

Michael Scott Matheny (born September 22, 1970) is an American former professional baseball player and former manager of the St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB).
He played in MLB for 13 seasons as a catcher for the Milwaukee Brewers, Toronto Blue Jays, St. Louis Cardinals, and San Francisco Giants. Matheny later spent seven seasons as the manager of the Cardinals. One of the most accomplished defensive players of his era, he won four Rawlings Gold Glove Awards. As manager, Matheny's teams won one National League (NL) pennant and three NL Central division titles.
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1994-1998 |
1999 |
2000-2004 |
2005-2006 |
2012-2018 |
2020-2022 |
2012-2018 Manager |
2020-2022 Manager |


| Positions Played | MLB | 1999 | 2 |
| Intentional Bases on Balls | MLB | 1999 | 0 |
| Sacrifice Flies | MLB | 1999 | 1 |
| Sacrifice Hits | MLB | 1999 | 2 |
| Times Hit by a Pitch | MLB | 1999 | 1 |
| GIDP | MLB | 1999 | 3 |
| Total Bases | MLB | 1999 | 50 |
| Rbat+ | MLB | 1999 | 40 |
| rOBA | MLB | 1999 | .268 |
| OPS+ | MLB | 1999 | 48 |
| OPS | MLB | 1999 | .578 |
| SLG | MLB | 1999 | .307 |
| OBP | MLB | 1999 | .271 |
| Hits/At Bats | MLB | 1999 | .215 |
| Strikeouts | MLB | 1999 | 37 |
| Bases on Balls/Walks | MLB | 1999 | 12 |
| Caught Stealing | MLB | 1999 | 0 |
| Stolen Bases | MLB | 1999 | 0 |
| Runs Batted In | MLB | 1999 | 17 |
| Home Runs | MLB | 1999 | 3 |
| Triples | MLB | 1999 | 0 |
| Doubles | MLB | 1999 | 6 |
| Hits | MLB | 1999 | 35 |
| Runs Scored | MLB | 1999 | 16 |
| At Bats | MLB | 1999 | 163 |
| Plate Appearances | MLB | 1999 | 179 |
| Games Played | MLB | 1999 | 57 |
| Wins Above Replacement for position players | MLB | 1999 | -0.2 |
| Positions Played | MLB | 1997 | *2/3H |
| Intentional Bases on Balls | MLB | 1997 | 0 |
| Sacrifice Flies | MLB | 1997 | 3 |
| Sacrifice Hits | MLB | 1997 | 9 |
| Times Hit by a Pitch | MLB | 1997 | 7 |
| GIDP | MLB | 1997 | 9 |
| Total Bases | MLB | 1997 | 108 |
| Rbat+ | MLB | 1997 | 60 |
| rOBA | MLB | 1997 | .291 |
| OPS+ | MLB | 1997 | 64 |
| OPS | MLB | 1997 | .631 |
| SLG | MLB | 1997 | .338 |
| OBP | MLB | 1997 | .294 |
| Hits/At Bats | MLB | 1997 | .244 |
| Strikeouts | MLB | 1997 | 68 |
| Bases on Balls/Walks | MLB | 1997 | 17 |
| Caught Stealing | MLB | 1997 | 1 |
| Stolen Bases | MLB | 1997 | 0 |
| Runs Batted In | MLB | 1997 | 32 |
| Home Runs | MLB | 1997 | 4 |
| Triples | MLB | 1997 | 1 |
| Doubles | MLB | 1997 | 16 |
| Hits | MLB | 1997 | 78 |
| Runs Scored | MLB | 1997 | 29 |
| At Bats | MLB | 1997 | 320 |
| Plate Appearances | MLB | 1997 | 356 |
| Games Played | MLB | 1997 | 123 |
| Wins Above Replacement for position players | MLB | 1997 | 0.5 |
| Positions Played | MLB | 1996 | 2/HD |
| Intentional Bases on Balls | MLB | 1996 | 0 |
| Sacrifice Flies | MLB | 1996 | 4 |
