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Matthew Joyce

Matthew R. Joyce (twitter: @sweetswingin20)

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: August 3, 1984 in Tampa, FL
High School: Armwood HS (Seffner, FL)
School: Florida Southern College (Lakeland, FL)
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 12th round of the 2005 amateur draft.
Signed June 9, 2005. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 5, 2008
Teams (by GP): Rays/Tigers 2008-2012
2012 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$500k (12) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 2.123, Arb Eligible: 2013, Free Agent: 2016 [*],
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All-Star

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
2008 23 DET AL 92 277 242 40 61 16 3 12 33 0 2 31 65 .252 .339 .492 .831 116 119 3 2 0 2 0 79/D
2009 24 TBR AL 11 37 32 3 6 1 0 3 7 1 0 3 7 .188 .270 .500 .770 99 16 0 1 0 1 0 /98D
2010 25 TBR AL 77 261 216 30 52 15 3 10 40 2 2 40 55 .241 .360 .477 .837 132 103 2 2 0 3 2 97D
2011 26 TBR AL 141 522 462 69 128 32 2 19 75 13 1 49 106 .277 .347 .478 .825 132 221 7 4 0 7 9 *97/D AS
2012 27 TBR AL 49 183 153 28 44 6 3 9 28 2 0 24 37 .288 .401 .542 .944 167 83 2 5 1 0 2 *79
5 Yrs 370 1280 1105 170 291 70 11 53 183 18 5 147 270 .263 .353 .490 .844 132 542 14 14 1 13 13
162 Game Avg. 162 560 484 74 127 31 5 23 80 8 2 64 118 .263 .353 .490 .844 132 237 6 6 0 6 6
TBR (4 yrs) 278 1003 863 130 230 54 8 41 150 18 3 116 205 .267 .357 .490 .847 137 423 11 12 1 11 13
DET (1 yr) 92 277 242 40 61 16 3 12 33 0 2 31 65 .252 .339 .492 .831 116 119 3 2 0 2 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 Awards
2008 23 DET AL 92 277 7 -1 1 3 -4 6 0.7 9 15 1.5 .506 .503 1.2 -0.0 12 $ 79/D
2009 24 TBR AL 11 37 0 -0 0 -4 -0 -4 -0.4 1 -3 -0.3 .464 .498 0.1 -0.4 1 $410,400 /98D
2010 25 TBR AL 77 261 9 -2 0 5 -4 8 0.9 9 17 1.7 .511 .505 1.2 0.2 12 $406,000 97D
2011 26 TBR AL 141 522 17 3 1 -4 -6 10 1.2 18 28 2.8 .507 .506 3.2 -1.0 32 $426,500 *97/D AS
2012 27 TBR AL 49 183 14 2 0 3 -2 17 1.7 6 23 2.3 .536 .511 2.1 0.0 20 $ *79
5 Seasons 370 1280 47 2 2 3 -18 36 4.1 43 79 8.0 .510 .505 7.8 -1.3 76 $1,242,900
TBR (4 yrs) 278 1003 40 3 1 0 -13 31 3.4 34 64 6.5 .512 .505 6.6 -1.2 64 $1,242,900
DET (1 yr) 92 277 7 -1 1 3 -4 6 0.7 9 15 1.5 .506 .503 1.2 -0.0 12 $

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
2008 23 DET AL 277 188 41 5.8 107 .293 .252 .270 .339 .339 .492 .425 .831 .763 116 .573 5.3 0.5 .806 .360 .240 .0
2009 24 TBR AL 37 27 5 4.9 106 .130 .188 .265 .270 .334 .500 .425 .770 .759 99 .489 -0.2 -0.0 .808 .438 .313 1.5
2010 25 TBR AL 261 171 40 6.2 96 .273 .241 .254 .360 .321 .477 .399 .837 .720 132 .630 11.0 1.1 .863 .421 .236 3.3
2011 26 TBR AL 522 349 80 6.2 92 .317 .277 .249 .347 .312 .478 .394 .825 .706 132 .628 22.0 2.2 .836 .333 .201 15.4
2012 27 TBR AL 183 112 36 8.6 91 .327 .288 .244 .401 .309 .542 .395 .944 .704 167 .760 14.6 1.4 1.027 .425 .255 3.3
5 Yrs 1280 847 202 6.4 96 .299 .263 .254 .353 .320 .490 .403 .844 .723 132 .635 52.7 5.1 .860 .372 .227 26.9
162 Game Avg. 560 371 88 6.4 96 .299 .263 .254 .353 .320 .490 .403 .844 .723 132 .635 23 2 .860 .372 .227 12
TBR (4 yrs) 1003 659 161 6.6 93 .301 .267 .250 .357 .315 .490 .396 .847 .711 137 .652 47.4 4.6 .875 .375 .224 25.0
DET (1 yr) 277 188 41 5.8 107 .293 .252 .270 .339 .339 .492 .425 .831 .763 116 .574 5.3 0.5 .806 .360 .240 .0

