Was Fran Matthews a pitcher?

No. Fran Matthews was a position player (First Baseman).

How many home runs did Fran Matthews hit?

Fran Matthews hit 8 career home runs with 114 hits.

Fran Matthews

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .265

HR 8

RBI 58

H 114

OPS .740

PIV 374

Position: First Baseman
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'8" / 180 lb
Born: 11/2/1916 in Cambridge, MA, USA
Died: 8/24/1999 in Los Angeles, CA, USA

Full name: Francis Oliver Matthews

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
555.0	484.0	108.0	134.0	13.0	9.0	10.0	35.0	64.0	1.0	9.0	.277	.365	.403	.768

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
123	431	93	114	14	8	8	58	8	54	5	.265	.350	.390	.740	374

Career AVG .265 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .350 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — +5.4% above league average.

Career SLG .390 vs. league average .372 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .740 vs. league average .704 across their career seasons — +5.1% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1938	NE	NN2	15	25	4	9	1	1	0	4	0	1	0	.360	—	—	—	—	0.0
1940	NE	NN2	36	128	34	41	8	3	2	21	2	20	1	.320	.267 (+20%)	.335 (+24%)	.387 (+23%)	.722 (+23%)	561.1
1941	NE	NN2	56	219	43	51	5	2	5	27	5	28	4	.233	.262 (-11%)	.332 (-3%)	.373 (-8%)	.705 (-6%)	-164.7
1942	NE	NN2	4	13	4	2	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	.154	—	—	—	—	0.0
1945	NE	NN2	12	46	8	11	0	1	1	4	1	4	0	.239	—	—	—	—	-22.1
Career · 5 seasons			123	431	93	114	14	8	8	58	8	54	5	.265	—	—	—	—	374

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	65	227	47	65	6	17	.286
Away	53	165	49	50	4	13	.303

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
1945-09-09	NW2	BLG	W	4	2	2	0	1
1945-09-02	NW2	HOM	L	0	0	0	0	0
1945-08-30	NW2	PH5	L	3	0	2	1	1
1945-08-26	NW2	HOM	L	1	0	0	0	0
1945-08-22	NW2	NY5	W	4	0	0	0	1
1945-08-19	NW2	PH5	W	3	2	0	0	2
1945-08-05	NW2	BLG	W	4	0	0	0	0
1945-08-05	NW2	BLG	W	5	1	1	0	0
1945-08-04	NW2	BLG	W	4	1	0	0	1
1945-07-24	NW2	NY5	W	0	1	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	110	103	914	46	24	51
OF	7	7	12	0	2	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1938	NE	1B	9	7	56	4	1	4
1940	NE	1B	36	34	296	17	6	17
1941	NE	1B	56	55	498	22	16	26
1942	NE	1B	4	3	33	2	0	1
1945	NE	1B	5	4	31	1	1	3
1945	NE	OF	7	7	12	0	2	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	110
Left Field	1
Center Field	6

Frequently Asked Questions about Fran Matthews

Was Fran Matthews a pitcher?: No. Fran Matthews was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did Fran Matthews hit?: Fran Matthews hit 8 career home runs with 114 hits.