Matt Downs

Positions: Pinch Hitter, Second Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: March 19, 1984 in Tuscaloosa, AL us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 25th round of the 2003 MLB June Amateur Draft from Shelton State Community College (Tuscaloosa, AL) and the San Francisco Giants in the 36th round of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL).

High School: Bibb County HS (Centreville, AL)

Schools: Shelton State Community College (Tuscaloosa, AL), University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL)

Debut: June 16, 2009 (Age 25-089d, 19,576th in major league history)
vs. LAA 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 2012 (Age 28-198d)
vs. CHC 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2010 season

Full Name: Russell Matt Downs

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.5

527

121

.230

RBI

OBP

.296

SLG

.406

OPS

.702

OPS+

Summary of 20 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 0 tying, 6 go ahead

2 Tms
HOU	18
SFG	2

Platoon
vs LHP	10
vs RHP	10

Home/Road
Away	11
Home	9

Outs
0	8
1	6
2	6

13 Opps
PHI	3
SDP	3
NYM	2
ATL	2
CIN	2
TBR	1
COL	1
SFG	1
PIT	1
STL	1
TEX	1
CHC	1
MIL	1

17 Pitchers
Clayton Richard	3
R.A. Dickey	2
Cole Hamels	1
Cristhian Martínez	1
Cliff Lee	1
Tommy Hanson	1
Nick Masset	1
Jamie Moyer	1
Barry Zito	1
Joel Peralta	1
Mat Latos	1
Neftalí Feliz	1
J.C. Romero	1
Jaime García	1
Carlos Zambrano	1
Jeff Suppan	1
Brian Burres	1

10 Parks
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	8
Petco Pk (SAN)	2
Oracle Park (SFO)	2
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	2
PNC Pk (PIT)	1
Coors Fld (DEN)	1
Turner Fld (ATL)	1
CitizensBank (PHI)	1
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	1
Am Fam Field (MIL)	1

Where Hit
7	17
78	2
9	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
5	6
2	5
3	4
1	2
6	1
4	1
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	18
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	11
1--	5
-2-	2
12-	1
1-3	1

31 RBI
RISP	4
0 on	11
1 on	7
2 on	2
Any on	9

Inning
1	1
2	2
3	1
4	2
5	1
6	6
7	1
8	2
9	4

1-3	4
4-6	9
7-end	7

RelScore
+4..	1
+3	1
+2	1
+1	3
Tied	6
-3	3
-4..	5

Ahead	6
Tied	6
Behind	8

Before event,
for batter

Count
3-1	3
0-1	3
2-2	3
1-2	2
1-0	2
0-0	2
1-1	2
0-2	1
3-2	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	5
2B	5
RF	4
PH	3
3B	3

OrderPos
7th	7
5th	6
9th	2
6th	2
1st	1
8th	1
3rd	1

Leverage
High Lev	3
Medium Lev	8
Low Lev	9

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2009	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2009-06-28	SFG	@	MIL	Jeff Suppan	ahead 4-0	t 6	0	---	5,(2-2) BFBFX	1	7	4	0.033	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2010	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	2010-04-27	SFG		PHI	Jamie Moyer	tied 1-1	b 2	2	---	4,(1-2) CSBX	1	7	4	0.117	63%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
2011	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	2011-04-13	HOU		CHC	Carlos Zambrano	behind 3-6	b 6	2	1--	6,(3-2) FB*BBF>X	2	7	5	0.196	31%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); B. Hall Scores
4	4	2	1	2011-05-14	HOU		NYM	R.A. Dickey	ahead 5-2	b 6	1	---	3,(0-2) .CFX	1	9	PH	0.039	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
5	5	3	1	2011-05-16	HOU	@	ATL	Tommy Hanson	tied 0-0	t 5	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	7	5	0.156	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
6	6	4	1	2011-06-10	HOU		ATL	Cristhian Martínez	behind 2-11	b 9	1	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	9	5	0.000	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Corporán Scores
7	7	5	1	2011-06-22	HOU	@	TEX	Neftalí Feliz	tied 3-3	t 9	1	-2-	5,(3-1) .CBBB.X	2	8	PH	0.355	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Michaels Scores
8	8	6	1	2011-06-26	HOU		TBR	Joel Peralta	behind 8-11	b 8	0	-2-	3,(1-1) F*BX	2	6	4	0.150	28%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Johnson Scores
9	9	7	1	2011-08-22	HOU	@	COL	J.C. Romero	behind 1-9	t 9	0	12-	2,(0-1) .CX	3	1	PH	0.004	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); H. Quintero Scores; J. Michaels Scores/unER
10	10	8	1	2011-09-07	HOU	@	PIT	Brian Burres	ahead 2-0	t 1	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	4	0.088	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
11	11	9	1	2011-09-19	HOU	@	CIN	Nick Masset	tied 2-2	t 8	0	---	5,(2-2) ...BFFBX	1	5	9	0.255	76%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
12	12	10	1	2011-09-26	HOU		STL	Jaime García	ahead 2-1	b 4	0	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	5	9	0.148	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Lee Scores
2012	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
13	13	1	1	2012-04-29	HOU	@	CIN	Mat Latos	ahead 4-3	t 6	1	---	7,(1-2) FTFBFFX	1	6	3	0.129	77%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
14	14	2	1	2012-04-30	HOU		NYM	R.A. Dickey	ahead 1-0	b 6	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	5	3	0.183	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Buck Scores
15	15	3	1	2012-05-15	HOU	@	PHI	Cliff Lee	behind 0-3	t 7	0	---	5,(3-1) BCBBX	1	3	9	0.077	18%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
16	16	4	1	2012-06-14	HOU	@	SFG	Barry Zito	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	3	0.123	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
17	17	5	1	2012-06-27	HOU		SDP	Clayton Richard	tied 0-0	b 3	0	---	5,(3-1) BBCBX	1	7	4	0.120	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
18	18	6	1	2012-07-18	HOU	@	SDP	Clayton Richard	behind 0-6	t 6	2	1-3	5,(2-2) CSB*BX	3	5	3	0.063	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); J. Maxwell Scores; J. Martinez Scores
19	19	7	2	2012-07-18	HOU	@	SDP	Clayton Richard	behind 3-8	t 9	1	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	5	3	0.003	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
20	20	8	1	2012-09-14	HOU		PHI	Cole Hamels	behind 1-5	b 4	0	1--	3,(1-1) F*BX	2	7	9	0.133	30%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Dominguez Scores