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 25 TBR AL ALDS TEX L 4 9 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 .222 .222 .222 .444 2 0 0 0 0 0
2011 26 TBR AL ALDS TEX L 4 16 15 1 3 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 5 .200 .250 .467 .717 7 0 0 0 0 0
2 Yrs (2 Series) 8 25 24 1 5 1 0 1 4 1 0 1 9 .208 .240 .375 .615 9 0 0 0 0 0
2 ALDS 8 25 24 1 5 1 0 1 4 1 0 1 9 .208 .240 .375 .615 9 0 0 0 0 0

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2011 TBR AL 26 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0

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
2008 23 DET AL 277 4.3% 23.5% 11.2% 11.2% 51% 2.10 3.7 20.2 7.3 0.54 0.71 60% 18% 12.5% 17%
2009 24 TBR AL 37 8.1% 18.9% 8.1% 10.8% 67% 2.33 4.6 10.7 4.6 0.63 0.73 62% 19% 27.3% 31%
2010 25 TBR AL 261 3.8% 21.1% 15.3% 10.7% 54% 1.38 3.9 21.6 5.4 0.49 0.65 59% 19% 10.8% 15%
2011 26 TBR AL 522 3.6% 20.3% 9.4% 10.2% 41% 2.16 4.4 24.3 6.2 0.58 0.70 66% 21% 9.8% 16%
2012 27 TBR AL 183 4.9% 20.2% 13.1% 9.8% 41% 1.54 4.1 17.0 5.5 0.67 0.88 58% 15% 15.0% 13%
5 Yrs 1280 4.1% 21.1% 11.5% 10.5% 46% 1.84 4.1 20.8 6.0 0.57 0.71 62% 19% 11.7% 16%
MLB Averages 2.6% 18.2% 8.5% 7.7% 33% 2.14 4.9 34.8 8.0 0.80 1.08 69% 19% 7.5% 13%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
2008 23 DET AL 4.9 0.5 281 0.7 5.3 -4.6 1.00 0.5 0.2 4.6 0.4 0.96 4.9 1.54 9
2009 24 TBR AL -0.2 -0.0 38 -0.0 0.7 -0.7 1.07 0.0 -0.1 0.7 0.1 0.92 0.3 1.03 2
2010 25 TBR AL 11.0 1.1 268 1.7 5.8 -4.2 1.06 0.8 0.8 16.5 1.6 1.00 11.5 1.11 8
2011 26 TBR AL 22.0 2.2 552 2.1 10.4 -8.4 .99 1.6 0.5 17.7 1.8 1.06 17.9 2.20 14
2012 27 TBR AL 14.6 1.4 190 1.4 4.5 -3.1 1.13 1.2 0.1 13.6 1.4 0.94 13.3 1.44 5
5 Yrs 52.4 5.1 1329 5.8 26.7 -21.0 1.03 4.1 1.6 53.0 5.3 1.01 47.8 1.65 38

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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
2008 23 DET AL 4 0 34% 96 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 44% 14 10 4 2 2 0 7 0 6
2009 24 TBR AL 1 0 0% 6 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 33% 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
2010 25 TBR AL 1 0 24% 73 2 2 50% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 31% 15 11 4 2 1 1 9 4 3
2011 26 TBR AL 3 0 31% 174 13 1 93% 11 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 6 10 61% 20 11 9 8 2 6 16 4 12
2012 27 TBR AL 1 0 30% 59 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 73% 3 1 2 3 1 2 9 1 7
5 Yrs 10 0 29% 408 18 5 78% 16 5 2 0 0 0 4 1 16 33 51% 53 33 20 16 7 9 42 9 28

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
2008 23 DET AL 277 90% 61 5 0 9 1 0 1 1.54 12 0 7 12 0 6 6 0 0 0 56 3 5% 22 9 41% 186 26 14% 19 9 47% 5 3 60% 0
2009 24 TBR AL 37 89% 6 1 0 2 0 0 0 1.03 3 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 0% 3 2 67% 23 4 17% 1 1 100% 2 1 50% 0
2010 25 TBR AL 261 89% 52 1 0 8 3 1 4 1.11 10 2 9 10 0 4 6 0 0 0 41 2 5% 18 7 39% 178 30 17% 13 5 38% 9 6 67% 0
2011 26 TBR AL 522 81% 128 9 0 14 3 0 2 2.20 19 0 13 16 3 11 8 0 0 0 114 7 6% 53 18 34% 378 60 16% 37 16 43% 25 11 44% 0
2012 27 TBR AL 183 72% 44 6 1 5 1 0 0 1.44 9 2 5 7 2 4 5 0 1 1 100% 34 2 6% 14 5 36% 115 19 17% 9 6 67% 6 5 83% 0
5 Yrs 1280 83% 291 22 1 38 8 1 7 1.65 53 4 34 48 5 27 26 0 1 1 100% 249 14 6% 110 41 37% 880 139 16% 79 37 47% 47 26 55% 0
MLB Averages 55% 68% 11% 32% 14% 51% 56%

