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Matt Albers \AL-burrs\

Matthew James Albers

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", 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 (Age 23)
Teams (by GP): Orioles/RedSox/Astros/Diamondbacks/Indians 2006-2013
2013 Contract Status: 3rd-Year Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$1.75M (13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 5.141, Free Agent: 2014 [*], Agents: Select Sports Group [*]
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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
2002	19	HOU-min	Rk	2	3	.400	5.13	13	13	0	0	0	0	59.2	61	38	34	2	38	0	72	7	1	5	273		1.659	9.2	0.3	5.7	10.9	1.89	MTV · APPY
2003	20	HOU-min	A-	5	4	.556	2.92	15	14	0	0	0	0	86.1	69	37	28	1	25	0	94	5	1	4	355		1.089	7.2	0.1	2.6	9.8	3.76	TRC · NYPL
2004	21	HOU-min	A	8	3	.727	3.31	22	21	0	0	0	0	111.1	95	51	41	3	57	0	140	6	0	11	474		1.365	7.7	0.2	4.6	11.3	2.46	LEX · SALL
2005	22	HOU-min	A+	8	12	.400	4.66	28	27	0	0	0	0	148.2	161	86	77	15	62	0	146	8	0	7	655		1.500	9.7	0.9	3.8	8.8	2.35	SAL · CARL
2006	23	HOU-min	AA,AAA	12	3	.800	2.49	23	23	0	0	0	0	141.0	120	51	39	6	57	2	121	14	0	9	603		1.255	7.7	0.4	3.6	7.7	2.12	CPC,RRK · TL,PCL
2006	23	HOU	NL	0	2	.000	6.00	4	2	0	0	0	0	15.0	17	10	10	1	7	0	11	0	0	0	66	76	1.600	10.2	0.6	4.2	6.6	1.57
2007	24	HOU-min	AAA	2	3	.400	3.74	9	9	0	1	0	0	53.0	50	28	22	6	22	0	43	2	0	3	223		1.358	8.5	1.0	3.7	7.3	1.95	RRK · PCL
2007	24	HOU	NL	4	11	.267	5.86	31	18	2	0	0	0	110.2	127	77	72	18	50	6	71	7	0	7	508	76	1.599	10.3	1.5	4.1	5.8	1.42
2008	25	BAL-min	A-	0	0		0.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	8		1.000	4.5	0.0	4.5	18.0	4.00	ADN · NYPL
2008	25	BAL	AL	3	3	.500	3.49	28	3	5	0	0	0	49.0	43	21	19	4	22	1	26	2	0	1	208	128	1.327	7.9	0.7	4.0	4.8	1.18
2009	26	BAL-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	5.68	10	0	1	0	0	0	12.2	19	11	8	1	5	0	12	0	0	2	63		1.895	13.5	0.7	3.6	8.5	2.40	NFK · IL
2009	26	BAL	AL	3	6	.333	5.51	56	0	13	0	0	0	67.0	80	43	41	3	36	3	49	2	0	3	309	83	1.731	10.7	0.4	4.8	6.6	1.36
2010	27	BAL	AL	5	3	.625	4.52	62	0	19	0	0	0	75.2	78	41	38	6	34	5	49	2	0	2	329	92	1.480	9.3	0.7	4.0	5.8	1.44
2011	28	BOS-min	AAA	0	0		0.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	10		0.333	3.0	0.0	0.0	6.0		PAW · IL
2011	28	BOS	AL	4	4	.500	4.73	56	0	10	0	0	0	64.2	62	35	34	7	31	1	68	5	0	2	289	91	1.438	8.6	1.0	4.3	9.5	2.19
2012	29	TOT	MLB	3	1	.750	2.39	63	0	12	0	0	0	60.1	46	21	16	9	22	3	44	2	0	1	241	179	1.127	6.9	1.3	3.3	6.6	2.00
2012	29	BOS	AL	2	0	1.000	2.29	40	0	8	0	0	0	39.1	30	14	10	6	15	3	25	1	0	0	157	189	1.144	6.9	1.4	3.4	5.7	1.67
2012	29	ARI	NL	1	1	.500	2.57	23	0	4	0	0	0	21.0	16	7	6	3	7	0	19	1	0	1	84	163	1.095	6.9	1.3	3.0	8.1	2.71
2013	30	CLE	AL	1	0	1.000	3.97	11	0	4	0	0	0	11.1	11	6	5	1	9	0	10	1	0	2	57	101	1.765	8.7	0.8	7.1	7.9	1.11
8 Yrs				23	30	.434	4.66	311	23	65	0	0	0	453.2	464	254	235	49	211	19	328	21	0	18	2007	94	1.488	9.2	1.0	4.2	6.5	1.55
162 Game Avg.				5	6	.434	4.66	63	5	13	0	0	0	92	94	52	48	10	43	4	67	4	0	4	409	94	1.488	9.2	1.0	4.2	6.5	1.55

