#78 Wid "Matty" Matthews, Leftfield, 33 yrs, Washington Senators Friday, 10/20/1929 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Wid Matthews Matty 10/20/1896 33 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 1929 (Arbitration eligible) 5 Year(s), 45 Days (905 total Days) 172 Day(s) 5 Year(s), 45 Days (905 total Days) 6 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 | | |
9/18 | DET | W 8-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/23 | @CLE | W 6-5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/24 | @CLE | W 7-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #2 | | |
9/26 | CHA | L 1-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/27 | CHA | W 6-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/29 | BOS | L 1-5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/30 | NYY | L 2-6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/1 | @CHA | L 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/2 | @PHA | L 1-16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/4 | BOS | W 6-5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 128 | 457 | 139 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 69 | 30 | 23 | .304 | .350 | .383 | .733 | .661 | .079 |
Projected | 128 | 457 | 139 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 69 | 30 | 23 | .304 | .350 | .383 | .733 | .661 | .079 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 115 | 497 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 175 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 60.9 | 65.7 | 5.2 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .265 | .200 | .465 |
vs. RHP | 427 | 134 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 66 | 26 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 3 | .314 | .356 | .396 | .752 |
Close/Late | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .200 | .206 | .233 | .439 |
Scoring Position | 89 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .270 | .309 | .326 | .635 |
Pinch Hitting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 64 | 223 | 65 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 29 | 14 | 8 | .291 | .339 | .345 | .684 |
Road | 64 | 234 | 74 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 40 | 16 | 15 | .316 | .353 | .419 | .772 |
March/April | 21 | 84 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 4 | .321 | .359 | .393 | .752 |
May | 20 | 68 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | .265 | .312 | .324 | .635 |
June | 25 | 86 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 6 | .326 | .341 | .419 | .759 |
July | 21 | 74 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | .338 | .380 | .419 | .799 |
August | 20 | 69 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 2 | .290 | .364 | .420 | .784 |
Sept/Oct | 21 | 76 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | .276 | .321 | .316 | .637 |
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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 |
1929 | 128 | 457 | 139 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 69 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 9 | .304 | .350 | .383 | .733 | WAS |
Total | 341 | 917 | 260 | 31 | 5 | 7 | 82 | 131 | 50 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 23 | 17 | .284 | .321 | .351 | .673 | |
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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 | 120 | 115 | 184 | 11 | 1 | 197 | 2 | .990 | 960.2 | 1.85 | | | | |
Centerfield | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 25.0 | 0.72 | | | | |
Rightfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.0 | 3.00 | | | | |
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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... 1/31/1929: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration...
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