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Mike Matthews

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 2", Weight 175 lb.

Debut May 31, 2000
  vs. ARI 0.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER
Born October 24, 1973 in Fredericksburg, VA

Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 2nd round of the 1992 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1992. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 2000 26 STL NL   0   0  14   0   0   0   4  0    9.3   15   12   12   2   10    8   1   0    54   2   0 11.57  4.68   40 2.679
 2001 27 STL NL   3   4  51  10   0   0   7  1   89.0   74   32   32  11   33   72   4   4   368   4   1  3.24  4.32  133 1.202
 2002 28 TOT NL   2   1  47   0   0   0  10  0   45.7   43   23   20   5   29   34   2   5   205   3   1  3.94  4.00  101 1.577
         STL NL   2   1  43   0   0   0  10  0   41.7   40   21   18   5   22   32   2   5   184   2   0  3.89  3.99  103 1.488
         MIL NL   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  0    4.0    3    2    2   0    7    2   0   0    21   1   1  4.50  4.07   91 2.500
 2003 29 SDP NL   6   4  77   0   0   0  20  0   64.7   65   34   32   4   29   44   4   4   281   5   0  4.45  3.94   89 1.454
 2004 30 CIN NL   2   1  35   0   0   0   6  0   30.0   31   22   21   7   16   15   2   4   137   1   1  6.30  4.27   68 1.567
 2005 31 NYM NL   1   0   6   0   0   0   0  0    5.0    9    6    6   0    4    2   0   2    28   1   0 10.80  4.10   38 2.600
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  6 Yr WL% .583  14  10 230  10   0   0  47  1  243.7  237  129  123  29  121  175  13  19  1073  16   3  4.54  4.16   92 1.469
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     3   2  65   2   0   0  13  0   69.0   67   36   34   8   34   49   3   5   304   4   0  4.54  4.16   92 1.469
 Career High      6   4  77  10   0   0  20  1   89.0   74   34   32  11   33   72   4   5   368   5   1  3.24  4.32  133 1.202

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2001 27 STL NL  51   17    2    2   0  0   1    1   0  0   0   4  .118  .118  .294    1    5   1   0   0   0   0
 2002 28 TOT NL  45    6    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .167  .167  .167  -11    1   1   0   0   0   0
         STL NL  41    6    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .167  .167  .167  -11    1   0   0   0   0   0
         MIL NL   4    0    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0                           0   1   0   0   0   0
 2003 29 SDP NL  74    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      219   25    2    3   0  0   1    1   0  0   0   9  .120  .120  .240   -9    6   3   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         18    1    2   0  0   1    1   0  0   0   7  .120  .120  .240   -9    4   2   0   0   0   0
 Career High     74   17    2    2   0  0   1    1   0  0   0   4                           5   1   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2001 27 STL NL   18   16    1   1.7   111| .118  .269| .118  .340| .294  .440| .412  .780|   1  .118  -2.6  -0.2   0%
 2002 28 TOT NL    7    6    0   0.0   105| .167  .264| .167  .337| .167  .419| .334  .756| -11  .000  -1.0  -0.1   0%
         STL NL    6    5    0   0.0   105| .167  .264| .167  .337| .167  .419| .334  .756| -11  .000  -1.0  -0.1   0%
         MIL NL    1    1    0   0.0      |           |           |           |           |      .000   0.0   0.0   0%
 2003 29 SDP NL    3    3    0   0.0   101| .000  .258| .000  .328| .000  .414| .000  .742|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons        28   25    1   1.1   109| .120  .266| .120  .338| .240  .433| .360  .771|  -9  .057  -4.2  -0.4   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
2000 26 STL NL P 14 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.07 0.48 0.97 1.74 0 9.3 2001 27 STL NL P 51 4 7 1 0 .917 .957 0.22 0.46 1.11 1.75 10 89.0 2002 28 TOT NL P 47 0 9 1 1 .900 .968 0.19 0.48 1.77 1.83 0 45.7 STL NL P 43 0 8 1 1 .889 .964 0.19 0.48 1.73 1.83 0 41.7 MIL NL P 4 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.25 0.47 2.25 1.80 0 4.0 2003 29 SDP NL P 77 2 12 0 1 1.000 .959 0.18 0.48 1.95 1.85 0 64.7 2004 30 CIN NL P 35 1 0 1 0 .500 1.000 0.03 0.47 0.30 1.83 0 30.0 2005 31 NYM NL P 6 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.33 0.47 3.60 1.80 0 5.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2000 26 STL NL P 14 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.07 0.48 0.97 1.74 0 9.3 2001 27 STL NL P 51 4 7 1 0 .917 .957 0.22 0.46 1.11 1.75 10 89.0 2002 28 TOT NL P 47 0 9 1 1 .900 .968 0.19 0.48 1.77 1.83 0 45.7 STL NL P 43 0 8 1 1 .889 .964 0.19 0.48 1.73 1.83 0 41.7 MIL NL P 4 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.25 0.47 2.25 1.80 0 4.0 2003 29 SDP NL P 77 2 12 0 1 1.000 .959 0.18 0.48 1.95 1.85 0 64.7 2004 30 CIN NL P 35 1 0 1 0 .500 1.000 0.03 0.47 0.30 1.83 0 30.0 2005 31 NYM NL P 6 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.33 0.47 3.60 1.80 0 5.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 230 7 31 3 2 .927 .962 0.17 0.47 1.40 1.80 10 243.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 230 7 31 3 2 .927 .962 0.17 0.47 1.40 1.80 10 244
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 2001   NLDS  STL ARI     L   1   0  40.50  0  1  0  0   0.2   4   3   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 2001   NLDS  STL ARI     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Games
2003 NL-77-9

Gray Ink: Pitching - 1 (2542) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 1, 1992: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 2nd round of the 1992 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1992.

August 4, 1999: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Boston Red Sox for Jose Olmeda (minors).

August 24, 1999: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with David Benham (minors) to the St. Louis Cardinals for Kent Mercker.

September 11, 2002: Sent by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete an earlier deal made on August 29, 2002. The St. Louis Cardinals sent a player to be named later and Chris Morris (minors) to the Milwaukee Brewers for Jamey Wright and cash. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Mike Matthews (September 11, 2002) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.

March 26, 2003: Selected off waivers by the San Diego Padres from the Milwaukee Brewers.

December 21, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

January 20, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

October 10, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

January 31, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

October 3, 2005: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2001St. Louis Cardinals$225,000
2002St. Louis Cardinals$300,000
2003San Diego Padres$350,000
2005New York Mets$500,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,375,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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