Matt Ginter
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 220 lb.

Born: December 24, 1977 in Lexington, KY
High School: George Rogers Clark (Winchester, KY)
School: Mississippi State University
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 1999 amateur draft.
Signed June 24, 1999. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 1, 2000
Final Game: August 3, 2008
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Standard Pitching

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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
2000 22 CHW AL 1 0 1.000 13.50 7 0 3 0 0 0 9.1 18 14 14 5 7 0 6 0 0 1 52 37 2.679 17.4 4.8 6.8 5.8 0.86
2001 23 CHW AL 1 0 1.000 5.22 20 0 7 0 0 0 39.2 34 23 23 2 14 2 24 7 0 2 167 88 1.210 7.7 0.5 3.2 5.4 1.71
2002 24 CHW AL 1 0 1.000 4.47 33 0 15 0 0 1 54.1 59 34 27 6 21 0 37 1 0 2 236 101 1.472 9.8 1.0 3.5 6.1 1.76
2003 25 CHW AL 0 0 13.50 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.1 2 5 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 15 34 0.900 5.4 2.7 2.7 0.0 0.00
2004 26 NYM NL 1 3 .250 4.54 15 14 0 0 0 0 69.1 82 41 35 8 20 5 38 5 0 1 313 94 1.471 10.6 1.0 2.6 4.9 1.90
2005 27 DET AL 0 1 .000 6.17 14 1 2 0 0 0 35.0 49 25 24 6 9 1 15 2 0 0 157 69 1.657 12.6 1.5 2.3 3.9 1.67
2008 30 CLE AL 1 3 .250 5.14 4 4 0 0 0 0 21.0 25 12 12 3 3 1 12 0 0 2 87 83 1.333 10.7 1.3 1.3 5.1 4.00
7 Seasons 5 7 .417 5.43 96 19 27 0 0 1 232.0 269 154 140 31 75 9 132 17 0 8 1027 81 1.483 10.4 1.2 2.9 5.1 1.76
162 Game Avg. 3 4 .417 5.43 57 11 16 0 0 1 137 159 91 83 18 44 5 78 10 0 5 607 81 1.483 10.4 1.2 2.9 5.1 1.76
CHW (4 yrs) 3 0 1.000 5.82 63 0 25 0 0 1 106.2 113 76 69 14 43 2 67 10 0 5 470 79 1.463 9.5 1.2 3.6 5.7 1.56
NYM (1 yr) 1 3 .250 4.54 15 14 0 0 0 0 69.1 82 41 35 8 20 5 38 5 0 1 313 94 1.471 10.6 1.0 2.6 4.9 1.90
CLE (1 yr) 1 3 .250 5.14 4 4 0 0 0 0 21.0 25 12 12 3 3 1 12 0 0 2 87 83 1.333 10.7 1.3 1.3 5.1 4.00
DET (1 yr) 0 1 .000 6.17 14 1 2 0 0 0 35.0 49 25 24 6 9 1 15 2 0 0 157 69 1.657 12.6 1.5 2.3 3.9 1.67
AL (6 yrs) 4 4 .500 5.81 81 5 27 0 0 1 162.2 187 113 105 23 55 4 94 12 0 7 714 77 1.488 10.3 1.3 3.0 5.2 1.71
NL (1 yr) 1 3 .250 4.54 15 14 0 0 0 0 69.1 82 41 35 8 20 5 38 5 0 1 313 94 1.471 10.6 1.0 2.6 4.9 1.90

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2000 22 CHW AL 7 52 44 14 18 3 0 5 0 0 7 6 .409 .481 .818 1.299 .382 36 0 0 0 1 0
2001 23 CHW AL 20 167 143 23 34 7 0 2 2 1 14 24 .238 .329 .329 .658 .267 47 3 7 0 3 2
2002 24 CHW AL 33 236 212 34 59 10 0 6 6 2 21 37 .278 .343 .410 .754 .310 87 10 1 0 2 0
2003 25 CHW AL 3 15 11 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .182 .357 .455 .812 .100 5 1 2 1 0 0
2004 26 NYM NL 15 313 284 41 82 15 1 8 6 2 20 38 .289 .345 .433 .778 .310 123 5 5 3 1 5
2005 27 DET AL 14 157 144 25 49 8 1 6 2 4 9 15 .340 .385 .535 .919 .347 77 5 2 1 1 1
2008 30 CLE AL 4 87 83 12 25 3 2 3 1 0 3 12 .301 .326 .494 .820 .324 41 4 0 1 0 1
7 Seasons 96 1027 921 154 269 46 4 31 17 9 75 132 .292 .354 .452 .805 .311 416 28 17 6 8 9
162 Game Avg. 57 607 545 91 159 27 2 18 10 5 44 78 .292 .354 .452 .805 .311 246 17 10 4 5 5
MLB Averages

