#78 Wid "Matty" Matthews, Leftfield, 32 yrs, Washington Senators Sunday, 10/22/1928 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Wid Matthews Matty 10/20/1896 32 USA,IL,RALEIGH 5"10 160
Leftfield L L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Average Suffers Prone 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 350,000 1928 (Arbitration eligible) 4 Year(s), 45 Days (733 total Days) 172 Day(s) 4 Year(s), 45 Days (733 total Days) 5 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
Talent | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 7 3 4 3 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings LF : 8 (Range), .994 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 6 (Range), .942 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 9 (Range), .984 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 7 Outfield Arm : 10
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
8/22 | @BOS | L 6-7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/3 | @SLA | L 5-6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/5 | CHA | W 3-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/10 | NYY | W 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/19 | CHA | W 3-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/23 | @DET | W 7-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/24 | @DET | L 3-6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/26 | SLA | L 0-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/27 | SLA | W 7-6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | #5 | PoG | |
10/4 | BOS | W 12-6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 45 | 82 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 3 | .329 | .378 | .378 | .756 | .672 | .049 |
Projected | 45 | 82 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 3 | .329 | .378 | .378 | .756 | .672 | .049 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 20 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 75.0 | 11.4 | 4.9 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 |
vs. RHP | 71 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .366 | .418 | .423 | .840 |
Close/Late | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .200 | .533 |
Scoring Position | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .313 | .400 | .500 | .900 |
Pinch Hitting | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .556 | .429 | .984 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 18 | 43 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | .349 | .408 | .419 | .827 |
Road | 27 | 39 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .308 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
March/April | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .600 | .500 | 1.100 |
May | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .500 | .636 | .500 | 1.136 |
June | 9 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .231 | .267 | .231 | .497 |
July | 5 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .308 | .308 | .615 |
August | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .214 | .214 | .214 | .429 |
Sept/Oct | 9 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .357 | .357 | .500 | .857 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1924 | 12 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .250 | .304 | .554 | WAS |
1925 | 35 | 109 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | .248 | .255 | .275 | .530 | WAS |
1926 | 32 | 82 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .317 | .321 | .390 | .712 | WAS |
1927 | 89 | 164 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | .213 | .266 | .287 | .552 | WAS |
1928 | 45 | 82 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .329 | .378 | .378 | .756 | WAS |
Total | 213 | 460 | 121 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 62 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 9 | 8 | .263 | .293 | .320 | .612 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1923, A | 51 | 62 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .290 | .357 | .435 | .793 |
1923, AA | 27 | 93 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | .366 | .402 | .484 | .886 |
1923, AAA | 11 | 43 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .349 | .364 | .395 | .759 |
1924, AAA | 122 | 482 | 148 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 57 | 57 | 48 | 26 | 15 | 17 | .307 | .364 | .390 | .754 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1926 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
Total | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Leftfield | 17 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1.000 | 127.0 | 0.99 | | | | |
Centerfield | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .875 | 14.0 | 5.14 | | | | |
Rightfield | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | 29.0 | 2.17 | | | | |
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Drafted in 3rd round, 45th overall pick, by Washington in 1923... Injured on 8/3/1923 with a Torn Hamstring Muscle, out for full season... Had first career hit on 8/21/1924, off Jesse Petty (BOS)... Hit first career homerun on 6/26/1927, off George Uhle (DET)... 1/31/1928: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration...
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