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Rick Matula
Richard Carlton Matula
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: November 22, 1953 in Wharton, TX
High School: Wharton (Wharton, TX)
School: Sam Houston State University
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 14th round of the 1976 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 8, 1979
Final Game: June 11, 1981
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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
1979 25 ATL NL 8 10 .444 4.15 28 28 0 1 0 0 171.1 193 90 79 14 64 9 67 3 1 3 754 98 1.500 10.1 0.7 3.4 3.5 1.05
1980 26 ATL NL 11 13 .458 4.58 33 30 2 3 1 0 176.2 195 100 90 17 60 9 62 0 3 3 761 81 1.443 9.9 0.9 3.1 3.2 1.03
1981 27 ATL NL 0 0 6.43 5 0 2 0 0 0 7.0 8 5 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 56 1.429 10.3 1.3 2.6 0.0 0.00
3 Seasons 19 23 .452 4.41 66 58 4 4 1 0 355.0 396 195 174 32 126 18 129 3 4 6 1545 88 1.470 10.0 0.8 3.2 3.3 1.02
162 Game Avg. 10 13 .452 4.41 36 32 2 2 1 0 195 217 107 95 18 69 10 71 2 2 3 847 88 1.470 10.0 0.8 3.2 3.3 1.02

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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
1979 25 ATL NL 28 60 53 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23 .094 .111 .094 .205 -45 5 2 0 6 0 0 1
1980 26 ATL NL 33 64 57 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 25 .105 .136 .105 .241 -32 6 0 0 5 0 0 1
1981 27 ATL NL 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
3 Seasons 66 125 111 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 48 .099 .123 .099 .222 -39 11 2 0 11 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 307 272 2 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 118 .099 .123 .099 .222 -39 27 5 0 27 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1979 ATL NL 25 P 28 28 171.1 38 15 23 0 6 1.000 2.00 1.36 .947 1.80 0.66
1980 ATL NL 26 P 33 30 176.2 49 20 28 1 5 .980 2.45 1.45 .951 1.91 0.69
1981 ATL NL 27 P 5 0 7.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.57 0.40 .950 1.93 0.68
3 Seasons P 66 58 355.0 89 36 52 1 11 .989 2.23 1.33 .949 1.86 0.68
3 Seasons TOT 66 58 355.0 89 36 52 1 11 .989 2.23 1.33 .938 1.86 0.68

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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1980 NL  13 (9th)

                                         

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 6, 1972: Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 16th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 8, 1976: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 14th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

March 29, 1982: Released by the Atlanta Braves.

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