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Matt Lawton
Matthew (III) Lawton
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: November 30, 1971 in Gulfport, MS
Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 13th round of the 1991 amateur draft.
Signed August 12, 1991. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 5, 1995
Final Game: May 16, 2006
Relatives: Brother of Marcus Lawton
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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
1995 23 MIN AL 21 70 60 11 19 4 1 1 12 1 1 7 11 .317 .414 .467 .881 129 28 1 3 0 0 0 8/9D7
1996 24 MIN AL 79 286 252 34 65 7 1 6 42 4 4 28 28 .258 .339 .365 .704 78 92 6 4 0 2 1 98/D7
1997 25 MIN AL 142 548 460 74 114 29 3 14 60 7 4 76 81 .248 .366 .415 .781 103 191 7 10 1 1 3 *978
1998 26 MIN AL 152 662 557 91 155 36 6 21 77 16 8 86 64 .278 .387 .478 .864 123 266 10 15 0 4 6 *987
1999 27 MIN AL 118 476 406 58 105 18 0 7 54 26 4 57 42 .259 .353 .355 .708 80 144 11 6 0 7 7 *97/8D
2000 28 MIN AL 156 664 561 84 171 44 2 13 88 23 7 91 63 .305 .405 .460 .865 116 258 10 7 0 5 8 *97/D8 AS
2001 29 TOT MLB 151 657 559 95 155 36 1 13 64 29 8 85 80 .277 .382 .415 .797 110 232 16 11 0 2 6 *9/D
2001 29 MIN AL 103 444 376 71 110 25 0 10 51 19 6 63 46 .293 .396 .439 .835 119 165 14 3 0 2 6 9/D
2001 29 NYM NL 48 213 183 24 45 11 1 3 13 10 2 22 34 .246 .352 .366 .718 90 67 2 8 0 0 0 9
2002 30 CLE AL 114 484 416 71 98 19 2 15 57 8 9 59 34 .236 .342 .399 .741 99 166 13 8 1 0 0 97/D
2003 31 CLE AL 99 429 374 57 93 19 0 15 53 10 3 47 47 .249 .343 .420 .762 104 157 8 7 0 1 0 7D9
2004 32 CLE AL 150 680 591 109 164 25 0 20 70 23 9 74 84 .277 .366 .421 .787 111 249 21 11 0 4 3 *79/D AS
2005 33 TOT MLB 141 585 500 67 127 30 1 13 53 18 9 69 77 .254 .356 .396 .752 98 198 10 12 0 4 0 *97
2005 33 TOT NL 120 528 452 61 121 30 1 11 49 17 9 62 69 .268 .366 .412 .777 104 186 10 10 0 4 0 *97
2005 33 PIT NL 101 445 374 53 102 28 1 10 44 16 9 58 61 .273 .380 .433 .813 114 162 7 9 0 4 0 9
2005 33 CHC NL 19 83 78 8 19 2 0 1 5 1 0 4 8 .244 .289 .308 .597 55 24 3 1 0 0 0 7/9
2005 33 NYY AL 21 57 48 6 6 0 0 2 4 1 0 7 8 .125 .263 .250 .513 39 12 0 2 0 0 0 9/7
2006 34 SEA AL 11 29 27 5 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 .259 .310 .259 .570 52 7 0 0 0 0 0 /89D7
12 Seasons 1334 5570 4763 756 1273 267 17 138 631 165 66 681 613 .267 .368 .417 .785 105 1988 113 94 2 30 34
162 Game Avg. 162 676 578 92 155 32 2 17 77 20 8 83 74 .267 .368 .417 .785 105 241 14 11 0 4 4
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
MIN (7 yrs) 771 3150 2672 423 739 163 13 72 384 96 34 408 335 .277 .379 .428 .808 107 1144 59 48 1 21 31
CLE (3 yrs) 363 1593 1381 237 355 63 2 50 180 41 21 180 165 .257 .352 .414 .767 105 572 42 26 1 5 3
NYM (1 yr) 48 213 183 24 45 11 1 3 13 10 2 22 34 .246 .352 .366 .718 90 67 2 8 0 0 0
PIT (1 yr) 101 445 374 53 102 28 1 10 44 16 9 58 61 .273 .380 .433 .813 114 162 7 9 0 4 0
CHC (1 yr) 19 83 78 8 19 2 0 1 5 1 0 4 8 .244 .289 .308 .597 55 24 3 1 0 0 0
SEA (1 yr) 11 29 27 5 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 .259 .310 .259 .570 52 7 0 0 0 0 0
NYY (1 yr) 21 57 48 6 6 0 0 2 4 1 0 7 8 .125 .263 .250 .513 39 12 0 2 0 0 0
AL (12 yrs) 1166 4829 4128 671 1107 226 15 124 569 138 55 597 510 .268 .369 .420 .789 105 1735 101 76 2 26 34
NL (2 yrs) 168 741 635 85 166 41 2 14 62 27 11 84 103 .261 .362 .398 .760 100 253 12 18 0 4 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1995 MIN AL 23 OF 19 14 137.1 36 34 1 1 0 .972 -0.7 -6.1 -1.7 -1.8 0.1 1 2.29 1.84 .983 2.33 1.99
