Matt Batts
Matthew Daniel Batts
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: October 16, 1921 in San Antonio, TX
School: Baylor University
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1942. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 10, 1947
Final Game: May 8, 1956
Relatives: Uncle of Danny Heep
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Standard Batting

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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
1947 25 BOS AL 7 17 16 3 8 1 0 1 5 0 0 1 1 .500 .529 .750 1.279 243 12 0 0 0 /2
1948 26 BOS AL 46 137 118 13 37 12 0 1 24 0 0 15 9 .314 .391 .441 .832 116 52 4 0 4 2
1949 27 BOS AL 60 183 157 23 38 9 1 3 31 1 0 25 22 .242 .350 .369 .719 85 58 4 1 0 2
1950 28 BOS AL 75 258 238 27 65 15 3 4 34 0 0 18 19 .273 .327 .412 .739 81 98 8 1 1 2
1951 29 TOT AL 90 304 277 27 79 18 1 5 33 2 0 22 23 .285 .338 .412 .749 99 114 10 0 5 2
1951 29 BOS AL 11 30 29 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 .138 .167 .172 .339 -11 5 1 0 0 2
1951 29 SLB AL 79 274 248 26 75 17 1 5 31 2 0 21 21 .302 .357 .440 .796 112 109 9 0 5 2
1952 30 DET AL 56 190 173 11 41 4 1 3 13 1 0 14 22 .237 .298 .324 .622 72 56 5 1 2 2
1953 31 DET AL 116 399 374 38 104 24 3 6 43 2 3 24 36 .278 .322 .406 .728 96 152 9 0 1 *2
1954 32 TOT AL 67 203 179 17 42 8 1 3 24 0 1 19 19 .235 .303 .341 .644 75 61 9 0 2 3 2
1954 32 DET AL 12 24 21 1 6 1 0 0 5 0 0 2 4 .286 .333 .333 .667 85 7 0 0 0 1 /2
1954 32 CHW AL 55 179 158 16 36 7 1 3 19 0 1 17 15 .228 .299 .342 .641 74 54 9 0 2 2 2
1955 33 CIN NL 26 78 71 4 18 4 1 0 13 0 0 4 11 .254 .286 .338 .624 62 24 3 0 1 2 0 2
1956 34 CIN NL 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Seasons 546 1772 1605 163 432 95 11 26 220 6 4 143 163 .269 .329 .391 .720 90 627 52 3 16 5 0
162 Game Avg. 162 526 476 48 128 28 3 8 65 2 1 42 48 .269 .329 .391 .720 90 186 15 1 5
BOS (5 yrs) 199 625 558 67 152 38 4 9 96 1 0 60 53 .272 .345 .403 .748 89 225 17 2 5
DET (3 yrs) 184 613 568 50 151 29 4 9 61 3 3 40 62 .266 .315 .379 .693 89 215 14 1 3 1
CIN (2 yrs) 29 81 73 4 18 4 1 0 13 0 0 5 12 .247 .288 .329 .616 60 24 3 0 1 2 0
SLB (1 yr) 79 274 248 26 75 17 1 5 31 2 0 21 21 .302 .357 .440 .796 112 109 9 0 5
CHW (1 yr) 55 179 158 16 36 7 1 3 19 0 1 17 15 .228 .299 .342 .641 74 54 9 0 2 2
AL (8 yrs) 517 1691 1532 159 414 91 10 26 207 6 4 138 151 .270 .331 .394 .725 91 603 49 3 15 3
NL (2 yrs) 29 81 73 4 18 4 1 0 13 0 0 5 12 .247 .288 .329 .616 60 24 3 0 1 2 0