BAL (3 yrs)				11	12	.478	4.60	146	3	37	0	0	0	191.2	201	105	98	13	92	9	124	6	0	6	846	95	1.529	9.4	0.6	4.3	5.8	1.35
BOS (2 yrs)				6	4	.600	3.81	96	0	18	0	0	0	104.0	92	49	44	13	46	4	93	6	0	2	446	113	1.327	8.0	1.1	4.0	8.0	2.02
HOU (2 yrs)				4	13	.235	5.87	35	20	2	0	0	0	125.2	144	87	82	19	57	6	82	7	0	7	574	76	1.599	10.3	1.4	4.1	5.9	1.44
ARI (1 yr)				1	1	.500	2.57	23	0	4	0	0	0	21.0	16	7	6	3	7	0	19	1	0	1	84	163	1.095	6.9	1.3	3.0	8.1	2.71
CLE (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	3.97	11	0	4	0	0	0	11.1	11	6	5	1	9	0	10	1	0	2	57	101	1.765	8.7	0.8	7.1	7.9	1.11

AL (6 yrs)				18	16	.529	4.31	253	3	59	0	0	0	307.0	304	160	147	27	147	13	227	13	0	10	1349	101	1.469	8.9	0.8	4.3	6.7	1.54
NL (3 yrs)				5	14	.263	5.40	58	20	6	0	0	0	146.2	160	94	88	22	64	6	101	8	0	8	658	82	1.527	9.8	1.4	3.9	6.2	1.58

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
2006	23	HOU	NL	15.0	4	2	10	6.00	4.66	0.28	-0.00	91.2	3.99	-3	-0.3	.3	0.0	-0.2	-2	.424	.498
2007	24	HOU	NL	110.2	31	18	77	6.26	4.72	-0.35	0.11	98.8	5.11	-14	-1.3	.6	-0.1	-0.4	-4	.458	.492
2008	25	BAL	AL	49.0	28	3	21	3.86	4.71	-0.01	-0.23	102.0	4.59	3	0.3	1.3	-0.1	0.7	9	.511	.502	$395,000
2009	26	BAL	AL	67.0	56	0	43	5.78	4.96	-0.12	-0.37	103.1	4.87	-7	-0.7	1.1	-0.2	-0.2	1	.487	.496	$410,000
2010	27	BAL	AL	75.2	62	0	41	4.88	4.75	-0.17	-0.36	102.7	4.67	-2	-0.2	.9	-0.2	0.4	6	.496	.499	$680,000
2011	28	BOS	AL	64.2	56	0	35	4.87	4.54	0.19	-0.35	105.3	4.21	-5	-0.5	1.0	-0.2	0.0	2	.491	.497	$875,000
2012	29	BOS	AL	39.1	40	0	14	3.20	4.52	0.27	-0.33	107.0	4.18	4	0.5	1.2	-0.0	0.8	8	.511	.503	$1,075,000
2012	29	ARI	NL	21.0	23	0	7	3.00	4.48	0.04	-0.33	102.4	4.20	3	0.3	.9	-0.1	0.4	5	.512	.502
2013	30	CLE	AL	11.1	11	0	6	4.76	4.47	-0.11	-0.33	95.9	4.08	-1	-0.1	.4	-0.0	-0.0	0	.489	.499	$1,750,000
8 Seasons				453.2	311	23	254	5.04	4.70	-0.07	-0.21	101.9	4.63	-23	-2.2	1.0	-0.8	1.6	25	.493	.499	$5,185,000

