Matthew Kyle Watson
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 205 lb.
Born: September 5, 1978 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, US
High School: McCaskey HS (Lancaster, PA)
School: Xavier University (Cincinnati, OH)
Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 16th round of the 1999 MLB June Amateur Draft from Xavier University (Cincinnati, OH).
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 20 | Vermont | NYPL | A- | MON | 70 | 323 | 284 | 55 | 108 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 47 | 17 | 7 | 30 | 27 | .380 | .439 | .518 | .957 | 147 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2000 | 21 | Jupiter | FLOR | A+ | MON | 40 | 156 | 137 | 10 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 23 | .175 | .276 | .241 | .517 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 22 | Jupiter | FLOR | A+ | MON | 124 | 518 | 446 | 70 | 147 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 74 | 17 | 9 | 63 | 45 | .330 | .417 | .455 | .872 | 203 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2002 | 23 | 2 Teams | 1 Lg | AA | NYM,MON | 128 | 490 | 441 | 56 | 123 | 26 | 2 | 10 | 67 | 12 | 8 | 39 | 52 | .279 | .338 | .415 | .753 | 183 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 2002 | 23 | Harrisburg | EL | AA | MON | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 23 | Harrisburg,Binghamton | EL | AA | NYM,MON | 128 | 490 | 441 | 56 | 123 | 26 | 2 | 10 | 67 | 12 | 8 | 39 | 52 | .279 | .338 | .415 | .753 | 183 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 2002 | 23 | Binghamton | EL | AA | NYM | 127 | 486 | 437 | 55 | 122 | 26 | 2 | 10 | 67 | 12 | 8 | 39 | 52 | .279 | .339 | .416 | .755 | 182 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 2003 | 24 | 4 Teams | 4 Lgs | AAA-AA-A--A+ | NYM | 88 | 348 | 303 | 48 | 90 | 22 | 2 | 12 | 58 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 30 | .297 | .369 | .502 | .871 | 152 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 2003 | 24 | Brooklyn | NYPL | A- | NYM | 4 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .143 | .294 | .214 | .508 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 24 | St. Lucie | FLOR | A+ | NYM | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .286 | .333 | .571 | .905 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 24 | Binghamton | EL | AA | NYM | 8 | 31 | 28 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .393 | .452 | .607 | 1.059 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 24 | Norfolk | IL | AAA | NYM | 74 | 291 | 254 | 40 | 75 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 23 | .295 | .366 | .504 | .869 | 128 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 2004 | 25 | Sacramento | PCL | AAA | OAK | 125 | 541 | 476 | 79 | 145 | 37 | 3 | 19 | 96 | 3 | 4 | 54 | 75 | .305 | .377 | .515 | .891 | 245 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 2005 | 26 | Sacramento | PCL | AAA | OAK | 113 | 500 | 419 | 82 | 132 | 27 | 3 | 17 | 81 | 12 | 1 | 67 | 57 | .315 | .404 | .516 | .919 | 216 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| 2006 | 27 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | Fgn-AAA | OAK | 96 | 359 | 312 | 35 | 91 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 52 | .292 | .382 | .458 | .840 | 143 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 27 | Sacramento | PCL | AAA | OAK | 32 | 146 | 126 | 21 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 15 | .317 | .411 | .516 | .927 | 65 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 27 | Chiba Lotte | JPPL | Fgn | 64 | 213 | 186 | 14 | 51 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 37 | .274 | .362 | .419 | .781 | 78 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 28 | Chiba Lotte | JPPL | Fgn | 51 | 150 | 138 | 12 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 25 | .203 | .267 | .341 | .607 | 47 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 29 | Syracuse | IL | AAA | TOR | 77 | 304 | 252 | 37 | 73 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 47 | .290 | .395 | .421 | .815 | 106 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2009 | 30 | 5 Teams | 5 Lgs | Ind-Fgn-AAA-A+-AA | NYM | 86 | 356 | 302 | 42 | 78 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 53 | .258 | .362 | .424 | .786 | 128 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2009 | 30 | Lancaster | ATLL | Ind | 66 | 278 | 234 | 35 | 63 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 41 | .269 | .378 | .440 | .818 | 103 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 30 | St. Lucie | FLOR | A+ | NYM | 3 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .444 | .500 | .778 | 1.278 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 30 | Binghamton | EL | AA | NYM | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 30 | Buffalo | IL | AAA | NYM | 5 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .188 | .316 | .188 | .503 