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Matt Diaz

Matthew Edward Diaz

Positions: Leftfielder and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: March 3, 1978 in Portland, OR
High School: Santa Fe Catholic (Lakeland, FL)
School: Florida State University
Drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 17th round of the 1999 amateur draft.
Signed June 24, 1999. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 19, 2003
Teams (by GP): Braves/Pirates/Royals/DevilRays 2003-2011
2012 Contract Status: Free Agent, 2 yrs/$4.25M (11-12) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 6.157, Free Agent: 2013 [*], Agents: Larry Reynolds [*]
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Feb 9, 2012, 9:06AM
All-Time Rank (among Batters): #1. Babe Ruth… #2. Willie Mays… #3. Ted Williams… #4. Ty Cobb… #5. Lou Gehrig… #6. Rogers Hornsby… #7. Stan Musial… 

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
2003 25 TBD AL 4 10 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .111 .200 .111 .311 -12 1 0 0 0 0 0 /
2004 26 TBD AL 10 24 21 3 4 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 6 .190 .292 .476 .768 99 10 0 2 0 0 0 /
2005 27 KCR AL 34 97 89 7 25 4 2 1 9 0 1 4 15 .281 .323 .404 .727 94 36 3 2 1 1 0
2006 28 ATL NL 124 322 297 37 97 15 4 7 32 5 5 11 49 .327 .364 .475 .839 114 141 9 9 1 4 3
2007 29 ATL NL 135 384 358 44 121 21 0 12 45 4 0 16 63 .338 .368 .497 .865 123 178 8 4 1 5 3 /3
2008 30 ATL NL 43 140 135 9 33 2 0 2 14 4 2 3 32 .244 .264 .304 .568 50 41 4 1 0 1 0
2009 31 ATL NL 125 425 371 56 116 18 4 13 58 12 5 35 90 .313 .390 .488 .878 132 181 14 13 5 1 2 *
2010 32 ATL NL 84 244 224 27 56 17 2 7 31 3 1 13 44 .250 .302 .438 .739 99 98 6 4 2 1 3
2011 33 TOT NL 116 268 251 16 66 13 1 0 20 5 2 12 52 .263 .302 .323 .625 74 81 11 3 0 2 0 97/D
2011 33 PIT NL 100 231 216 14 56 12 1 0 19 4 2 11 44 .259 .303 .324 .627 75 70 8 3 0 1 0 97/D
2011 33 ATL NL 16 37 35 2 10 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 8 .286 .297 .314 .612 70 11 3 0 0 1 0 /97
9 Seasons 675 1914 1755 201 519 91 14 43 212 33 16 96 354 .296 .343 .437 .780 106 767 55 38 10 15 11
162 Game Avg. 162 459 421 48 125 22 3 10 51 8 4 23 85 .296 .343 .437 .780 106 184 13 9 2 4 3
ATL (6 yrs) 527 1552 1420 175 433 74 10 41 181 29 13 79 286 .305 .352 .458 .810 112 650 44 31 9 13 11
TBD (2 yrs) 14 34 30 5 5 1 1 1 3 0 0 2 9 .167 .265 .367 .631 66 11 0 2 0 0 0
KCR (1 yr) 34 97 89 7 25 4 2 1 9 0 1 4 15 .281 .323 .404 .727 94 36 3 2 1 1 0
PIT (1 yr) 100 231 216 14 56 12 1 0 19 4 2 11 44 .259 .303 .324 .627 75 70 8 3 0 1 0
NL (6 yrs) 627 1783 1636 189 489 86 11 41 200 33 15 90 330 .299 .346 .440 .786 107 720 52 34 9 14 11
AL (3 yrs) 48 131 119 12 30 5 3 2 12 0 1 6 24 .252 .308 .395 .703 87 47 3 4 1 1 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
2003 25 TBD AL 10 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /
2004 26 TBD AL 24 0 1 1 0 -0 -1 1 1 0.1 2 0.2 -0.1 $ /
2005 27 KCR AL 97 -1 0 2 0 -3 -2 3 -1 -0.1 2 0.2 -0.3 $
2006 28 ATL NL 323 7 -1 1 0 10 -3 9 23 2.3 13 1.3 1.0 $330,000