Starting Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
2004 26 NYM NL 15 14 1 3 10 1 1 5 9 .357 2 4 0 0 5 36% 46 65 19 7 2 0 7 4.2 3.7 4.8 79 4 9 1 0 103
2005 27 DET AL 14 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 23 23 23 8 2 0 0 3.0 1.8 4.3 65 1 0 0 0 65
2008 30 CLE AL 4 4 1 3 0 1 1 1 3 .250 0 0 0 0 1 25% 46 62 32 0 0 0 3 4.4 4.3 5.3 79 2 2 0 0 87
3 Seasons 33 19 2 7 10 2 2 6 13 .316 2 4 0 0 6 32% 45 65 19 15 4 0 10 4.2 3.7 4.9 78 7 11 1 0 103
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
2000 22 CHW AL 7 7 3 1 0 1 0 1 0% 1 0 2 2 100% 7 0.310 0 2 5 2 0 5 1 6 2 0 2 0 4.0 28
2001 23 CHW AL 20 20 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 7 44% 9 0.428 3 3 13 4 1 15 10 10 11 2 13 2 6.0 30
2002 24 CHW AL 33 33 15 1 0 1 1 0 100% 2 0 29 16 55% 9 0.291 2 7 21 6 0 27 15 18 16 6 17 3 4.9 27
2003 25 CHW AL 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 6 0.220 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 1 0 3.3 16
2004 26 NYM NL 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1.001 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 6.0 44
2005 27 DET AL 14 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 30% 4 0.394 0 4 9 1 1 11 5 8 9 1 11 0 7.1 36
6 Seasons 92 77 27 3 0 2 1 1 50% 3 0 58 28 48% 0.569 5 17 51 14 2 61 32 45 40 10 45 5 5.4 29

Ratio Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
2000 22 CHW AL 52 67% 9.6% 11.5% 13.5% 15.4% 44% 0.42 0.57 65% 28% 22.7% 8% 8 0 0%
2001 23 CHW AL 167 47% 1.2% 14.4% 8.4% 5.4% 27% 0.61 0.84 72% 25% 3.1% 14% 32 3 9%
2002 24 CHW AL 236 51% 2.5% 15.7% 8.9% 6.8% 27% 0.57 0.79 72% 24% 6.5% 15% 56 10 18%
2003 25 CHW AL 15 53% 6.7% 0.0% 6.7% 6.7% 50% 0.83 1.50 67% 8% 16.7% 0% 3 1 33%
2004 26 NYM NL 313 47% 2.6% 12.1% 6.4% 7.7% 29% 0.76 0.84 76% 19% 6.5% 11% 68 5 7%
2005 27 DET AL 157 45% 3.8% 9.6% 5.7% 9.6% 31% 0.76 1.13 79% 21% 9.8% 18% 34 5 15%
2008 30 CLE AL 87 64% 3.5% 13.8% 3.5% 9.2% 32% 0.71 1.22 78% 17% 8.1% 10% 16 4 25%
7 Seasons 1027 50% 3.0% 12.9% 7.3% 7.9% 30% 0.67 0.89 75% 21% 7.6% 13% 217 28 13%
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

