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Matt Karchner

Matthew Dean Karchner

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 245 lb.

Born: June 28, 1967 in Berwick, PA
High School: Berwick (Berwick, PA)
School: Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 8th round of the 1989 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 18, 1995
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Cubs 1995-2000

Final Game: June 14, 2000
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

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
1989	22	KCR-min	A-	1	1	.500	3.90	8	5	0	0	0	0	30.0	30	19	13	1	8	0	25	5	0	7			1.267	9.0	0.3	2.4	7.5	3.13	EUG · NORW
1990	23	KCR-min	A	2	7	.222	4.82	27	11	5	1	0	0	71.0	70	42	38	3	31	2	58	6	1	4			1.423	8.9	0.4	3.9	7.4	1.87	APP · MIDW
1991	24	KCR-min	A+	6	3	.667	1.97	38	0	16	0	0	5	73.0	49	28	16	1	25	3	65	5	1	7	295		1.014	6.0	0.1	3.1	8.0	2.60	BBC · FLOR
1992	25	KCR-min	AA	8	8	.500	4.47	33	18	2	2	0	1	141.0	161	83	70	5	35	0	88	11	1	8	606		1.390	10.3	0.3	2.2	5.6	2.51	MEM · SOUL
1993	26	KCR-min	AA	3	2	.600	4.20	6	5	1	0	0	0	30.0	34	16	14	2	4	0	14	4	0	1	126		1.267	10.2	0.6	1.2	4.2	3.50	MEM · SOUL
1994	27	CHW-min	AA,AAA	9	4	.692	1.30	56	0	44	0	0	8	69.1	54	15	10	0	21	3	48	3	0	6	278		1.082	7.0	0.0	2.7	6.2	2.29	BIR,NVL · SOUL,AA
1995	28	CHW-min	AAA	3	3	.500	1.45	28	0	21	0	0	9	37.1	39	7	6	3	10	5	29	0	0	2	156		1.312	9.4	0.7	2.4	7.0	2.90	NVL · AA
1995	28	CHW	AL	4	2	.667	1.69	31	0	10	0	0	0	32.0	33	8	6	2	12	2	24	1	0	1	137	269	1.406	9.3	0.6	3.4	6.8	2.00
1996	29	CHW-min	AAA	0	0		0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		NVL · AA
1996	29	CHW	AL	7	4	.636	5.76	50	0	13	0	0	1	59.1	61	42	38	10	41	8	46	2	0	4	278	83	1.719	9.3	1.5	6.2	7.0	1.12
1997	30	CHW-min	AAA	2	1	.667	1.93	13	0	8	0	0	3	18.2	12	5	4	1	6	0	11	1	0	1	78		0.964	5.8	0.5	2.9	5.3	1.83	NVL · AA
1997	30	CHW	AL	3	1	.750	2.91	52	0	25	0	0	15	52.2	50	18	17	4	26	4	30	0	0	6	224	152	1.443	8.5	0.7	4.4	5.1	1.15
1998	31	TOT	MLB	5	5	.500	5.15	61	0	26	0	0	11	64.2	63	39	37	8	33	8	52	7	0	1	299	88	1.485	8.8	1.1	4.6	7.2	1.58
1998	31	CHW	AL	2	4	.333	5.15	32	0	23	0	0	11	36.2	33	21	21	2	19	6	30	5	0	0	167	89	1.418	8.1	0.5	4.7	7.4	1.58
1998	31	CHC	NL	3	1	.750	5.14	29	0	3	0	0	0	28.0	30	18	16	6	14	2	22	2	0	1	132	86	1.571	9.6	1.9	4.5	7.1	1.57
1999	32	CHC-min	AAA	0	0		6.35	5	1	0	0	0	0	5.2	6	4	4	1	1	0	6	1	0	0	24		1.235	9.5	1.6	1.6	9.5	6.00	IWA · PCL
1999	32	CHC	NL	1	0	1.000	2.50	16	0	2	0	0	0	18.0	16	5	5	3	9	0	9	2	0	1	80	182	1.389	8.0	1.5	4.5	4.5	1.00
2000	33	CHC-min	AAA	2	1	.667	4.01	20	1	5	0	0	2	42.2	46	23	19	2	12	1	35	2	0	2	184		1.359	9.7	0.4	2.5	7.4	2.92	IWA · PCL
2000	33	CHC	NL	1	1	.500	6.14	13	0	5	0	0	0	14.2	19	11	10	3	11	0	5	0	0	2	75	76	2.045	11.7	1.8	6.8	3.1	0.45
6 Seasons				21	13	.618	4.21	223	0	81	0	0	27	241.1	242	123	113	30	132	22	166	12	0	15	1093	109	1.550	9.0	1.1	4.9	6.2	1.26
162 Game Avg.				6	4	.618	4.21	68	0	25	0	0	8	74	74	38	34	9	40	7	51	4	0	5	333	109	1.550	9.0	1.1	4.9	6.2	1.26

CHW (4 yrs)				16	11	.593	4.08	165	0	71	0	0	27	180.2	177	89	82	18	98	20	130	8	0	11	806	112	1.522	8.8	0.9	4.9	6.5	1.33
CHC (3 yrs)				5	2	.714	4.60	58	0	10	0	0	0	60.2	65	34	31	12	34	2	36	4	0	4	287	98	1.632	9.6	1.8	5.0	5.3	1.06

AL (4 yrs)			AL	16	11	.593	4.08	165	0	71	0	0	27	180.2	177	89	82	18	98	20	130	8	0	11	806	112	1.522	8.8	0.9	4.9	6.5	1.33
NL (3 yrs)			NL	5	2	.714	4.60	58	0	10	0	0	0	60.2	65	34	31	12	34	2	36	4	0	4	287	98	1.632	9.6	1.8	5.0	5.3	1.06

