Don Mattingly was born on Thursday, April 20, 1961, in Evansville, Indiana. Mattingly was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 8, 1982, with the New York Yankees. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Don Mattingly baseball stats page.
"I'm glad I don't have to face that guy every day. He (Don Mattingly) has that look that few hitters have. I don't know if it's his stance, his eyes or what, but you can tell he means business." - Gooden, Dwight. The 50 Greatest Players in New York Yankees History. Cohen, Robert. Author. Scarecrow Press. 9 March 2012. Page 58. [Don Mattingly Quotes]
Don Mattingly![]() Don 'Donnie Baseball' Mattingly Autograph on a 1985 Fleer Baseball Card (#133) |
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Don MattinglyDon Mattingly Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Don MattinglyDon Mattingly Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1982 | 21 | Yankees | 7 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .154 | .167 |
| 1983 | 22 | Yankees | 91 | 279 | 34 | 79 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 21 | 5 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | .283 | .333 | .409 |
| 1984 | 23 | Yankees | 153 | 603 | 91 | 207 | 44 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 110 | 41 | 8 | 33 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 15 | .343 | .381 | .537 |
| 1985 | 24 | Yankees | 159 | 652 | 107 | 211 | 48 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 145 | 56 | 13 | 41 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 15 | .324 | .371 | .567 |
| 1986 | 25 | Yankees | 162 | 677 | 117 | 238 | 53 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 113 | 53 | 11 | 35 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 17 | .352 | .394 | .573 |
| 1987 | 26 | Yankees | 141 | 569 | 93 | 186 | 38 | 2 | 30 | 6 | 115 | 51 | 13 | 38 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 16 | .327 | .378 | .559 |
| 1988 | 27 | Yankees | 144 | 599 | 94 | 186 | 37 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 88 | 41 | 14 | 29 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 13 | .311 | .353 | .462 |
| 1989 | 28 | Yankees | 158 | 631 | 79 | 191 | 37 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 113 | 51 | 18 | 30 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 15 | .303 | .351 | .477 |
| 1990 | 29 | Yankees | 102 | 394 | 40 | 101 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 28 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | .256 | .308 | .335 |
| 1991 | 30 | Yankees | 152 | 587 | 64 | 169 | 35 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 68 | 46 | 11 | 42 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 21 | .288 | .339 | .394 |
| 1992 | 31 | Yankees | 157 | 640 | 89 | 184 | 40 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 86 | 39 | 7 | 43 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 11 | .288 | .327 | .416 |
| 1993 | 32 | Yankees | 134 | 530 | 78 | 154 | 27 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 86 | 61 | 9 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 20 | .291 | .364 | .445 |
| 1994 | 33 | Yankees | 97 | 372 | 62 | 113 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 51 | 60 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | .304 | .397 | .411 |
| 1995 | 34 | Yankees | 128 | 458 | 59 | 132 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 49 | 40 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 17 | .288 | .341 | .413 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 14 Years | 1,785 | 7,003 | 1,007 | 2,153 | 442 | 20 | 222 | 6 | 1,099 | 588 | 136 | 444 | 13 | 96 | 21 | 191 | .307 | .358 | .471 | ||
Don MattinglyDon Mattingly Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1982 Yankees | 1B | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 12.00 |
| 1982 Yankees | LF | 5 | 1 | 69 | 12 | 2.4 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.70 |
| 1982 Yankees | RF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1983 Yankees | 1B | 42 | 28 | 870 | 291 | 6.9 | 290 | 278 | 12 | 1 | 30 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .997 | 9.00 |
| 1983 Yankees | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1983 Yankees | LF | 14 | 9 | 252 | 16 | 1.1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.71 |
| 1983 Yankees | RF | 39 | 28 | 810 | 61 | 1.6 | 59 | 56 | 3 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 1.97 |
| 1984 Yankees | 1B | 133 | 131 | 3,567 | 1,236 | 9.3 | 1,231 | 1,107 | 124 | 5 | 135 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 9.32 |
| 1984 Yankees | CF | 1 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
| 1984 Yankees | LF | 13 | 9 | 264 | 20 | 1.5 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 1.94 |
| 1984 Yankees | RF | 6 | 6 | 153 | 17 | 2.8 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
| 1985 Yankees | 1B | 159 | 159 | 426 | 1,412 | 8.9 | 1,405 | 1,318 | 87 | 7 | 154 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 89.05 |
| 1986 Yankees | 1B | 160 | 159 | 468 | 1,483 | 9.3 | 1,477 | 1,377 | 100 | 6 | 132 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 85.21 |
| 1986 Yankees | 3B | 3 | 2 | 54 | 13 | 4.3 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 6.00 |
| 1987 Yankees | 1B | 140 | 139 | 3,678 | 1,335 | 9.5 | 1,330 | 1,239 | 91 | 5 | 122 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 9.76 |