BAL (3 yrs)				191.2	146	3	105	4.93	4.81	-0.11	-0.33	102.7	4.72	-7	-0.7	1.0	-0.5	0.9	16	.496	.499	$1,485,000
BOS (2 yrs)				104.0	96	0	49	4.24	4.53	0.22	-0.34	106.0	4.20	-1	-0.1	1.1	-0.2	0.8	10	.499	.500	$1,950,000
HOU (2 yrs)				125.2	35	20	87	6.23	4.71	-0.27	0.09	97.9	4.97	-17	-1.6	.6	-0.0	-0.6	-6	.454	.495
ARI (1 yr)				21.0	23	0	7	3.00	4.48	0.04	-0.33	102.4	4.20	3	0.3	.9	-0.1	0.4	5	.512	.502
CLE (1 yr)				11.1	11	0	6	4.76	4.47	-0.11	-0.33	95.9	4.08	-1	-0.1	.4	-0.0	-0.0	0	.489	.499	$1,750,000

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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
2002	19	HOU-min	Rk	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		MTV · APPY
2003	20	HOU-min	A-	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		TRC · NYPL
2004	21	HOU-min	A	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		LEX · SALL
2005	22	HOU-min	A+	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		SAL · CARL
2006	23	HOU-min	AA,AAA	23	17	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	.000	.071	.000	.071		0	0	0	3	0	0		CPC,RRK · TL,PCL
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-min	AAA	9	10	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000		0	0	0	2	0	0		RRK · PCL
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-min	A-	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		ADN · NYPL
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-min	AAA	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		NFK · IL
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-min	AAA	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		PAW · IL
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	TOT	MLB	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2012	29	BOS	AL	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2012	29	ARI	NL	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2013	30	CLE	AL	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
8 Yrs				311	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	19	18	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	.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)				96	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
ARI (1 yr)				23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
CLE (1 yr)				11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

AL (6 yrs)				253	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
NL (3 yrs)				58	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 (v2.2): 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
2006	23	HOU	NL	4	4	-1	0	0	0	1	-1	-0.1	0	-0	-0.1	.486	.500	-0.1	0.0	-0		/1
2007	24	HOU	NL	31	32	-8	-0	0	0	5	-3	-0.3	1	-2	-0.3	.491	.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	.501	.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	0.0	0	$410,000	1
2010	27	BAL	AL	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.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	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$875,000	1
2012	29	BOS	AL	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$1,075,000	1
2012	29	ARI	NL	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0		1
2013	30	CLE	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$1,750,000	1
8 Seasons				301	37	-9	-0	0	0	7	-2	-0.2	1	-1	-0.2	.499	.500	-0.2	0.2	-1	$5,185,000

BAL (3 yrs)				146	1	-0	0	0	0	1	1	0.0	0	1	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	1	$1,485,000
BOS (2 yrs)				96	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	1	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	1	$1,950,000
HOU (2 yrs)				35	36	-9	-0	0	0	5	-4	-0.3	1	-2	-0.3	.490	.499	-0.3	0.0	-2
ARI (1 yr)				23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0
CLE (1 yr)				1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$1,750,000

