Matthew Cepicky

Matthew William Cepicky

Positions: Pinch Hitter and Leftfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: November 10, 1977 in St. Louis, MO
High School: Vianney HS (Kirkwood, MO)
School: Missouri State University (Springfield, MO)
Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 4th round of the 1999 amateur draft.
Signed June 12, 1999. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 31, 2002
Teams (by GP): Expos/Nationals/Marlins 2002-2006

Final Game: May 2, 2006
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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
1999	21	WSN-min	A-	74	344	323	50	99	15	5	12	53	10	9	20	49	.307	.349	.495	.844		160	6	1	0	0	1		VMT · NYPL
2000	22	WSN-min	A+	131	568	536	61	160	32	7	5	88	32	13	24	64	.299	.328	.412	.740		221	9	2	1	5	4		JUP · FLOR
2001	23	WSN-min	AA	122	488	459	59	121	23	8	19	77	5	12	21	97	.264	.296	.473	.769		217	6	2	2	4	2		HRB · EL
2002	24	WSN-min	AA	109	463	419	54	116	25	2	16	76	7	1	33	94	.277	.327	.461	.787		193	14	2	1	8	4		HRB · EL
2002	24	MON	NL	32	78	74	7	16	3	0	3	15	0	0	4	21	.216	.256	.378	.635	63	28	0	0	0	0	1	7/9
2003	25	WSN-min	AAA	122	484	442	61	133	23	4	7	64	7	2	31	82	.301	.349	.419	.767		185	12	4	2	5	0		EDM · PCL
2003	25	MON	NL	5	8	8	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.375	.625	57	3	0	0	0	0	0	/79
2004	26	WSN-min	AAA	82	334	312	51	83	15	3	15	67	2	1	18	75	.266	.302	.478	.780		149	4	0	0	4	2		EDM · PCL
2004	26	MON	NL	32	61	60	4	13	4	0	1	3	1	0	1	18	.217	.230	.333	.563	41	20	1	0	0	0	0	/7D9
2005	27	WSN-min	AAA	99	390	342	52	92	23	3	14	68	1	3	43	85	.269	.347	.477	.824		163	11	0	1	4	3		NOR · PCL
2005	27	WSN	NL	11	26	25	1	6	3	0	0	3	0	1	1	8	.240	.269	.360	.629	67	9	1	0	0	0	0	/79
2006	28	FLA-min	AAA	107	366	320	39	85	19	2	7	34	2	1	44	66	.266	.352	.403	.756		129	10	0	0	2	6		ABQ · PCL
2006	28	FLA	NL	9	19	18	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.111	.158	.111	.269	-27	2	0	0	0	0	0	/97
2007	29	BAL-min	AA,AAA	116	447	395	49	94	24	4	16	58	1	2	44	118	.238	.311	.441	.751		174	5	1	0	7	6		BOW,NFK · EL,IL
5 Yrs				89	192	185	12	39	11	0	4	21	1	1	7	53	.211	.240	.335	.575	47	62	2	0	0	0	1
162 Game Avg.				162	349	337	22	71	20	0	7	38	2	2	13	96	.211	.240	.335	.575	47	113	4	0	0	0	2

WSN (4 yrs)				80	173	167	12	37	11	0	4	21	1	1	6	49	.222	.249	.359	.608	55	60	2	0	0	0	1
FLA (1 yr)				9	19	18	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.111	.158	.111	.269	-27	2	0	0	0	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
2002	24	MON	NL	32	78	-2	0	0	-2	-1	-4	-0.4	2	-2	-0.2	.486	.497	0.0	-0.3	0	$	7/9
2003	25	MON	NL	5	8	-1	0	0	0	-0	-1	-0.1	0	-0	0.0	.486	.500	0.0	-0.0	-0	$	/79
2004	26	MON	NL	32	61	-6	0	0	1	-1	-5	-0.5	2	-3	-0.3	.485	.497	-0.4	0.0	-4	$	/7D9
2005	27	WSN	NL	11	26	-1	-1	0	1	-0	-1	-0.1	1	-0	-0.1	.488	.499	-0.2	0.1	-2	$	/79
2006	28	FLA	NL	9	19	-3	-0	0	0	-0	-4	-0.3	0	-3	-0.3	.461	.498	-0.3	-0.0	-3	$	/97
5 Seasons				89	192	-13	-0	1	-0	-2	-14	-1.5	5	-9	-0.9	.483	.498	-0.9	-0.2	-9	$