| 1988 Yankees | 1B | 143 | 141 | 3,816 | 1,358 | 9.5 | 1,349 | 1,250 | 99 | 9 | 131 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 9.54 |
| 1988 Yankees | LF | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1989 Yankees | 1B | 145 | 141 | 3,693 | 1,368 | 9.4 | 1,361 | 1,274 | 87 | 7 | 143 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 9.95 |
| 1989 Yankees | RF | 1 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
| 1990 Yankees | 1B | 89 | 89 | 2,334 | 881 | 9.9 | 878 | 800 | 78 | 3 | 81 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .997 | 10.16 |
| 1990 Yankees | LF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1991 Yankees | 1B | 127 | 124 | 3,270 | 1,201 | 9.5 | 1,196 | 1,119 | 77 | 5 | 135 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 9.88 |
| 1992 Yankees | 1B | 143 | 138 | 3,672 | 1,329 | 9.3 | 1,325 | 1,209 | 116 | 4 | 129 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .997 | 9.74 |
| 1993 Yankees | 1B | 130 | 126 | 3,354 | 1,345 | 10.3 | 1,342 | 1,258 | 84 | 3 | 123 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .998 | 10.80 |
| 1994 Yankees | 1B | 97 | 93 | 2,508 | 989 | 10.2 | 987 | 919 | 68 | 2 | 95 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .998 | 10.63 |
| 1995 Yankees | 1B | 125 | 117 | 3,114 | 1,084 | 8.7 | 1,077 | 996 | 81 | 7 | 90 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 9.34 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1B Totals | 1,634 | 1,585 | 34,779 | 15,316 | 9.4 | 15,252 | 14,148 | 1,104 | 64 | 1,500 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 11.84 | |
| RF Totals | 47 | 35 | 990 | 80 | 1.7 | 78 | 75 | 3 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 2.13 | |
| LF Totals | 34 | 20 | 603 | 48 | 1.4 | 47 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 2.10 | |
| 3B Totals | 3 | 2 | 54 | 13 | 4.3 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 6.00 | |
| 2B Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
| CF Totals | 1 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 | |
| 14 Years | 1,720 | 1,643 | 36,450 | 15,459 | 9.0 | 15,391 | 14,270 | 1,121 | 68 | 1,504 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 11.40 | |
Don MattinglyDon Mattingly Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1982 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | - | - | - |
| 1983 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 69.8 | 9.0 | 8.7 | - | - | - |
| 1984 Yankees | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26.2 | 18.3 | 5.5 | - | - | - |
| 1985 Yankees | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.6 | 15.9 | 4.5 | - | - | - |
| 1986 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21.8 | 19.3 | 6.0 | - | - | - |
| 1987 Yankees | 1 | 4 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19.0 | 15.0 | 4.9 | - | - | - |
| 1988 Yankees | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33.3 | 20.7 | 6.8 | - | - | - |
| 1989 Yankees | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 27.4 | 21.0 | 5.6 | - | - | - |
| 1990 Yankees | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 78.8 | 19.7 | 9.4 | - | - | - |
| 1991 Yankees | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 65.2 | 14.0 | 8.6 | - | - | - |
| 1992 Yankees | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 45.7 | 14.9 | 7.4 | - | - | - |
| 1993 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 31.2 | 12.6 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
| 1994 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 62.0 | 15.5 | 7.3 | - | - | - |
| 1995 Yankees | 0 | 2 | .000 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 65.4 | 13.1 | 9.3 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 14 Years | 14 | 9 | .609 | 37 | 2 | 76 | 31.5 | 15.8 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
Don MattinglyDon Mattingly Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1982 New York Yankees | 46 | $33,500.00 | - | - |
| 1983 New York Yankees | 46 | $35,000.00 | - | - |
| 1984 New York Yankees | 23 | $130,000.00 | Stats | - |
| 1985 New York Yankees | 23 | $455,000.00 | Stats | - |
| 1986 New York Yankees | 23 | $1,375,000.00 | Stats | - |
| 1987 New York Yankees | 23 | $1,975,000.00 | Stats | - |
| 1988 New York Yankees | 23 | $2,000,000.00 | Stats | - |
| 1989 New York Yankees | 23 | $2,200,000.00 | Stats | - |
| 1990 New York Yankees | 23 | $2,500,000.00 | - | - |
| 1991 New York Yankees | 23 | $3,420,000.00 | - | - |
| 1992 New York Yankees | 23 | $3,620,000.00 | - | - |
| 1993 New York Yankees | 23 | $3,820,000.00 | - | - |
| 1994 New York Yankees | 23 | $4,020,000.00 | - | n/a |
| 1995 New York Yankees | 23 | $4,420,000.00 | - | - |
| Don Mattingly Stats by Baseball Almanac | ||||

Did you know that Don Mattingly was rated the tenth greatest player in New York Yankees history by author / historian Robert W. Cohen in his book The 50 Greatest Players in New York Yankees History (Cohen, Robert. Author. Scarecrow Press. 9 March 2012. #10: Don Mattingly. Page 56.)? Who ranked ahead of the nine-time Gold Glove first bagger that teammate / shortstop Gene Michael said, "Nobody could play defense better than him at first base. He was the best first baseman defensively you'd ever want to see"? Let's take a look:
Top Ten Greatest Yankees (Source: 50 Greatest Book)
#1 Babe Ruth, #2 Lou Gehrig, #3 Joe DiMaggio, #4 Mickey Mantle, #5 Yogi Berra, #6 Derek Jeter, #7 Mariano Rivera, #8 Bill Dickey, #9 Whitey Ford, #10 Don Mattingly.