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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 1st% 30% 30c 30s 02% 02c 02s 02h L/SO 3pK 4pW PAu Pitu Stru
2000 22 CHW AL 52 195 3.75 113 58% 19% 12% 35% 35% 81% 0% 47% 86% 56% 6% 3 2 10% 5 2 0 17% 2 1 0 0 0
2001 23 CHW AL 167 609 3.65 370 61% 23% 14% 30% 33% 77% 3% 47% 81% 53% 8% 13 6 22% 36 18 1 25% 5 5 0 0 0
2002 24 CHW AL 236 895 3.79 573 64% 24% 14% 31% 31% 76% 0% 49% 81% 59% 5% 12 6 26% 62 30 1 19% 9 6 0 0 0
2003 25 CHW AL 15 47 3.13 25 53% 24% 0% 28% 48% 76% 0% 40% 100% 53% 7% 1 1 13% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 26 NYM NL 313 1153 3.68 744 65% 26% 12% 29% 34% 74% 5% 48% 84% 62% 6% 18 13 19% 59 39 9 16% 7 0 0 0 0
2005 27 DET AL 157 528 3.36 325 62% 27% 9% 24% 40% 73% 2% 45% 88% 55% 4% 7 4 10% 15 9 1 47% 0 2 0 0 0
2008 30 CLE AL 87 316 3.63 201 64% 24% 11% 29% 36% 76% 3% 48% 86% 57% 3% 3 2 15% 13 7 2 8% 1 0 0 0 0
7 Seasons 1027 3743 3.64 2351 63% 24% 12% 29% 34% 76% 3% 47% 84% 58% 6% 57 34 19% 192 105 14 21% 24 14 0 0 0
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
2000 22 CHW AL 52 18 1 0 5 0 1 2 3 4 1 3 3 0 100% 0 1 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2001 23 CHW AL 167 34 3 1 2 0 5 2 0 1 1 14 10 1 71% 0 2 0 64 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2002 24 CHW AL 236 59 9 1 6 1 11 4 2 2 4 15 10 1 67% 5 2 0 102 6 2 75% 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 0
2003 25 CHW AL 15 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0% 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 26 NYM NL 313 82 10 0 8 0 4 1 7 3 5 21 10 4 48% 7 1 0 127 6 2 75% 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2005 27 DET AL 157 49 3 0 6 0 4 2 4 2 4 10 4 0 40% 3 0 0 64 2 4 33% 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0
2008 30 CLE AL 87 25 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 1 2 5 3 1 60% 0 2 0 31 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
7 Seasons 1027 269 28 3 31 2 26 14 17 13 18 69 40 7 58% 16 8 0 417 17 9 65% 14 9 3 0 0 0 3 2 20 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age 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 ERA+
2000 22 1 0 1.000 13.50 7 0 3 0 0 0 9.1 18 14 14 5 7 0 6 0 0 1 52 37 2.679 17.4 4.8 6.8 5.8 0.86 37
2001 23 2 0 1.000 6.80 27 0 10 0 0 0 49.0 52 37 37 7 21 2 30 7 0 3 219 69 1.490 9.6 1.3 3.9 5.5 1.43 69
2002 24 3 0 1.000 5.57 60 0 25 0 0 1 103.1 111 71 64 13 42 2 67 8 0 5 455 82 1.481 9.7 1.1 3.7 5.8 1.60 82
2003 25 3 0 1.000 5.82 63 0 25 0 0 1 106.2 113 76 69 14 43 2 67 10 0 5 470 79 1.463 9.5 1.2 3.6 5.7 1.56 79
2004 26 4 3 .571 5.32 78 14 25 0 0 1 176.0 195 117 104 22 63 7 105 15 0 6 783 84 1.466 10.0 1.1 3.2 5.4 1.67 84
2005 27 4 4 .500 5.46 92 15 27 0 0 1 211.0 244 142 128 28 72 8 120 17 0 6 940 81 1.498 10.4 1.2 3.1 5.1 1.67 81
2006 28 4 4 .500 5.46 92 15 27 0 0 1 211.0 244 142 128 28 72 8 120 17 0 6 940 81 1.498 10.4 1.2 3.1 5.1 1.67 81
2007 29 4 4 .500 5.46 92 15 27 0 0 1 211.0 244 142 128 28 72 8 120 17 0 6 940 81 1.498 10.4 1.2 3.1 5.1 1.67 81
2008 30 5 7 .417 5.43 96 19 27 0 0 1 232.0 269 154 140 31 75 9 132 17 0 8 1027 81 1.483 10.4 1.2 2.9 5.1 1.76 81

Neutralized Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
2000 22 0 1 .000 12.00 9.0 17 13 12 5 7 6 0 2.667 17.0 7.0 6.0 0.86 5.0 7
2001 23 1 3 .250 5.21 38.0 33 24 22 2 14 23 7 1.237 7.8 3.3 5.4 1.64 0.5 20
2002 24 2 3 .400 4.50 52.0 58 29 26 6 21 35 1 1.519 10.0 3.6 6.1 1.67 1.0 33
2003 25 0 0 18.00 3.0 2 7 6 1 1 0 2 1.000 6.0 3.0 0.0 0.00 3.0 3
2004 26 3 4 .429 4.30 69.0 81 37 33 8 20 38 5 1.464 10.6 2.6 5.0 1.90 1.0 15
2005 27 1 2 .333 6.75 32.0 49 27 24 6 9 14 2 1.813 13.8 2.5 3.9 1.56 1.7 14
2008 30 1 1 .500 5.40 20.0 25 13 12 3 3 11 0 1.400 11.3 1.4 5.0 3.67 1.4 4
7 Seasons 8 14 .364 5.45 223.0 265 150 135 31 75 127 17 1.525 10.7 5.1 1.69 1.3 96

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