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Rdrs	Rdrs/yr	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%
2006	HOU	NL	23	P	4	2	15.0	8	4	4	0	1	1.000	0	0	4.80	2.00	.958	1.74	1.70	1	0	0%	28%
2007	HOU	NL	24	P	31	18	110.2	21	7	13	1	2	.952	-2	-3	1.63	0.65	.966	1.68	1.67	11	3	21%	25%
2008	BAL	AL	25	P	28	3	49.0	11	5	6	0	0	1.000	1	4	2.02	0.39	.952	1.60	1.59	3	1	25%	27%
2009	BAL	AL	26	P	56	0	67.0	10	4	6	0	0	1.000	-1	-3	1.34	0.18	.953	1.53	1.51	9	3	25%	26%
2010	BAL	AL	27	P	62	0	75.2	22	6	15	1	3	.955	-1	-3	2.50	0.34	.953	1.63	1.61	8	2	20%	26%
2011	BOS	AL	28	P	56	0	64.2	10	1	8	1	0	.900	-1	-3	1.25	0.16	.949	1.60	1.59	6	4	40%	28%
2012	TOT	MLB	29	P	63	0	60.1	10	1	8	1	1	.900	0	0	1.34	0.14	.953	1.64	1.63	6	2	25%	26%
2012	BOS	AL	29	P	40	0	39.1	8	1	7	0	1	1.000	0	0	1.83	0.20	.954	1.58	1.56	6	2	25%	26%
2012	ARI	NL	29	P	23	0	21.0	2	0	1	1	0	.500	0	0	0.43	0.04	.950	1.76	1.75	0	0
2013	CLE	AL	30	P	11	0	11.1	4	2	2	0	0	1.000	1	19	3.18	0.36	.970	1.51	1.53	0	0
	8 Seasons			P	311	23	453.2	96	30	62	4	7	.958	-3	-1	1.83	0.30	.956	1.62	1.59	44	15	25%	26%
	8 Seasons			TOT	311	23	453.2	96	30	62	4	7	.958	-3	-7	1.83	0.30	.956	1.62	1.59	44	15	25%	26%

Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.

View Complete Notes on Fielding Data

Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.

Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame Monitor	Pitching - 1 (1982), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
JAWS	Relief Pitcher (1071st), 1.3 career WAR/2.2 7yr-peak WAR/1.8 JAWS Average HOF RP (out of 5) = 40.6 career WAR/27.9 7yr-peak WAR/34.3 JAWS

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Jeremy Powell (992) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Collin Balester (992) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Rocky Biddle (981) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Byron McLaughlin (980) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Lance Cormier (986) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Lance Cormier (973) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

June 5, 2001: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 23rd round of the 2001 amateur draft. Player signed May 31, 2002.
December 12, 2007: Traded by the Houston Astros with Mike Costanzo, Troy Patton, Dennis Sarfate and Luke Scott to the Baltimore Orioles for Miguel Tejada.
December 2, 2010: Granted Free Agency.
December 16, 2010: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.
July 31, 2012: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Scott Podsednik to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Craig Breslow.
December 11, 2012: Traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Arizona Diamondbacks with Trevor Bauer and Bryan Shaw to the Cleveland Indians. The Cincinnati Reds sent Didi Gregorius to the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Cincinnati Reds sent Drew Stubbs to the Cleveland Indians. The Cleveland Indians sent Lars Anderson and Tony Sipp to the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Cleveland Indians sent Shin-Soo Choo, Jason Donald and cash to the Cincinnati Reds.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses

Year	Age	Team	Salary	Sources
2008	25	Baltimore Orioles	$395,000
2009	26	Baltimore Orioles	$410,000
2010	27	Baltimore Orioles	$680,000
2011	28	Boston Red Sox	$875,000
2012	29	Boston Red Sox	$1,075,000	contracts
2013	30	Cleveland Indians	$1,750,000
2013 Status		3rd-Year Arb Eligible, Earliest Free Agent: 2014
Career to date (may be incomplete)			$5,185,000

Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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