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Matt Albers

Matthew James Albers

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 225 lb.

Born: January 20, 1983 in Houston, TX
High School: Clements HS (Sugar Land, TX)
School: San Jacinto College (Pasadena, TX)
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 23rd round of the 2001 amateur draft.
Signed May 31, 2002. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 25, 2006
Teams (by GP): Orioles/RedSox/Astros 2006-2012
2012 Contract Status: 3rd-Year Arb Eligible (Super 2), 1 yr/$1.08M (12) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 4.141, Arb Eligible: 2013, Free Agent: 2014 [*],
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2006 23 HOU NL 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2007 24 HOU NL 31 32 29 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 .069 .069 .069 .138 -64 2 0 0 3 0 0 1
2008 25 BAL AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2009 26 BAL AL 56 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2010 27 BAL AL 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2011 28 BOS AL 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2012 29 BOS AL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Yrs 255 37 34 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 .059 .059 .059 .118 -69 2 0 0 3 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 24 22 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 .059 .059 .059 .118 -69 1 0 0 2 0 0
BAL (3 yrs) 146 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
BOS (2 yrs) 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HOU (2 yrs) 35 36 33 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 .061 .061 .061 .121 -68 2 0 0 3 0 0
AL (5 yrs) 220 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 35 36 33 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 .061 .061 .061 .121 -68 2 0 0 3 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
2006 23 HOU NL 4 4 -1 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .485 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ /1
2007 24 HOU NL 31 32 -8 -0 0 0 5 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.3 .490 .498 -0.3 0.0 -2 $ 1
2008 25 BAL AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $395,000 1
2009 26 BAL AL 56 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 -0 $410,000 1
2010 27 BAL AL 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $680,000 1
2011 28 BOS AL 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $875,000 1
2012 29 BOS AL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 -0.0 0 $ 1
7 Seasons 255 37 -9 -0 0 0 5 -4 -0.4 1 -3 -0.4 .498 .500 -0.4 0.2 -3 $2,360,000
BAL (3 yrs) 146 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 -0 $1,485,000
BOS (2 yrs) 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $875,000
HOU (2 yrs) 35 36 -9 -0 0 0 5 -4 -0.4 1 -3 -0.4 .489 .499 -0.4 0.0 -3 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
2006 23 HOU NL 4 4 0 0.0 113 .000 .000 .272 .000 .343 .000 .442 .000 .785 -100 .000 -1.2 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
2007 24 HOU NL 32 30 0 0.0 111 .167 .069 .273 .069 .342 .069 .436 .138 .778 -64 .000 -7.2 -0.7 .074 .000 .000
2009 26 BAL AL 1 1 0 0.0 109 .000 .268 .000 .338 .000 .431 .000 .769 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
7 Yrs 37 35 0 0.0 111 .154 .059 .273 .059 .342 .059 .437 .118 .779 -69 .000 -8.7 -0.8 .063 .000 .000
162 Game Avg. 24 22 0 0.0 111 .154 .059 .273 .059 .342 .059 .437 .118 .779 -69 .000 -8.7 -0.8 .063 .000 .000
HOU (2 yrs) 36 34 0 0.0 111 .154 .061 .273 .061 .342 .061 .437 .121 .779 -68 .000 -8.4 -0.8 .065 .000 .000
BAL (3 yrs) 1 1 0 0.0 109 .000 .268 .000 .338 .000 .431 .000 .769 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
NL (2 yrs) 36 34 0 0.0 111 .154 .061 .273 .061 .342 .061 .437 .121 .779 -68 .000 -8.4 -0.8 .065 .000 .000
AL (5 yrs) 1 1 0 0.0 109 .000 .268 .000 .338 .000 .431 .000 .769 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
2006 23 HOU NL 4 0.0% 75.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.3 0.00 0.00 25% 0% 0.0% 0%
2007 24 HOU NL 32 0.0% 53.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 1.7 1.20 1.80 38% 27% 0.0% 0%
2009 26 BAL AL 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
7 Yrs 37 0.0% 56.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 1.6 1.00 1.50 35% 25% 0.0% 0%
MLB Averages 2.6% 17.8% 8.5% 7.8% 34% 2.09 5.0 34.0 7.8 0.80 1.07 69% 19% 7.6% 13%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
2006 23 HOU NL -1.2 -0.1 4 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .90 -0.1 -0.0 -0.9 -0.1 0.77 -1.2 0
2007 24 HOU NL -7.2 -0.7 32 -0.7 0.0 -0.7 .89 -0.7 -0.0 -7.4 -0.7 0.87 -7.9 0
2008 25 BAL AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 26 BAL AL -0.3 -0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .78 -0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.0 0.38 -0.3 0
2010 27 BAL AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 28 BOS AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 29 BOS AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
7 Yrs -8.7 -0.8 37 -0.8 0.0 -0.8 .89 -0.8 -0.0 -8.4 -0.8 0.85 -9.4 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
2006 23 HOU NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 24 HOU NL 0 0 0% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
2009 26 BAL AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Yrs 0 0 0% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
2006 23 HOU NL 4 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2007 24 HOU NL 32 66% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 60% 3 0 0% 6 2 33% 17 0 0% 1 0 0% 3 1 33% 0
2009 26 BAL AL 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Yrs 37 70% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 60% 3 0 0% 6 2 33% 18 0 0% 1 0 0% 3 1 33% 0
MLB Averages 54% 68% 11% 32% 15% 51% 56%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
2006 23 HOU NL 4 13 3.25 12 92% 42% 42% 8% 8% 58% 0% 54% 29% 25% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
2007 24 HOU NL 32 134 4.19 99 74% 28% 27% 29% 15% 72% 0% 53% 62% 19% 0% 0 0 9% 3 0 0% 0 0 18% 0 0 0
2009 26 BAL AL 1 5 5.00 4 80% 50% 25% 25% 0% 50% 0% 40% 50% 0% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
3 Yrs 37 152 4.11 115 76% 30% 29% 27% 14% 70% 0% 53% 59% 19% 0% 0 0 8% 3 0 0% 0 0 14% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.80 63% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 80% 27% 5% 15% 9% 25%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2006 23 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 24 35 36 33 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 .061 .061 .061 .121 -68 2 0 0 3 0 0
2008 25 63 36 33 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 .061 .061 .061 .121 -68 2 0 0 3 0 0
2009 26 119 37 34 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 .059 .059 .059 .118 -69 2 0 0 3 0 0
2010 27 181 37 34 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 .059 .059 .059 .118 -69 2 0 0 3 0 0
2011 28 237 37 34 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 .059 .059 .059 .118 -69 2 0 0 3 0 0
2012 29 255 37 34 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 .059 .059 .059 .118 -69 2 0 0 3 0 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
2006 23 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 4
2007 24 31 32 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 31
2009 26 56 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 56
3 Yrs 91 37 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 91
162 Game Avg. 162 66 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 91

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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