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary
1995	28	CHW	AL	32.0	0	8	21	0	1.6	13	1.4	$
1996	29	CHW	AL	59.1	0	42	42	-1	1.5	0	-0.7	$135,000
1997	30	CHW	AL	52.2	0	18	35	-1	1.4	17	1.5	$200,000
1998	31	CHW	AL	36.2	0	21	24	0	2.0	3	0.0	$300,000
1998	31	CHC	NL	28.0	0	18	19	0	1.3	1	-0.2	$
1999	32	CHC	NL	18.0	0	5	12	0	.7	7	0.5	$776,000
2000	33	CHC	NL	14.2	0	11	10	0	1.0	-1	-0.2	$776,000
6 Seasons				241.1	0	123	163	-2	1.5	40	2.3	$2,187,000

CHW (4 yrs)				180.2	0	89	122	-2	1.6	33	2.2	$635,000
CHC (3 yrs)				60.2	0	34	41	0	1.0	7	0.1	$1,552,000

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Series	Rslt	Opp	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
1998	31	CHC	NL	NLDS	L	ATL	0	0		13.50	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	1.500	13.5	13.5	0.0	13.5
1 NLDS							0	0		13.50	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	1.500	13.5	13.5	0.0	13.5

Standard Batting

More Stats

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1989	22	KCR-min	A-	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	EUG · NORW
1990	23	KCR-min	A	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0	0	APP · MIDW
1991	24	KCR-min	A+	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	BBC · FLOR
1992	25	KCR-min	AA	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	MEM · SOUL
1993	26	KCR-min	AA	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	MEM · SOUL
1994	27	CHW-min	AA,AAA	56	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	BIR,NVL · SOUL,AA
1995	28	CHW-min	AAA	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	NVL · AA
1995	28	CHW	AL	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1996	29	CHW-min	AAA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	NVL · AA
1996	29	CHW	AL	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1997	30	CHW-min	AAA	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	NVL · AA
1997	30	CHW	AL	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1998	31	TOT	MLB	61	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1998	31	CHW	AL	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1998	31	CHC	NL	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1999	32	CHC-min	AAA	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	IWA · PCL
1999	32	CHC	NL	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2000	33	CHC-min	AAA	20	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	IWA · PCL
2000	33	CHC	NL	13	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1.000			0	0	0	1	0	0	1
6 Seasons				223	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1.000			0	0	0	1	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1.000			0	0	0	1	0	0

CHW (4 yrs)				165	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
CHC (3 yrs)				58	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1.000			0	0	0	1	0	0

AL (4 yrs)				165	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
NL (3 yrs)				58	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1.000			0	0	0	1	0	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
2000	33	CHC	NL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$776,000	1
1 Season				2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$776,000

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
1998	31	CHC	NL	NLDS	ATL	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0
1 NLDS							1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0

Standard Fielding

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%
1995	CHW	AL	28	P	31	32.0	9	6	3	0	2	1.000	2.53	0.29	.960	1.80	1.77	2	2	50%
1996	CHW	AL	29	P	50	59.1	9	4	3	2	1	.778	1.06	0.14	.960	1.77	1.76	3	1	25%
1997	CHW	AL	30	P	52	52.2	8	2	6	0	2	1.000	1.37	0.15	.955	1.71	1.69	7	2	22%
1998	TOT	MLB	31	P	61	64.2	14	3	11	0	0	1.000	1.95	0.23	.959	1.82	1.80	10	1	9%
1998	CHW	AL	31	P	32	36.2	8	2	6	0	0	1.000	1.96	0.25	.958	1.79	1.76	6	0	0%
1998	CHC	NL	31	P	29	28.0	6	1	5	0	0	1.000	1.93	0.21	.962	1.86	1.84	4	1	20%
1999	CHC	NL	32	P	16	18.0	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	1.00	0.13	.950	1.70	1.71	1	0	0%
2000	CHC	NL	33	P	13	14.2	5	2	3	0	0	1.000	3.07	0.38	.962	1.72	1.72	4	1	20%
	6 Seasons			P	223	241.1	47	18	27	2	5	.957	1.68	0.20	.959	1.77	1.75	27	7	21%
	6 Seasons			TOT	223	241.1	47	18	27	2	5	.957	1.68	0.20	.959	1.77	1.75	27	7	21%

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Fielding % as P s c a p y 1998 AL 1.000 (1st)

Fielding % as P s c a p y
1998 AL 1.000 (1st)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame Monitor

Pitching - 1 (1948), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores

Similar Pitchers

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Transactions

June 5, 1989: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 8th round of the 1989 amateur draft.
December 9, 1991: Drafted by the Montreal Expos from the Kansas City Royals in the 1991 rule 5 draft.
April 4, 1992: Returned (earlier draft pick) by the Montreal Expos to the Kansas City Royals.
December 13, 1993: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox from the Kansas City Royals in the 1993 minor league draft.
July 29, 1998: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Chicago Cubs for Jon Garland.
September 5, 2000: Released by the Chicago Cubs.

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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
1992	25	Montreal Expos	$109,000	1996 Joint Exhibit 1

1996	29	Chicago White Sox	$135,000	1997 Joint Exhibit 1
1997	30	Chicago White Sox	$200,000	1997 postseason AP survey
1998	31	Chicago White Sox	$300,000	4/3/98 USA Today
1999	32	Chicago Cubs	$776,000	4/6/99 USA Today
2000	33	Chicago Cubs	$776,000	4/5/00 AP

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$2,296,000

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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