1995 MIN AL 23 CF 12 10 90.2 24 23 0 1 0 .958 -0.2 -2.6 -1.2 -1.0 -0.2 1 2.28 1.92 .987 2.73 2.38
1995 MIN AL 23 RF 8 4 44.2 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -16.1 -0.6 -0.8 0.2 0 1.81 1.13 .978 2.06 1.62
1995 MIN AL 23 DH 1
1995 MIN AL 23 LF 1 0 2.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 0.1 60.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 13.50 3.00 .967 2.25 1.80
1996 MIN AL 24 OF 75 65 590.0 203 196 4 3 1 .985 4.3 8.7 3.3 -0.7 4.0 1 3.05 2.67 .983 2.37 2.02
1996 MIN AL 24 RF 60 51 464.0 153 147 3 3 0 .980 4.8 12.4 2.8 -0.2 3.0 2 2.91 2.50 .979 2.17 1.72
1996 MIN AL 24 CF 18 14 124.0 50 49 1 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -4.8 0.5 -0.5 1.0 -1 3.63 2.78 .990 2.78 2.35
1996 MIN AL 24 DH 1
1996 MIN AL 24 LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.80
1997 MIN AL 25 OF 138 126 1124.0 294 278 9 7 3 .976 -11.5 -12.3 -12.5 -9.3 -3.2 1 2.30 2.08 .982 2.32 2.02
1997 MIN AL 25 RF 67 58 514.1 135 129 4 2 1 .985 -0.3 -0.7 -1.3 -3.6 2.3 1 2.33 1.99 .978 2.18 1.79
1997 MIN AL 25 LF 58 51 460.1 115 108 5 2 2 .983 -10.8 -28.2 -10.8 -5.0 -5.8 0 2.21 1.95 .979 2.06 1.71
1997 MIN AL 25 CF 23 17 149.1 46 43 0 3 0 .935 -0.4 -3.2 -0.4 -0.7 0.3 0 2.59 1.87 .989 2.71 2.31
1998 MIN AL 26 OF 151 147 1320.0 416 400 12 4 5 .990 -6.2 -5.6 -3.2 9.1 -12.3 -3 2.81 2.73 .985 2.31 2.02
1998 MIN AL 26 RF 100 96 855.0 275 263 9 3 3 .989 6.7 9.4 8.7 12.1 -3.4 -2 2.86 2.72 .983 2.14 1.81
1998 MIN AL 26 CF 47 40 365.0 116 113 2 1 2 .991 -10.0 -32.9 -9.0 -1.2 -7.8 -1 2.84 2.45 .987 2.69 2.36
1998 MIN AL 26 LF 12 11 100.0 22 22 0 0 0 1.000 -2.9 -34.8 -2.9 -1.8 -1.1 0 1.98 1.83 .986 2.10 1.74
1999 MIN AL 27 OF 109 103 901.1 220 213 3 4 0 .982 -0.5 -0.7 0.5 5.5 -5.0 -1 2.16 1.98 .984 2.30 2.03
1999 MIN AL 27 RF 103 96 830.1 199 192 3 4 0 .980 -2.0 -2.9 -1.0 4.3 -5.3 -1 2.11 1.89 .982 2.11 1.82
1999 MIN AL 27 LF 10 5 51.0 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -4.7 -0.2 0.3 -0.5 0 2.47 1.40 .986 2.08 1.73
1999 MIN AL 27 CF 6 2 20.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.7 102.0 1.7 0.9 0.8 0 3.15 1.17 .986 2.70 2.37
1999 MIN AL 27 DH 6
2000 MIN AL 28 OF 143 141 1209.0 290 281 4 5 1 .983 -10.5 -10.4 -8.5 -2.7 -5.7 -2 2.12 1.99 .985 2.36 2.02 AS
2000 MIN AL 28 RF 83 76 647.0 168 163 2 3 0 .982 -4.4 -8.2 -3.4 -4.4 1.0 -1 2.30 1.99 .983 2.16 1.76 AS
2000 MIN AL 28 LF 67 62 541.0 110 107 2 1 1 .991 -5.5 -12.2 -5.5 1.1 -6.5 0 1.81 1.63 .985 2.16 1.76 AS
2000 MIN AL 28 DH 9 AS
2000 MIN AL 28 CF 3 3 21.0 8 7 0 1 0 .875 -0.6 -34.3 0.4 0.6 -0.2 -1 3.00 2.33 .988 2.74 2.43 AS
2001 TOT MLB 29 OF 142 136 1210.4 296 289 3 4 2 .986 -0.3 -0.3 2.7 4.6 -1.9 -3 2.17 2.06 .983 2.27 1.96
2001 TOT MLB 29 RF 142 136 1210.4 296 289 3 4 2 .986 -0.3 -0.3 2.7 4.6 -1.9 -3 2.17 2.06 .981 2.10 1.79
2001 MIN AL 29 OF 94 90 799.2 199 193 2 4 2 .980 -1.2 -1.8 -1.2 2.0 -3.2 0 2.19 2.07 .984 2.30 2.01
2001 MIN AL 29 RF 94 90 799.2 199 193 2 4 2 .980 -1.2 -1.8 -1.2 2.0 -3.2 0 2.19 2.07 .982 2.09 1.82
2001 MIN AL 29 DH 7
2001 NYM NL 29 OF 48 46 410.2 97 96 1 0 0 1.000 0.9 2.6 3.9 2.6 1.3 -3 2.13 2.02 .981 2.20 1.86
2001 NYM NL 29 RF 48 46 410.2 97 96 1 0 0 1.000 0.9 2.6 3.9 2.6 1.3 -3 2.13 2.02 .980 2.11 1.73
2002 CLE AL 30 OF 108 107 902.0 241 229 6 6 2 .975 -1.7 -2.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 -2 2.34 2.18 .985 2.35 2.05