WSN (4 yrs)				80	173	-9	-0	1	-0	-2	-11	-1.1	5	-6	-0.6	.486	.498	-0.6	-0.2	-6	$
FLA (1 yr)				9	19	-3	-0	0	0	-0	-4	-0.3	0	-3	-0.3	.461	.498	-0.3	-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
2002	24	MON	NL	78	58	7	3.2	110	.260	.216	.269	.256	.344	.378	.429	.635	.772	63	.326	-4.5	-0.4	.552	.216	.162	.0
2003	25	MON	NL	8	6	1	4.5	114	.333	.250	.274	.250	.347	.375	.440	.625	.788	57	.454	-0.5	-0.1	.500	.125	.125
2004	26	MON	NL	61	48	4	2.2	115	.293	.217	.274	.230	.347	.333	.445	.563	.791	41	.184	-5.5	-0.5	.458	.150	.117	1.0
2005	27	WSN	NL	26	21	2	2.5	104	.353	.240	.262	.269	.332	.360	.418	.629	.750	67	.236	-1.1	-0.1	.429	.120	.120
2006	28	FLA	NL	19	16	0	0.0	108	.143	.111	.266	.158	.336	.111	.432	.269	.768	-27	.000	-3.5	-0.3	.188	.056	.000
5 Yrs				192	149	14	2.5	111	.273	.211	.270	.240	.342	.335	.433	.575	.776	47	.228	-15.2	-1.5	.463	.162	.124	1.6
162 Game Avg.				349	271	25	2.5	111	.273	.211	.270	.240	.342	.335	.433	.575	.776	47	.228	-15.2	-1.5	.463	.162	.124	3

WSN (4 yrs)				173	133	14	2.8	111	.289	.222	.270	.249	.343	.359	.433	.608	.777	55	.267	-11.7	-1.1	.496	.174	.138	1.6
FLA (1 yr)				19	16	0	0.0	108	.143	.111	.266	.158	.336	.111	.432	.269	.768	-27	.000	-3.5	-0.3	.188	.056	.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
2002	24	MON	NL	78	3.9%	26.9%	5.1%	7.7%	38%	5.25	3.5	24.7	4.9	1.38	2.30	64%	23%	15.8%	10%
2003	25	MON	NL	8	0.0%	25.0%	0.0%	12.5%	50%		4.0			2.00	3.00	75%	33%	0.0%	0%
2004	26	MON	NL	61	1.6%	29.5%	1.6%	8.2%	39%	18.00	3.3	60.0	20.0	0.83	1.07	67%	19%	5.0%	13%
2005	27	WSN	NL	26	0.0%	30.8%	3.9%	11.5%	50%	8.00	3.1		8.3	1.43	3.00	65%	18%	0.0%	14%
2006	28	FLA	NL	19	0.0%	21.1%	5.3%	0.0%	0%	4.00	4.5			1.33	1.00	74%	7%	0.0%	17%
5 Yrs				192	2.1%	27.6%	3.7%	7.8%	39%	7.57	3.5	46.3	8.8	1.19	1.63	67%	20%	7.7%	12%
MLB Averages					2.8%	16.7%	8.5%	8.0%	34%	1.97	5.3	31.9	7.6	0.79	1.08	70%	20%	7.9%	12%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
2002	24	MON	NL	-4.5	-0.4	79	0.5	1.9	-1.4	1.14	-0.0	0.5	4.6	0.4	1.04	-0.5	1.34	17
2003	25	MON	NL	-0.5	-0.1	8	-0.1	0.1	-0.2	.95	-0.1	-0.0	-1.3	-0.1	0.96	-0.9	0.97	3
2004	26	MON	NL	-5.6	-0.5	62	-1.0	0.7	-1.7	1.29	-0.4	-0.4	-6.4	-0.6	0.92	-4.0	1.76	19
2005	27	WSN	NL	-1.1	-0.1	27	-0.2	0.5	-0.6	1.27	-0.1	-0.0	0.1	0.0	0.89	-1.0	1.57	5
2006	28	FLA	NL	-3.5	-0.3	19	-0.5	0.1	-0.5	1.15	-0.3	-0.1	-4.1	-0.4	0.91	-3.6	2.11	3
5 Yrs				-15.2	-1.5	195	-1.2	3.2	-4.4	1.20	-0.9	-0.1	-7.1	-0.7	0.96	-10.1	1.56	47