Advanced Batting

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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
1947 25 BOS AL 17 8 6 20.0 102 .500 .500 .270 .529 .352 .750 .389 1.279 .741 243 .946 3.1 0.3 1.625 .313 .250 .0
1948 26 BOS AL 137 89 20 6.0 110 .333 .314 .279 .391 .365 .441 .403 .832 .768 116 .618 3.4 0.3 .788 .254 .127 .0
1949 27 BOS AL 183 123 20 4.3 112 .265 .242 .279 .350 .372 .369 .405 .719 .778 85 .474 -3.4 -0.3 .691 .293 .127 1.5
1950 28 BOS AL 258 182 32 4.7 122 .284 .273 .290 .327 .379 .412 .435 .739 .814 81 .471 -8.3 -0.8 .646 .214 .139 .0
1951 29 TOT AL 304 213 40 5.0 105 .297 .285 .272 .338 .353 .412 .398 .749 .752 99 .552 -1.0 -0.1 .663 .213 .126 2.9
1951 29 BOS AL 30 26 1 1.0 109 .148 .138 .278 .167 .361 .172 .407 .339 .768 -11 .063 -4.8 -0.5 .231 .069 .034
1951 29 SLB AL 274 187 39 5.6 105 .315 .302 .271 .357 .353 .440 .397 .796 .750 112 .598 3.8 0.4 .725 .230 .137 2.9
1952 30 DET AL 190 139 17 3.3 97 .257 .237 .261 .298 .341 .324 .381 .622 .723 72 .397 -7.1 -0.7 .526 .173 .087 1.5
1953 31 DET AL 399 283 48 4.6 102 .295 .278 .268 .322 .344 .406 .395 .728 .739 96 .509 -2.9 -0.3 .621 .190 .128 3.0
1954 32 TOT AL 203 152 18 3.2 101 .244 .235 .268 .303 .344 .341 .392 .644 .736 75 .369 -6.2 -0.6 .537 .207 .106 .0
1954 32 DET AL 24 16 2 3.4 97 .333 .286 .263 .333 .338 .333 .384 .667 .723 85 .392 -0.2 0.0 .600 .143 .048
1954 32 CHW AL 179 136 16 3.2 101 .232 .228 .269 .299 .345 .342 .393 .641 .738 74 .367 -6.0 -0.6 .530 .215 .114 .0
1955 33 CIN NL 78 59 6 2.7 110 .290 .254 .271 .286 .343 .338 .429 .624 .772 62 .270 -3.9 -0.4 .500 .141 .085
1956 34 CIN NL 3 2 0 0.0 108 .000 .000 .270 .333 .339 .000 .428 .333 .766 -2 .000 -0.2 0.0 .500 .500 .000
10 Seasons 1772 1250 207 4.4 107 .286 .269 .273 .329 .355 .391 .403 .720 .758 90 .491 -26.5 -2.6 .631 .212 .121 9.8
162 Game Avg. 526 371 61 4.4 107 .286 .269 .273 .329 .355 .391 .403 .720 .758 90 .491 -26.5 -2.6 .631 .212 .121 3
BOS (5 yrs) 625 428 79 4.9 115 .288 .272 .284 .345 .373 .403 .417 .748 .790 89 .517 -9.9 -1.0 .681 .240 .131 1.8
DET (3 yrs) 613 438 67 4.1 100 .285 .266 .266 .315 .343 .379 .391 .693 .734 89 .474 -10.3 -1.0 .590 .183 .113 4.5
CIN (2 yrs) 81 61 6 2.6 110 .286 .247 .271 .288 .343 .329 .429 .616 .772 60 .259 -4.1 -0.4 .500 .151 .082
SLB (1 yr) 274 187 39 5.6 105 .315 .302 .271 .357 .353 .440 .397 .796 .750 112 .598 3.8 0.4 .725 .230 .137 2.9
CHW (1 yr) 179 136 16 3.2 101 .232 .228 .269 .299 .345 .342 .393 .641 .738 74 .366 -6.0 -0.6 .530 .215 .114 .0
AL (8 yrs) 1691 1189 201 4.5 107 .286 .270 .273 .331 .356 .394 .402 .725 .757 91 .502 -22.4 -2.2 .637 .215 .123 9.8
NL (2 yrs) 81 61 6 2.6 110 .286 .247 .271 .288 .343 .329 .429 .616 .772 60 .259 -4.1 -0.4 .500 .151 .082