Don Mattingly started the 1987 campaign with his semi-usual slow start, started to return to form, then hurt his back badly enough that he spent five days in traction at a hospital and missed all the games played from June 5th through June 23rd. In the New York Times Mattingly said of the injury, "After sitting out three weeks and missing chances to drive in runs I told myself I'm not going to leave anybody on base out there. When we reached the 81-game mark, I told myself I'd like to drive in a run every day for the rest of the year. I don't think that's impossible. I can do it. If someone's on, drive in a run. Or hit a home run. I said that before I got in this streak. I don't know what happened with the home runs. I just got in a groove - bing, bing, bing."
The Consecutive Game Home Run Streak:
07-08-1987: Don Mattingly hit the first two record setting home runs. In the bottom of the first inning, Mike Smithson was on the mound, and in the bottom of the sixth, Juan Berenguer pitching in relief.
07-09-1987: Don Mattingly hit a homer in the bottom of the sixth inning, Richard Dotson was on the mound, bases were empty, two outs had been recorded.
07-10-1987: Don Mattingly hit a homer in the bottom of the second inning, Joel McKeon was on the mound in relief, bases were loaded, one out.
07-11-1987: Don Mattingly hit a homer in the bottom of the third inning, Jose DeLeon was on the mound, bases were empty, two outs had been recorded.
07-12-1987: Don Mattingly hit a homer in the bottom of the seventh inning, Jim Winn was on the mound in relief, bases were empty, two outs had been recorded.
07-16-1987: Don Mattingly hit two again. In the top of the second inning, Charlie Hough was on the mound and in the top of the eighth, Mitch Williams pitching in relief.
07-17-1987: Don Mattingly hit a homer in the top of the sixth inning, Paul Kilgus was on the mound in relief, bases were empty, two outs had been recorded.
07-18-1987: Don Mattingly hit a homer in the top of the fourth inning, Jose Guzman was on the mound, bases were empty, no outs.
Consecutive Game Home Run Streak Notes:
Consecutive Home Run Major League Records set by Mattingly during the streak include: Most Home Runs Hit in 7 Consecutive Games (9), Most Home Runs Hit in 8 Consecutive Games (10), and Most Consecutive Games With At Least One Home Run Hit (8).
The grand slam Mattingly hit during the streak on July 10, 1987, was his third (May 14 / June 29) of the season. The homer versus Hough on July 16th was also a slam, the fourth of the year, and Don went on to hit two more grand slams that year, September 25, versus Jose Mesa and September 29, versus Bruce Hurst. A new Major League record for grand slams in a season and the only grand slams Mattingly would ever hit across his entire fourteen year career!
The 1981 New York Yankees played in the 1981 World Series, losing 4-2 to the 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers. The 1996 New York Yankees played in the 1996 World Series, winning 4-2 versus the 1996 Atlanta Braves. Don Mattingly played for the New York Yankees from 1982 through 1995 which is why "The Hitman" is often referred to as the best Bronx Bomber to have never played in a Fall Classic. Nonetheless, the Yanks retired Mattingly's #23 and dedicated his plaque for Monument Park at Yankee Stadium on August 31, 1997. The plaque reads: "A humble man of grace and dignity, a captain who led by example, proud of the pinstripe tradition and dedicated to the pursuit of excellence, a Yankee forever."