Don
Mattingly
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 175
 
Born: April 20, 1961 in Usa, IN, EVANSVILLE
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1982 21 OAK AL $ 300,000   8 8 7 5 6 5 7 8 8 3 4 4 9 10 10
1983 22 OAK AL $ 300,000   9 9 8 5 6 6 7 9 8 3 4 4 9 9 9
1984 23 OAK AL $ 300,000   9 9 8 5 6 6 7 9 8 3 4 4 9 10 10
1985 24 OAK AL $ 300,000   9 9 8 5 6 6 7 8 8 4 4 4 10 10 10
1986 25 OAK AL $ 2,550,000   8 8 8 5 6 6 7 8 8 3 4 4 9 9 9
1987 26 OAK AL $ 2,550,000   9 9 8 5 6 6 7 8 8 3 4 4 9 10 10
1988 27 OAK AL $ 2,685,714   8 8 7 6 6 6 7 8 8 3 4 4 9 10 10
1989 28 OAK AL $ 2,685,714   9 9 8 6 6 6 7 8 8 4 5 4 10 10 10
1990 29 CLN NL $ 7,770,000   8 8 7 6 6 6 7 8 8 3 4 4 9 10 10
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   8 8 7 5 6 5 7 8 8 3 4 4 9 9 9
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,770,000   9 9 8 6 6 6 7 9 8 4 5 4 10 10 10
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1982 21 OAK AL 50 174 15 46 11 0 6 22 0 0 10 7 .264 .301 .431 .732 21.2 3.7
    AAA   104 421 61 128 26 3 18 59 0 2 33 20 .304 .355 .508 .863 70.7  
1983 22 OAK AL 144 517 54 150 33 3 11 74 2 0 27 26 .290 .320 .429 .749 67.9 13.7
1984 23 OAK AL 134 451 55 133 31 4 6 60 2 0 35 18 .295 .347 .421 .768 58.1 11.1
1985 24 OAK AL 148 502 60 150 25 3 13 74 1 0 33 21 .299 .338 .438 .777 71.6 13.2
1987 26 OAK AL 154 563 62 173 42 2 11 82 0 0 29 25 .307 .341 .448 .789 76.3 15.7
1988 27 OAK AL 157 586 58 179 40 0 11 86 0 0 35 21 .305 .342 .430 .772 77.8 14.9
1989 28 OAK AL 155 592 74 167 42 2 16 80 1 0 43 25 .282 .330 .441 .771 78.3 18.6
1990 29 CLN NL 155 601 67 161 40 2 12 66 1 0 39 25 .268 .311 .401 .712 68.3 10.5
8 Years Sim 1097 3986 445 1159 264 16 86 544 7 0 251 168 .291 .331 .430 .761 519.5 101.5
1 Years AAA 104 421 61 128 26 3 18 59 0 2 33 20 .304 .354 .508 .862 70.7  
162 Game Average 588 65 171 38 2 12 80 1 0 37 24 .291 .331 .430 .761 76.7  
Career Highs 157 601 74 179 42 4 16 86 2 0 43 26 .307 .347 .448 .789 78.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   3130 355 951 214 12 67 444 5 0 213 123 .304 .346 .444 .790 456.2
vs LH   856 90 208 50 4 19 100 2 0 38 45 .243 .274 .377 .651 86.1
Home 535 1915 220 580 130 8 41 269 2 0 126 73 .303 .345 .443 .788 276.5
Away 562 2071 225 579 134 8 45 275 5 0 125 95 .280 .318 .417 .735 265.8
RISP   1028 0 282 62 4 16 397 0 0 91 52 .274 .324 .389 .713 131.2
Pinch Hitting   75 13 19 2 0 2 12 0 0 9 7 .253 .333 .360 .693 9.5
Close/Late   436 40 141 28 3 14 71 0 0 34 20 .323 .369 .498 .867 74.7
Mar/Apr 163 608 65 159 33 3 8 75 1 0 38 27 .262 .306 .365 .671 65.9
May 186 681 81 219 63 3 17 101 0 0 37 31 .322 .356 .498 .853 109.2
June 177 626 68 173 31 1 13 83 3 0 45 27 .276 .322 .391 .713 78.4
July 165 608 67 180 33 0 13 88 2 0 43 26 .296 .340 .414 .755 83.4
August 210 772 89 228 65 5 14 102 0 0 39 31 .295 .326 .447 .773 105.2
Sep/Oct 196 691 75 200 39 4 21 95 1 0 49 26 .289 .334 .449 .782 100.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1982 21 OAK AL 1B 49 48 396.0 480 38 5 46 .990 11.77 0 0 .000 0 0.5
1983 22 OAK AL 1B 139 131 1132.3 1355 88 9 102 .994 11.47 0 0 .000 0 2.6
1984 23 OAK AL 1B 124 109 941.7 1013 82 10 91 .991 10.47 0 0 .000 0 1.9
    2B 1 0 7.0 1 6 1 2 .875 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.1
1985 24 OAK AL 1B 141 121 1083.7 1226 93 10 110 .992 10.95 0 0 .000 0 2.2
1987 26 OAK AL 1B 150 146 1211.0 1399 110 10 126 .993 11.21 0 0 .000 0 2.3
1988 27 OAK AL 1B 148 144 1257.7 1490 91 8 158 .995 11.31 0 0 .000 0 2.3
    C 4 3 28.7 15 0 0 0 1.000 4.71 2 0 .000 3 0.0
1989 28 OAK AL 1B 153 147 1294.3 1534 117 12 156 .993 11.48 0 0 .000 0 2.4
1990 29 CLN NL 1B 155 148 1313.3 1449 105 13 157 .992 10.65 0 0 .000 0 2.2
  1B 1059 994 8630.0 9946 724 77 946 .993 11.13 0 0 .000 0 16.3
  C 4 3 28.7 15 0 0 0 1.000 4.71 2 0 .000 3 0.0
  2B 1 0 7.0 1 6 1 2 .875 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.1
Career Totals   1064 997 8665.6 9962 730 78 948 .993 11.10 2 0 .000 3 16.4
Career Highs   155 148 1313.3 1534 117 13 158 .995 11.77 2 0 .000 3  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1984 23 OAK AL 18 61 6 15 5 0 2 12 0 0 4 1 .246 .284 .426 .710
1985 24 OAK AL 7 27 3 9 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .481 .815
Career Post-Season Batting 25 88 9 24 6 0 3 16 0 0 4 3 .273 .298 .443 .741
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games
1988-1-157
1989-2-155
1990-5-155
At-Bats
1989-5-592
1990-5-601
Hits
1988-7-179
Singles
1988-7-128
Doubles
1987-8-42
1989-9-42
 
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 12    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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  4. Harold Baines (927)
  5. Lamar Johnson (923)
  6. Nick Etten (921)
  7. Duane Josephson (918)
  8. Randy Bush (915)
  9. Paul Householder (908)
  10. Mike Brown (906)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 6th overall pick, by Oakland in 1982
Had first career hit on 7/31/1982, off Mike Griffin (TAM)
Hit first career homerun on 8/18/1982, off Dave Tobik (SEM)
2/2/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,550,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 3/19/1986 with a Ruptured Disc Back, out for full season
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,550,000 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 4/22/1987, hitting .500 with 1 HR, 9 RBI
2/2/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,685,714 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 9/30/1988, hitting .542 with 1 HR, 5 RBI
2/2/1989: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,685,714 through salary arbitration
Drove in 6 runs against Kansas City on 6/26/1989
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland (N) on 2/8/1990 to a 4-year deal worth $7,770,000 per year