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 30 | Doosan | KBO | Fgn | 10 | 42 | 38 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .184 | .262 | .368 | .630 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 31 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-Ind | OAK | 67 | 292 | 254 | 47 | 76 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 38 | .299 | .388 | .543 | .932 | 138 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 31 | Lancaster | ATLL | Ind | 30 | 127 | 101 | 22 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 14 | .317 | .452 | .545 | .997 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 2010 | 31 | Sacramento | PCL | AAA | OAK | 37 | 165 | 153 | 25 | 44 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 24 | .288 | .339 | .542 | .882 | 83 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 32 | Lancaster | ATLL | Ind | 78 | 326 | 272 | 51 | 78 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 53 | .287 | .399 | .511 | .910 | 139 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 13 Seasons | 1143 | 4663 | 4036 | 624 | 1193 | 256 | 25 | 127 | 658 | 76 | 40 | 532 | 577 | .296 | .380 | .466 | .845 | 1880 | 94 | 41 | 10 | 44 | 26 | |||||
| AAA (7 seasons) | AAA | 463 | 1966 | 1696 | 286 | 512 | 120 | 8 | 66 | 316 | 18 | 8 | 223 | 244 | .302 | .383 | .499 | .882 | 846 | 39 | 17 | 5 | 25 | 6 | ||||
| AA (3 seasons) | AA | 138 | 526 | 474 | 63 | 135 | 29 | 2 | 11 | 68 | 13 | 9 | 41 | 57 | .285 | .344 | .424 | .768 | 201 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| A+ (4 seasons) | A+ | 169 | 695 | 599 | 83 | 177 | 39 | 8 | 5 | 86 | 22 | 12 | 84 | 71 | .295 | .386 | .412 | .798 | 247 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Fgn (3 seasons) | Fgn | 125 | 405 | 362 | 29 | 86 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 67 | .238 | .316 | .384 | .700 | 139 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Ind (3 seasons) | Ind | 174 | 731 | 607 | 108 | 173 | 35 | 4 | 27 | 102 | 2 | 2 | 111 | 108 | .285 | .400 | .489 | .889 | 297 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 7 | ||||
| A- (2 seasons) | A- | 74 | 340 | 298 | 55 | 110 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 47 | 19 | 8 | 32 | 30 | .369 | .432 | .503 | .935 | 150 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | CG | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | SB | CS | CS% | lgCS% | PO | Rctch | Rtz | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 20 | Vermont | NYPL | A- | MON | OF | 63 | 145 | 133 | 6 | 6 | 2 | .959 | 2.21 | ||||||||
| 1999 | 20 | Vermont | NYPL | A- | MON | RF | 11 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
| 1999 | 20 | Vermont | NYPL | A- | MON | CF | 39 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
| 1999 | 20 | Vermont | NYPL | A- | MON | LF | 16 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
| 2000 | 21 | Jupiter | FLOR | A+ | MON | OF | 18 | 41 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .951 | 2.17 | ||||||||
| 2000 | 21 | Jupiter | FLOR | A+ | MON | RF | 7 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
| 2000 | 21 | Jupiter | FLOR | A+ | MON | CF | 2 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
| 2000 | 21 | Jupiter | FLOR | A+ | MON | LF | 10 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
| 2001 | 22 | Jupiter | FLOR | A+ | MON | OF | 107 | 219 | 204 | 11 | 4 | 3 | .982 | 2.01 | ||||||||
| 2001 | 22 | Jupiter | FLOR | A+ | MON | LF | 107 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | 23 | 2 Teams | 1 Lg | AA | MON,NYM | LF | 74 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | 23 | 2 Teams | 1 Lg | AA | MON,NYM | OF | 105 | 193 | 178 | 11 | 4 | 1 | .979 | 1.80 | ||||||||
| 2002 | 23 | 2 Teams | 1 Lg | AA | MON,NYM | RF | 31 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | 23 | Harrisburg, Binghamton | EL | AA | NYM,MON | OF | 105 | 193 | 178 | 11 | 4 | 1 | .979 | 1.80 | ||||||||
| 2002 | 23 | Harrisburg, Binghamton | EL | AA | NYM,MON | RF | 31 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | 23 | Harrisburg, Binghamton | EL | AA | NYM,MON | LF | 74 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | 23 | Harrisburg | EL | AA | MON | OF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | ||||||||
| 2002 | 23 | Harrisburg | EL | AA | MON | RF | 1 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | 23 | Binghamton | EL | AA | NYM | OF | 104 | 192 | 177 | 11 | 4 | 1 | .979 | 1.81 | ||||||||
| 2002 | 23 | Binghamton | EL | AA | NYM | RF | 30 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | 23 | Binghamton | EL | AA | NYM | LF | 74 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 | 24 | 3 Teams | 3 Lgs | AAA-AA-A- | NYM | LF | 63 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 | 24 | 4 Teams | 4 Lgs | AAA-AA-A--A+ | NYM | OF | 71 | 147 | 134 | 5 | 8 | 2 | .946 | 1.96 | ||||||||
| 2003 | 24 | 3 Teams | 3 Lgs | AAA-A+-A- | NYM | RF | 9 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 | 24 | Brooklyn | NYPL | A- | NYM | OF | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.67 | ||||||||