2002 CLE AL 30 RF 85 84 699.1 195 184 5 6 2 .969 -2.3 -3.9 -0.3 -0.6 0.3 -2 2.43 2.22 .982 2.12 1.82
2002 CLE AL 30 LF 23 23 202.2 47 45 2 0 0 1.000 0.6 3.6 0.6 0.9 -0.3 0 2.09 2.04 .983 2.14 1.74
2002 CLE AL 30 DH 3
2003 CLE AL 31 OF 74 73 643.0 138 133 4 1 0 .993 -5.6 -10.5 -5.6 -2.8 -2.8 0 1.92 1.85 .985 2.35 2.08
2003 CLE AL 31 LF 62 61 532.2 120 116 3 1 0 .992 -4.3 -9.7 -4.3 -1.8 -2.5 0 2.01 1.92 .985 2.17 1.84
2003 CLE AL 31 DH 21
2003 CLE AL 31 RF 13 12 110.1 18 17 1 0 0 1.000 -1.3 -14.1 -1.3 -1.0 -0.3 0 1.47 1.38 .978 2.11 1.79
2004 CLE AL 32 OF 143 142 1238.1 279 266 9 4 3 .986 -5.3 -5.1 -2.3 -3.4 1.1 -3 2.00 1.92 .985 2.30 2.05 AS
2004 CLE AL 32 LF 124 124 1070.2 241 231 7 3 2 .988 -5.6 -6.3 -1.6 -3.9 2.3 -4 2.00 1.92 .983 2.04 1.73 AS
2004 CLE AL 32 RF 19 18 167.2 38 35 2 1 1 .974 0.3 2.1 -0.7 0.5 -1.2 1 1.99 1.95 .984 2.22 1.92 AS
2004 CLE AL 32 DH 3 AS
2005 TOT MLB 33 OF 136 131 1137.4 277 270 4 3 2 .989 -9.6 -10.1 -13.6 -4.0 -9.6 4 2.17 2.01 .984 2.20 1.89
2005 TOT MLB 33 RF 113 109 953.1 236 230 4 2 1 .992 -8.6 -10.8 -13.6 -4.0 -9.6 5 2.21 2.07 .980 2.10 1.76
2005 TOT MLB 33 LF 26 22 184.1 41 40 0 1 0 .976 -1.0 -6.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 -1 1.95 1.54 .985 1.98 1.60
2005 TOT NL 33 OF 117 117 1000.4 245 239 4 2 2 .992 -7.3 -8.8 -10.3 -2.6 -7.7 3 2.19 2.08 .984 2.19 1.86
2005 TOT NL 33 RF 101 100 860.4 215 210 4 1 1 .995 -5.8 -8.1 -9.8 -3.1 -6.7 4 2.24 2.12 .980 2.10 1.75
2005 PIT NL 33 OF 98 98 841.2 211 206 4 1 2 .995 -5.1 -7.3 -9.1 -2.2 -6.9 4 2.25 2.14 .984 2.19 1.86
2005 PIT NL 33 RF 98 98 841.2 211 206 4 1 1 .995 -5.1 -7.3 -9.1 -2.2 -6.9 4 2.25 2.14 .980 2.10 1.75
2005 CHC NL 33 OF 19 19 158.2 34 33 0 1 0 .971 -2.2 -16.6 -1.2 -0.4 -0.8 -1 1.87 1.74 .985 2.19 1.86
2005 CHC NL 33 LF 18 17 140.0 30 29 0 1 0 .967 -1.5 -12.9 -0.5 0.5 -1.0 -1 1.86 1.61 .983 1.94 1.52
2005 CHC NL 33 RF 3 2 18.2 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -45.0 -0.7 -0.9 0.2 0 1.93 1.33 .975 2.12 1.73
2005 NYY AL 33 OF 19 14 137.0 32 31 0 1 0 .969 -2.3 -20.1 -3.3 -1.4 -1.9 1 2.04 1.63 .988 2.30 2.05
2005 NYY AL 33 RF 12 9 92.2 21 20 0 1 0 .952 -2.8 -36.3 -3.8 -0.9 -2.9 1 1.94 1.67 .981 2.12 1.83
2005 NYY AL 33 LF 8 5 44.1 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 13.5 0.5 -0.5 1.0 0 2.23 1.38 .991 2.09 1.79
2006 SEA AL 34 OF 7 6 49.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 -1.3 0 2.02 1.57 .982 2.30 1.99
2006 SEA AL 34 CF 5 5 35.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -3.4 -0.1 1.3 -1.4 0 2.57 2.00 .990 2.65 2.28
2006 SEA AL 34 RF 2 0 5.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 24.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 1.80 0.50 1.000 2.16 1.85
2006 SEA AL 34 DH 1
2006 SEA AL 34 LF 1 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.10 1.70
12 Seasons OF 1245 1191 10461.2 2701 2600 59 42 19 .984 -47.6 -5.5 -40.6 -3.9 -36.6 -7 2.29 2.14 .984 2.31 2.01
12 Seasons RF 795 740 6501.0 1723 1659 36 28 10 .984 -7.9 -1.5 -7.9 6.9 -14.8 0 2.35 2.13 .981 2.13 1.79
11 Seasons LF 385 360 3155.2 713 685 20 8 5 .989 -29.6 -11.3 -24.6 -10.2 -14.3 -5 2.01 1.83 .983 2.09 1.74
7 Seasons CF 114 91 805.0 261 252 3 6 2 .977 -10.1 -15.1 -8.1 -0.6 -7.5 -2 2.85 2.24 .988 2.71 2.35
9 Seasons DH 52
12 Seasons TOT 1294 1191 10461.2 2697 2596 59 42 17 .984 -47.6 -5.5 -40.6 -3.9 -36.6 -7 2.28 2.05 .967 2.16 1.82
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
2000 *
2004 *