2007 29 ATL NL 384 13 -1 -1 -1 -5 -4 11 12 1.2 17 1.7 -0.5 $395,000 /3
2008 30 ATL NL 140 -11 0 1 -1 -2 -2 4 -11 -1.1 -9 -0.9 -0.2 $1,225,000
2009 31 ATL NL 425 20 -1 0 -1 0 -5 12 25 2.5 25 2.5 0.0 $1,237,500 *
2010 32 ATL NL 244 -1 -1 2 0 4 -2 7 9 0.9 5 0.5 0.4 $2,550,000
2011 33 PIT NL 231 -7 -1 0 -1 -1 -2 6 -6 -0.6 -5 -0.5 -0.1 $2,125,000 97/D
2011 33 ATL NL 37 -1 -0 -0 -0 1 -0 1 -1 -0.1 -2 -0.2 0.1 $ /97
9 Seasons 1915 17 -3 6 -4 3 -22 54 50 5.0 47 4.7 0.3 $7,862,500
ATL (6 yrs) 1553 27 -4 3 -4 7 -17 44 56 5.7 49 4.9 0.8 $5,737,500
TBD (2 yrs) 34 -1 1 1 0 -0 -1 1 0 0.0 1 0.1 -0.1 $
KCR (1 yr) 97 -1 0 2 0 -3 -2 3 -1 -0.1 2 0.2 -0.3 $
PIT (1 yr) 231 -7 -1 0 -1 -1 -2 6 -6 -0.6 -5 -0.5 -0.1 $2,125,000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2010 32 ATL NL NLDS SFG L 4 10 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100 .100 .100 .200 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 4 10 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100 .100 .100 .200 1 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2003 TBD AL 25 OF 1 7 6 0 1 0 .857 0 0 6.00 .986 2.30
2003 TBD AL 25 DH 1 1
2003 TBD AL 25 LF 1 1 1 9.0 7 6 0 1 0 .857 0 0 53 0 6.00 6.00 .986 2.20 2.10
2004 TBD AL 26 OF 4 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -3 2.75 .985 2.28
2004 TBD AL 26 DH 3 3
2004 TBD AL 26 LF 3 3 1 20.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 12 0 3.60 2.67 .982 2.02 2.03
2004 TBD AL 26 RF 1 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -3 -93 -400 3.00 3.00 .983 2.20 2.20
2005 KCR AL 27 OF 21 40 38 0 2 0 .950 -3 -4 1.81 .986 2.28
2005 KCR AL 27 LF 19 16 11 136.0 36 34 0 2 0 .944 -4 -4 -35 -35 2.25 1.79 .988 2.10 2.08
2005 KCR AL 27 DH 5 5
2005 KCR AL 27 RF 2 1 1 11.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 153 0 3.27 2.00 .982 2.13 2.10
2006 ATL NL 28 OF 99 175 166 5 4 1 .977 10 8 1.73 .984 2.20
2006 ATL NL 28 LF 95 62 44 587.1 172 163 5 4 1 .977 10 7 19 14 2.57 1.77 .982 1.97 1.95
2006 ATL NL 28 RF 6 0 0 13.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 0 92 2.08 0.50 .980 2.08 2.08
2007 ATL NL 29 OF 98 164 158 4 2 1 .988 -5 8 1.65 .984 2.29
2007 ATL NL 29 1B 2 4 3 1 0 1 1.000 0 0 2.00 .992 9.15
2007 ATL NL 29 LF 95 77 53 678.1 161 155 4 2 1 .988 -6 7 -10 12 2.11 1.67 .984 2.00 1.99
2007 ATL NL 29 RF 5 0 0 15.2 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1 1 46 76 1.72 0.60 .980 2.18 2.16
2007 ATL NL 29 DH 1 1
2008 ATL NL 30 OF 37 62 59 2 1 1 .984 -2 -3 1.65 .985 2.20
2008 ATL NL 30 LF 37 33 27 288.2 62 59 2 1 1 .984 -2 -3 -7 -12 1.90 1.65 .983 1.90 1.89
2009 ATL NL 31 OF 109 162 157 2 3 0 .981 0 -9 1.46 .986 2.18
2009 ATL NL 31 RF 66 61 51 540.2 93 89 2 2 0 .978 -2 -4 -4 -9 1.51 1.38 .986 2.08 2.06
2009 ATL NL 31 LF 50 30 28 301.0 68 67 0 1 0 .985 2 -4 7 -16 2.00 1.34 .982 1.93 1.91
2009 ATL NL 31 CF 2 1 0 6.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 -1 20 -200 1.50 0.50 .990 2.55 2.55
2010 ATL NL 32 OF 63 96 93 1 2 0 .979 4 5 1.49 .987 2.15
2010 ATL NL 32 LF 63 53 33 448.0 96 93 1 2 0 .979 4 5 10 13 1.89 1.49 .985 1.82 1.80