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
2002	24	MON	NL	4	24%	30	0	0		0	0	0	1	33%	7	6	1	2	2	0	0	0
2003	25	MON	NL	0	0%	2	0	0		0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2004	26	MON	NL	0	23%	19	1	0	100%	1	0	1	0	40%	2	2	0	1	1	2	1	1
2005	27	WSN	NL	0	14%	7	0	1	0%	0	1	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
2006	28	FLA	NL	0	0%	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
5 Yrs				4	19%	61	1	1	50%	1	1	1	1	31%	10	9	1	3	3	3	2	1

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
2002	24	MON	NL	78	85%	16	2	0	17	6	2	3	1.34	3	1	3	2	1	2	1	0	0	0		9	0	0%	4	1	25%	64	14	22%	4	1	25%	3	2	67%	0
2003	25	MON	NL	8	100%	2	1	0	3	0	0	0	0.97	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		1	1	100%	7	0	0%	0	0		1	1	100%	0
2004	26	MON	NL	61	93%	13	1	0	19	2	1	1	1.76	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		13	1	8%	2	0	0%	35	2	6%	0	0		0	0		0
2005	27	WSN	NL	26	92%	6	1	0	5	0	0	0	1.57	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	1	33%	1	1	100%	14	3	21%	0	0		1	1	100%	0
2006	28	FLA	NL	19	89%	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	2.11	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0%	1	1	100%	13	0	0%	0	0		1	1	100%	0
5 Yrs				192	90%	39	5	0	47	8	3	4	1.56	4	1	5	2	2	3	1	0	0	0		26	2	8%	9	4	44%	133	19	14%	4	1	25%	6	5	83%	0
MLB Averages					54%																			68%			11%			33%			15%			52%			57%

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
2002	24	MON	NL	78	297	3.81	186	63%	17%	27%	27%	28%	83%	3%	52%	67%	40%	1%	1	0	13%	10	8	6%	5	2	14%	0	0	0
2003	25	MON	NL	8	29	3.63	19	66%	21%	21%	26%	32%	79%	0%	52%	73%	13%	0%	0	0	13%	1	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0
2004	26	MON	NL	61	236	3.87	167	71%	22%	19%	34%	25%	78%	0%	56%	76%	31%	2%	1	0	8%	5	2	3%	2	2	22%	0	0	0
2005	27	WSN	NL	26	79	3.04	56	71%	25%	29%	16%	30%	75%	0%	53%	62%	31%	0%	0	0	8%	2	1	4%	1	0	0%	0	0	0
2006	28	FLA	NL	19	72	3.79	45	63%	27%	24%	18%	31%	73%	0%	46%	67%	11%	5%	1	0	5%	1	0	5%	1	1	0%	0	0	0
5 Yrs				192	713	3.71	473	66%	21%	24%	27%	28%	79%	1%	53%	70%	32%	2%	3	0	10%	19	11	5%	9	5	13%	0	0	0
MLB Averages						3.74		63%	27%	14%	27%	31%	73%	2%	46%	80%	28%	5%			15%			9%			26%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	IBB
2002	24	32	78	74	7	16	3	3	15	0	0	4	21	.216	.256	.378	.635	63	28	0	1
2003	25	37	86	82	7	18	4	3	15	0	0	4	23	.220	.256	.378	.634	62	31	0	1
2004	26	69	147	142	11	31	8	4	18	1	0	5	41	.218	.245	.359	.604	53	51	1	1
2005	27	80	173	167	12	37	11	4	21	1	1	6	49	.222	.249	.359	.608	55	60	2	1
2006	28	89	192	185	12	39	11	4	21	1	1	7	53	.211	.240	.335	.575	47	62	2	1

Neutralized Batting

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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	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
2002	24	32	78	74	7	16	3	3	15	0	4	21	.216	.256	.378	.635	7	32
2003	25	5	8	8	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.375	.625	1	5
2004	26	32	60	59	3	12	4	1	3	1	1	18	.203	.217	.322	.539	4	32
2005	27	11	27	26	1	7	4	0	4	0	1	8	.269	.296	.423	.719	3	11
2006	28	9	19	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.000	.053	.000	.053	0	9
5 Yrs		89	192	185	11	37	12	4	22	1	7	53	.200	.229	.330	.559	15	89
162 Game Avg.		162	349	337	20	67	22	7	40	2	13	96	.200	.229	.330	.559	27	89

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