On-Base% s c a p y
1998 AL  .387 (10th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
2004 AL  109 (8th)

Doubles s c a p y
2000 AL  44 (5th)

Triples s c a p y
1998 AL  6 (10th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1998 AL  86 (9th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
2004 AL  23 (6th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1997 AL  10 (9th)
1998 AL  15 (4th)
Career  94 (80th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
2004 AL  21 (5th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
2002 AL  9 (9th)
2004 AL  9 (10th)
2005 NL  9 (10th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
2004 AL  21.4 (6th)
Career  150.3 (164th)

AB per SO s c a p y
2000 AL  8.9 (10th)

Outs Made s c a p y
2004 AL  461 (10th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 10 (1373), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 14 (959), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 17 (986), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 3, 1991: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 13th round of the 1991 amateur draft. Player signed August 12, 1991.

July 30, 2001: Traded by the Minnesota Twins to the New York Mets for Rick Reed.

December 11, 2001: Traded by the New York Mets with players to be named later, Alex Escobar and Jerrod Riggan to the Cleveland Indians for Danny Peoples (minors), Roberto Alomar and Mike Bacsik. The New York Mets sent Earl Snyder (December 13, 2001) and Billy Traber (December 13, 2001) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

December 11, 2004: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Arthur Rhodes.

July 31, 2005: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Chicago Cubs for Jody Gerut and cash.

August 27, 2005: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the New York Yankees for Justin Berg.

October 27, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

January 11, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.

May 30, 2006: Released by the Seattle Mariners.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1995Minnesota Twins$109,000
1996Minnesota Twins$115,000
1997Minnesota Twins$150,000
1998Minnesota Twins$215,000
1999Minnesota Twins$1,700,000
2000Minnesota Twins$2,000,000
2001Minnesota Twins$3,900,000
2002Cleveland Indians$5,250,000
2003Cleveland Indians$6,750,000
2004Cleveland Indians$7,250,000
2005Pittsburgh Pirates$7,750,000
2006Seattle Mariners$400,000
Career (may be incomplete)$35,589,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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