| 2003 | 24 | Brooklyn | NYPL | A- | NYM | RF | 2 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 | 24 | Brooklyn | NYPL | A- | NYM | LF | 1 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 | 24 | St. Lucie | FLOR | A+ | NYM | OF | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | ||||||||
| 2003 | 24 | St. Lucie | FLOR | A+ | NYM | RF | 2 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 | 24 | Binghamton | EL | AA | NYM | OF | 6 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.33 | ||||||||
| 2003 | 24 | Binghamton | EL | AA | NYM | LF | 6 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 | 24 | Norfolk | IL | AAA | NYM | OF | 60 | 132 | 119 | 5 | 8 | 2 | .939 | 2.07 | ||||||||
| 2003 | 24 | Norfolk | IL | AAA | NYM | RF | 5 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 | 24 | Norfolk | IL | AAA | NYM | LF | 56 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
| 2004 | 25 | Sacramento | PCL | AAA | OAK | OF | 123 | 244 | 223 | 10 | 11 | 0 | .955 | 1.89 | ||||||||
| 2005 | 26 | Sacramento | PCL | AAA | OAK | RF | 98 | 181 | 177 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .978 | 1.81 | -5 | |||||||
| 2005 | 26 | Sacramento | PCL | AAA | OAK | LF | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.00 | 1 | |||||||
| 2006 | 27 | Sacramento | PCL | AAA | OAK | RF | 28 | 42 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .976 | 1.46 | -3 | |||||||
| 2006 | 27 | Chiba Lotte | JPPL | Fgn | OF | 54 | 78 | 72 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .962 | 1.39 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2007 | 28 | Chiba Lotte | JPPL | Fgn | OF | 24 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.04 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2008 | 29 | Syracuse | IL | AAA | TOR | RF | 6 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .929 | 2.17 | 1 | |||||||
| 2008 | 29 | Syracuse | IL | AAA | TOR | LF | 21 | 44 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .955 | 2.00 | 3 | |||||||
| 2008 | 29 | Syracuse | IL | AAA | TOR | 1B | 9 | 62 | 58 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .952 | 6.56 | -1 | |||||||
| 2008 | 29 | Syracuse | IL | AAA | TOR | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 2009 | 30 | 4 Teams | 4 Lgs | Ind-A+-Fgn-AA | NYM | LF | 27 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 0.22 | 2 | |||||||
| 2009 | 30 | 3 Teams | 3 Lgs | Ind-AAA-AA | NYM | RF | 21 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 0.52 | 2 | |||||||
| 2009 | 30 | Lancaster | ATLL | Ind | OF | 37 | 81 | 76 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .975 | 2.14 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2009 | 30 | Lancaster | ATLL | Ind | RF | 15 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | 30 | Lancaster | ATLL | Ind | LF | 23 | 0.00 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | 30 | St. Lucie | FLOR | A+ | NYM | LF | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.50 | 1 | |||||||
| 2009 | 30 | Binghamton | EL | AA | NYM | RF | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.00 | 0 | |||||||
| 2009 | 30 | Binghamton | EL | AA | NYM | LF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1.00 | 0 | |||||||
| 2009 | 30 | Buffalo | IL | AAA | NYM | RF | 5 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 1.80 | 1 | |||||||
| 2009 | 30 | Doosan | KBO | Fgn | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2010 | 31 | Lancaster | ATLL | Ind | OF | 16 | 30 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .933 | 1.75 | |||||||||
| 2010 | 31 | Sacramento | PCL | AAA | OAK | RF | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.00 | ||||||||
| 2010 | 31 | Sacramento | PCL | AAA | OAK | LF | 21 | 39 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .949 | 1.76 | ||||||||
| 2011 | 32 | Lancaster | ATLL | Ind | OF | 51 | 77 | 73 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .987 | 1.49 | |||||||||
| 2011 | 32 | Lancaster | ATLL | Ind | RF | 17 | 0.00 | |||||||||||||||
| 2011 | 32 | Lancaster | ATLL | Ind | LF | 37 | 0.00 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 Seasons | 868 | 1693 | 1576 | 59 | 58 | 13 | .966 | 1.88 | 0 | 0 | -2 | |||||||||||
| RF (10 seasons) | RF | 232 | 257 | 249 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .973 | 1.08 | -6 | ||||||||||||
| LF (10 seasons) | LF | 377 | 94 | 86 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .947 | 0.24 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| OF (11 seasons) | OF | 669 | 1280 | 1183 | 54 | 43 | 8 | .966 | 1.85 | -1 | ||||||||||||
| CF (2 seasons) | CF | 41 | 0.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1B (1 season) | 1B | 9 | 62 | 58 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .952 | 6.56 | -1 | ||||||||||||
| P (1 season) | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
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