2011 TOT NL 33 OF 69 55 15 440.1 83 78 3 2 0 .976 -1 0 -2 0 1.66 1.17 .986 2.16 2.15
2011 TOT NL 33 RF 54 45 10 335.2 65 61 3 1 0 .985 -1 2 -2 7 1.72 1.19 .983 2.05 2.04
2011 TOT NL 33 LF 18 10 5 104.2 18 17 0 1 0 .944 -0 -2 -1 -23 1.46 0.94 .985 1.87 1.87
2011 PIT NL 33 OF 57 45 12 367.0 67 62 3 2 0 .970 -1 0 -4 0 1.59 1.14 .986 2.16 2.15
2011 PIT NL 33 RF 45 37 7 276.2 49 45 3 1 0 .980 -2 -1 -9 -4 1.56 1.07 .983 2.05 2.04
2011 PIT NL 33 LF 15 8 5 90.1 18 17 0 1 0 .944 1 0 13 0 1.69 1.13 .985 1.87 1.87
2011 PIT NL 33 DH 2 2
2011 ATL NL 33 OF 12 10 3 73.1 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 9 0 1.96 1.33 .986 2.16 2.15
2011 ATL NL 33 RF 9 8 3 59.0 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 2 3 33 61 2.44 1.78 .983 2.04 2.04
2011 ATL NL 33 LF 3 2 0 14.1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -2 -87 -168 0.00 0.00 1.88 1.87
9 Seasons OF 501 55 15 440.1 800 766 17 17 3 .979 3 2 9 0 1.66 1.56 .985 2.16 2.20
9 Seasons LF 381 285 203 2573.0 628 602 12 14 3 .978 4 6 2 2 2.15 1.61 .984 1.94 1.93
6 Seasons RF 134 108 63 925.0 171 163 5 3 0 .982 -1 -3 -2 -3 1.63 1.25 .985 2.07 2.06
1 Season 1B 2 4 3 1 0 1 1.000 0 0 2.00 .992 9.15
1 Season CF 2 1 0 6.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 -1 20 -200 1.50 0.50 .990 2.55 2.55
9 Seasons TOT 503 55 15 440.1 804 769 18 17 4 .979 3 4 9 10 1.66 1.56 .985 2.16 2.23
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
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-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 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 1950 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 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) 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.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
2009 NL  13 (4th)

Def. Games as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
Active  381 (21st)

Putouts as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
Active  602 (20th)

Errors Committed as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
Active  14 (17th)

Range Factor/9Inn as LF (s.1954)† s c a p y
2006 NL  2.57 (1st)
2007 NL  2.11 (5th)

Fielding % as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
2007 NL  .988 (5th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 8 (1323), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 12 (1389), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  9. Terry Whitfield (940)
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Transactions

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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 Notes
200628Atlanta Braves$330,000
200729Atlanta Braves$395,000
200830Atlanta Braves$1,225,000
200931Atlanta Braves$1,237,500
201032Atlanta Braves$2,550,000
201133Pittsburgh Pirates$2,125,000
201234Atlanta Braves$2,000,000
Career to date (may be incomplete)$7,862,500Does not include future salaries
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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