th round of the free-agent draft on (June 3, 1993 - signed on May 25, 1994).
• Traded by the San Diego Padres to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Rodney Myers on (March 23, 2000).
• Claimed on waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Chicago Cubs on (August 10, 2001).
• Sold by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the New York Mets on(December 28, 2001).
• Traded by the New York Mets to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for John Bale on (April 3, 2002).
• Claimed on waivers by the San Diego Padres from the Baltimore Orioles on (May 23, 2003).
• Claimed on waivers by the Atlanta Braves from the San Diego Padres on (November 24, 2003).
• Released by the Atlanta Braves on (April 2, 2004).
• Signed by Texas Rangers (April 8, 2004).
• Granted free agency (October 31, 2006).
• Signed by Anaheim Angels (November 22, 2006).