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
2008 23 DET AL 277 1098 3.96 671 61% 20% 24% 30% 27% 80% 0% 49% 70% 40% 5% 13 0 14% 38 18 11% 30 16 17% 0 0 0
2009 24 TBR AL 37 142 3.84 86 61% 21% 16% 33% 30% 79% 0% 48% 79% 41% 3% 1 0 8% 3 2 5% 2 1 14% 0 0 0
2010 25 TBR AL 262 1094 4.18 620 57% 26% 17% 30% 26% 74% 1% 42% 77% 32% 6% 16 1 17% 44 20 14% 36 18 31% -1 0 0
2011 26 TBR AL 525 2120 4.04 1254 59% 24% 18% 29% 29% 76% 4% 45% 76% 34% 6% 30 1 16% 84 36 10% 55 29 23% -3 0 0
2012 27 TBR AL 183 730 3.99 407 56% 29% 16% 27% 29% 71% 2% 40% 77% 26% 9% 16 3 23% 42 14 9% 17 10 38% 0 0 0
5 Yrs 1284 5184 4.04 3038 59% 24% 19% 29% 28% 76% 2% 45% 75% 34% 6% 76 5 16% 211 90 11% 140 74 25% -4 0 0
MLB Averages 3.81 63% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 79% 27% 5% 15% 9% 25%

Cumulative Batting

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
2008 23 92 277 242 40 61 16 3 12 33 0 2 31 65 .252 .339 .492 .831 116 119 3 2 0 2 0
2009 24 103 314 274 43 67 17 3 15 40 1 2 34 72 .245 .331 .493 .824 114 135 3 3 0 3 0
2010 25 180 575 490 73 119 32 6 25 80 3 4 74 127 .243 .344 .486 .830 122 238 5 5 0 6 2
2011 26 321 1097 952 142 247 64 8 44 155 16 5 123 233 .259 .345 .482 .828 127 459 12 9 0 13 11
2012 27 370 1280 1105 170 291 70 11 53 183 18 5 147 270 .263 .353 .490 .844 132 542 14 14 1 13 13

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

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 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
2008 23 92 275 241 39 60 16 3 12 32 0 30 65 .249 .335 .490 .824 39 92
2009 24 11 37 32 3 6 1 0 3 7 1 3 7 .188 .270 .500 .770 4 11
2010 25 77 266 219 33 55 16 3 11 44 2 42 55 .251 .372 .502 .874 41 77
2011 26 141 537 473 79 139 35 2 21 86 14 53 106 .294 .365 .510 .875 88 141
2012 27 49 189 157 32 48 7 3 10 32 2 26 37 .306 .420 .580 1.000 37 49
5 Yrs 370 1304 1122 186 308 75 11 57 201 19 154 270 .275 .365 .513 .879 209 370
162 Game Avg. 162 571 491 81 135 33 5 25 88 8 67 118 .275 .365 .513 .879 92 370

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 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. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
2011 *

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
2012 AL  2.3 (7th)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
2012 AL  2.3 (5th)

Offensive WAR† s c a p y
2012 AL  2.1 (4th)

On-Base% s c a p y
2012 AL  .401 (5th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
2012 AL  .944 (8th)

Triples s c a p y
2012 AL  3 (1st)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
2012 AL  167 (4th)

Runs Created s c a p y
2012 AL  36 (10th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
2012 AL  15 (7th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
2012 AL  1.4 (7th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
2012 AL  .760 (7th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
2012 AL  5 (4th)

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
2011 AL  9 (10th)

Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)† s c a p y
2012 AL  13.55 (8th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
2012 AL  1.4 (10th)

Base-Out Wins Added (REW)† s c a p y
2012 AL  1.4 (8th)

                                         

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1948-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 1 (743), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 1 (2401), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 4 (1669), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 12 (1389), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  5. Chris Duncan (955)
  6. Butch Nieman (954)
  7. Armando Rios (954)
  8. Brant Brown (953)
  9. Mark Quinn (953)
  10. Billy Conigliaro (951)
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  5. Jay Buhner (964)
  6. Brad Wilkerson (962)
  7. Jody Gerut (961)
  8. Jeffrey Hammonds (961)
  9. Paul O'Neill (958)
  10. Jimmie Hall (957)
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