| Sacrifice Hits | MLB | 1996 | 7 |
| Times Hit by a Pitch | MLB | 1996 | 3 |
| GIDP | MLB | 1996 | 9 |
| Total Bases | MLB | 1996 | 107 |
| Rbat+ | MLB | 1996 | 28 |
| rOBA | MLB | 1996 | .256 |
| OPS+ | MLB | 1996 | 44 |
| OPS | MLB | 1996 | .584 |
| SLG | MLB | 1996 | .342 |
| OBP | MLB | 1996 | .243 |
| Hits/At Bats | MLB | 1996 | .204 |
| Strikeouts | MLB | 1996 | 80 |
| Bases on Balls/Walks | MLB | 1996 | 14 |
| Caught Stealing | MLB | 1996 | 2 |
| Stolen Bases | MLB | 1996 | 3 |
| Runs Batted In | MLB | 1996 | 46 |
| Home Runs | MLB | 1996 | 8 |
| Triples | MLB | 1996 | 2 |
| Doubles | MLB | 1996 | 15 |
| Hits | MLB | 1996 | 64 |
| Runs Scored | MLB | 1996 | 31 |
| At Bats | MLB | 1996 | 313 |
| Plate Appearances | MLB | 1996 | 341 |
| Games Played | MLB | 1996 | 106 |
| Wins Above Replacement for position players | MLB | 1996 | -1.2 |
| Positions Played | MLB | 1995 | 2/H |
| Intentional Bases on Balls | MLB | 1995 | 0 |
| Sacrifice Flies | MLB | 1995 | 0 |
| Sacrifice Hits | MLB | 1995 | 1 |
| Times Hit by a Pitch | MLB | 1995 | 2 |
| GIDP | MLB | 1995 | 3 |
| Total Bases | MLB | 1995 | 52 |
| Rbat+ | MLB | 1995 | 65 |
| rOBA | MLB | 1995 | .306 |
| OPS+ | MLB | 1995 | 59 |
| OPS | MLB | 1995 | .619 |
| SLG | MLB | 1995 | .313 |
| OBP | MLB | 1995 | .306 |
| Hits/At Bats | MLB | 1995 | .247 |
| Strikeouts | MLB | 1995 | 28 |
| Bases on Balls/Walks | MLB | 1995 | 12 |
| Caught Stealing | MLB | 1995 | 1 |
| Stolen Bases | MLB | 1995 | 2 |
| Runs Batted In | MLB | 1995 | 21 |
| Home Runs | MLB | 1995 | 0 |
| Triples | MLB | 1995 | 1 |
| Doubles | MLB | 1995 | 9 |
| Hits | MLB | 1995 | 41 |
| Runs Scored | MLB | 1995 | 13 |
| At Bats | MLB | 1995 | 166 |
| Plate Appearances | MLB | 1995 | 181 |
| Games Played | MLB | 1995 | 80 |
| Wins Above Replacement for position players | MLB | 1995 | 0.1 |
| Positions Played | MLB | 1994 | 2/H |
| Intentional Bases on Balls | MLB | 1994 | 0 |
| Sacrifice Flies | MLB | 1994 | 0 |
| Sacrifice Hits | MLB | 1994 | 1 |
| Times Hit by a Pitch | MLB | 1994 | 2 |
| GIDP | MLB | 1994 | 1 |
| Total Bases | MLB | 1994 | 18 |
| Rbat+ | MLB | 1994 | 63 |
| rOBA | MLB | 1994 | .294 |
| OPS+ | MLB | 1994 | 61 |
| OPS | MLB | 1994 | .633 |
| SLG | MLB | 1994 | .340 |
| OBP | MLB | 1994 | .293 |
| Hits/At Bats | MLB | 1994 | .226 |
| Strikeouts | MLB | 1994 | 13 |
| Bases on Balls/Walks | MLB | 1994 | 3 |
| Caught Stealing | MLB | 1994 | 1 |
| Stolen Bases | MLB | 1994 | 0 |
| Runs Batted In | MLB | 1994 | 2 |
| Home Runs | MLB | 1994 | 1 |
| Triples | MLB | 1994 | 0 |
| Doubles | MLB | 1994 | 3 |
| Hits | MLB | 1994 | 12 |
| Runs Scored | MLB | 1994 | 3 |
| At Bats | MLB | 1994 | 53 |
| Plate Appearances | MLB | 1994 | 59 |
| Games Played | MLB | 1994 | 28 |
| Wins Above Replacement for position players | MLB | 1994 | -0.1 |