Matthew Joyce
Matthew R. Joyce
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: August 3, 1984 in Tampa, FL
High School: Armwood (Seffner, 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
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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
2008 23 DET AL 92 277 242 40 61 16 3 12 33 0 2 31 65 .252 .339 .492 .831 115 119 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 96 16 0 1 0 1 0 /98D
2 Seasons 103 314 274 43 67 17 3 15 40 1 2 34 72 .245 .331 .493 .824 113 135 3 3 0 3 0
162 Game Avg. 162 494 431 68 105 27 5 24 63 2 3 53 113 .245 .331 .493 .824 113 212 5 5 0 5 0
TBR (1 yr) 11 37 32 3 6 1 0 3 7 1 0 3 7 .188 .270 .500 .770 96 16 0 1 0 1 0
DET (1 yr) 92 277 242 40 61 16 3 12 33 0 2 31 65 .252 .339 .492 .831 115 119 3 2 0 2 0

Advanced Batting

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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 5.8 108 .293 .252 .272 .339 .340 .492 .426 .831 .767 115 .573 4.9 0.5 .806 .360 .240 .0
2009 24 TBR AL 37 27 5 4.9 109 .130 .188 .268 .270 .338 .500 .431 .770 .769 96 .489 -0.4 -0.0 .808 .438 .313 1.5
2 Seasons 314 215 46 5.7 108 .274 .245 .271 .331 .340 .493 .427 .824 .767 113 .564 4.6 0.4 .807 .369 .248 1.9
162 Game Avg. 494 338 72 5.7 108 .274 .245 .271 .331 .340 .493 .427 .824 .767 113 .564 7 1 .807 .369 .248 3
TBR (1 yr) 37 27 5 4.9 109 .130 .188 .268 .270 .338 .500 .431 .770 .769 96 .489 -0.4 -0.0 .808 .438 .313 1.5
DET (1 yr) 277 188 41 5.8 108 .293 .252 .272 .339 .340 .492 .426 .831 .767 115 .574 4.9 0.5 .806 .360 .240 .0

Ratio Batting*

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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%
2 Seasons 314 4.8% 22.9% 10.8% 11.2% 52% 2.12 3.8 18.3 6.9 0.55 0.72 61% 19% 14.0% 19%
MLB Averages 2.7% 18.0% 8.9% 7.9% 34% 2.02 4.9 32.9 7.8 0.78 1.06 69% 19% 7.8% 13%

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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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
2 Seasons 5 0 32% 102 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 5 42% 15 10 5 3 3 0 8 0 6
MLB Averages 31% 72% 39%

Situational Hitting*

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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 8 1 0 1 1.53 12 0 7 12 0 6 6 0 0 0 56 3 5% 22 9 41% 186 26 14% 19 9 47% 14 7 50% 0
2009 24 TBR AL 37 89% 6 1 0 2 0 0 0 1.01 3 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 0% 3 2 67% 23 4 17% 1 1 100% 1 1 100% 0
2 Seasons 314 90% 67 6 0 10 1 0 1 1.43 15 0 7 15 0 8 7 0 0 0 60 3 5% 25 11 44% 209 30 14% 20 10 50% 15 8 53% 0
MLB Averages 55% 72% 11% 32% 14% 51% 43%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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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 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
2 Seasons 314 1240 3.95 757 61% 20% 23% 30% 27% 80% 0% 49% 71% 40% 4% 14 0 13% 41 20 10% 32 17 17% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.83 62% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 80% 26% 5% 15% 9% 25%

Cumulative Batting

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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 .831 115 119 3 2 0 2 0
2009 24 103 314 274 43 67 17 3 15 40 1 2 34 72 .245 .331 .493 .824 113 135 3 3 0 3 0

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 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
2008 23 92 277 242 39 61 16 3 12 32 0 31 65 .252 .339 .492 .831 40 92
2009 24 11 39 33 3 7 1 0 4 7 1 4 7 .212 .308 .606 .914 5 11
2 Seasons 103 316 275 42 68 17 3 16 39 1 35 72 .247 .335 .505 .841 45 103
162 Game Avg. 162 497 433 66 107 27 5 25 61 2 55 113 .247 .335 .505 .841 71 103

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 11 (1568), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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