Ratio Batting*

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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
1947 25 BOS AL 17 5.9% 5.9% 5.9% 11.8% 25% 1.00 16.0 16.0 3.2 82%
1948 26 BOS AL 137 0.7% 6.6% 11.0% 9.5% 35% 0.60 13.1 118.0 4.9 79%
1949 27 BOS AL 183 1.6% 12.0% 13.7% 7.1% 34% 0.88 7.1 52.3 5.1 72%
1950 28 BOS AL 258 1.6% 7.4% 7.0% 8.5% 34% 1.06 12.5 59.5 7.0 83%
1951 29 TOT AL 304 1.6% 7.6% 7.2% 7.9% 30% 1.05 12.0 55.4 8.4 82%
1951 29 BOS AL 30 0.0% 6.7% 3.3% 3.3% 25% 2.00 14.5 14.5 90%
1951 29 SLB AL 274 1.8% 7.7% 7.7% 8.4% 31% 1.00 11.8 49.6 8.0 81%
1952 30 DET AL 190 1.6% 11.6% 7.4% 4.2% 20% 1.57 7.9 57.7 13.3 78%
1953 31 DET AL 399 1.5% 9.0% 6.0% 8.3% 32% 1.50 10.4 62.3 8.7 83%
1954 32 TOT AL 203 1.5% 9.4% 9.4% 5.9% 29% 1.00 9.4 59.7 7.5 0.84 79%
1954 32 DET AL 24 0.0% 16.7% 8.3% 4.2% 17% 2.00 5.3 4.2 0.50 75%
1954 32 CHW AL 179 1.7% 8.4% 9.5% 6.2% 31% 0.88 10.5 52.7 8.3 0.89 79%
1955 33 CIN NL 78 0.0% 14.1% 5.1% 6.4% 28% 2.75 6.5 5.5 0.78 79%
1956 34 CIN NL 3 0.0% 33.3% 33.3% 0.0% 1.00 2.0 33%
10 Seasons 1772 1.5% 9.2% 8.1% 7.5% 31% 1.14 9.9 61.7 7.3 0.84 80%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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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
1954 32 TOT AL 5 0 24% 63 0 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 35% 15 14 1 1 1 0 10 2 8
1954 32 DET AL 1 0 13% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1954 32 CHW AL 4 0 26% 56 0 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 38% 14 13 1 1 1 0 9 1 8
1955 33 CIN NL 0 0 18% 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 33% 3 3 0 0 0 0 6 1 3
1956 34 CIN 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 0
10 Seasons 5 0 25% 94 6 4 60% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 34% 18 17 1 1 1 0 16 3 11
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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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
1954 32 TOT AL 203 42% 42 17 4 0 2 2.47 3 0 13 3 0 2 1 0 3 2 67% 54 9 17% 21 9 43% 154 22 14% 15 9 60% 11 3 27% 0
1954 32 DET AL 24 33% 6 5 2 0 2 3.57 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0% 2 2 100% 23 5 22% 3 3 100% 0 0 0
1954 32 CHW AL 179 43% 36 12 2 0 0 2.01 3 0 10 3 0 2 1 0 3 2 67% 46 9 20% 19 7 37% 131 17 13% 12 6 50% 11 3 27% 0
1955 33 CIN NL 78 64% 18 5 1 0 2 2.50 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 16 3 19% 14 6 43% 53 13 25% 8 4 50% 6 2 33% 0
1956 34 CIN NL 3 67% 0 2 0 0 0 1.58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
10 Seasons 284 48% 432 24 5 0 4 2.40 26 0 17 3 0 2 1 0 4 16 400% 70 52 74% 35 15 43% 211 35 17% 23 13 57% 17 5 29% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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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
1947 25 7 17 16 3 8 1 0 1 5 0 0 1 1 .500 .529 .750 1.279 243 12 0 0 0
1948 26 53 154 134 16 45 13 0 2 29 0 0 16 10 .336 .407 .478 .884 131 64 4 0 4
1949 27 113 337 291 39 83 22 1 5 60 1 0 41 32 .285 .375 .419 .795 106 122 8 1 4
1950 28 188 595 529 66 148 37 4 9 94 1 0 59 51 .280 .354 .416 .770 94 220 16 2 5
1951 29 278 899 806 93 227 55 5 14 127 3 0 81 74 .282 .349 .414 .763 96 334 26 2 10
1952 30 334 1089 979 104 268 59 6 17 140 4 0 95 96 .274 .340 .398 .738 92 390 31 3 12
1953 31 450 1488 1353 142 372 83 9 23 183 6 3 119 132 .275 .335 .401 .736 93 542 40 3 13
1954 32 517 1691 1532 159 414 91 10 26 207 6 4 138 151 .270 .331 .394 .725 91 603 49 3 15 3
1955 33 543 1769 1603 163 432 95 11 26 220 6 4 142 162 .269 .329 .391 .720 90 627 52 3 16 5 0
1956 34 546 1772 1605 163 432 95 11 26 220 6 4 143 163 .269 .329 .391 .720 90 627 52 3 16 5 0

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1947 25 7 17 16 3 8 1 0 1 5 0 1 1 .500 .529 .750 1.279 6 7
1948 26 48 136 121 12 36 12 0 1 22 0 15 9 .298 .375 .421 .796 19 46
1949 27 63 186 161 21 37 9 1 3 29 1 24 23 .230 .333 .354 .687 19 60
1950 28 78 257 240 22 59 14 3 4 28 0 16 20 .246 .296 .379 .675 26 75
1951 29 95 312 289 26 81 18 1 5 32 2 23 24 .280 .333 .401 .735 39 90
1952 30 59 198 182 12 44 4 1 3 14 1 15 23 .242 .303 .324 .627 18 56
1953 31 121 415 390 40 108 25 3 6 45 2 25 38 .277 .320 .403 .723 50 116
1954 32 70 210 187 18 44 8 1 3 26 0 20 20 .235 .305 .337 .642 20 67
1955 33 27 79 73 4 17 4 1 0 13 0 4 12 .233 .266 .315 .581 6 26
1956 34 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 3
10 Seasons 571 1813 1661 158 434 95 11 26 214 6 144 171 .261 .320 .379 .699 203 546
162 Game Avg. 162 514 471 45 123 27 3 7 61 2 41 49 .261 .320 .379 .699 58 546

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 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.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2562), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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