Len Matuszek
Leonard James Matuszek
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: September 27, 1954 in Toledo, OH
High School: Moeller (Cincinnati, OH)
School: University of Toledo
Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 5th round of the 1976 amateur draft.
Signed June 14, 1976. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 3, 1981
Final Game: April 30, 1987
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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
1981 26 PHI NL 13 14 11 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 .273 .429 .364 .792 124 4 0 0 0 0 1 /35
1982 27 PHI NL 25 42 39 1 3 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 10 .077 .119 .103 .222 -38 4 3 1 0 1 0 /53
1983 28 PHI NL 28 87 80 12 22 6 1 4 16 0 1 4 14 .275 .306 .525 .831 128 42 1 0 2 1 1 3
1984 29 PHI NL 101 309 262 40 65 17 1 12 43 4 3 39 54 .248 .350 .458 .808 124 120 7 4 0 4 4 3/7
1985 30 TOT MLB 105 242 214 33 46 8 3 5 28 2 2 19 38 .215 .274 .350 .624 70 75 5 1 1 7 2 D73/5
1985 30 TOR AL 62 166 151 23 32 6 2 2 15 2 1 11 24 .212 .259 .318 .577 55 48 5 0 0 4 0 D/3
1985 30 LAD NL 43 76 63 10 14 2 1 3 13 0 1 8 14 .222 .307 .429 .735 107 27 0 1 1 3 2 73/5
1986 31 LAD NL 91 222 199 26 52 7 0 9 28 2 2 21 47 .261 .333 .432 .765 117 86 3 1 0 1 1 73/9
1987 32 LAD NL 16 16 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .067 .125 .067 .192 -47 1 0 0 0 0 0 /3
7 Seasons 379 932 820 113 192 40 5 30 119 8 10 88 168 .234 .309 .405 .714 98 332 19 7 3 14 9
162 Game Avg. 162 398 351 48 82 17 2 13 51 3 4 38 72 .234 .309 .405 .714 98 142 8 3 1 6 4
PHI (4 yrs) 167 452 392 54 93 25 2 16 63 4 6 47 79 .237 .322 .434 .756 109 170 11 5 2 6 6
LAD (3 yrs) 150 314 277 36 67 9 1 12 41 2 3 30 65 .242 .316 .412 .728 105 114 3 2 1 4 3
TOR (1 yr) 62 166 151 23 32 6 2 2 15 2 1 11 24 .212 .259 .318 .577 55 48 5 0 0 4 0
NL (7 yrs) 317 766 669 90 160 34 3 28 104 6 9 77 144 .239 .320 .425 .744 108 284 14 7 3 10 9
AL (1 yr) 62 166 151 23 32 6 2 2 15 2 1 11 24 .212 .259 .318 .577 55 48 5 0 0 4 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
1981 26 PHI NL 14 9 2 6.0 95 .300 .273 .267 .429 .333 .364 .383 .792 .716 124 .667 0.6 0.1 .667 .273 .091
1982 27 PHI NL 42 41 0 0.0 97 .100 .077 .269 .119 .333 .103 .391 .222 .723 -38 .000 -7.4 -0.8 .125 .026 .026
1983 28 PHI NL 87 63 12 5.1 96 .286 .275 .262 .306 .330 .525 .388 .831 .719 128 .585 2.5 0.3 .750 .288 .250 .0
1984 29 PHI NL 309 211 43 5.5 95 .265 .248 .266 .350 .331 .458 .386 .808 .717 124 .621 9.6 1.0 .792 .363 .210 6.0
1985 30 TOT MLB 242 183 21 3.1 99 .230 .215 .263 .274 .330 .350 .404 .624 .733 70 .336 -9.0 -0.9 .543 .224 .136 2.9
1985 30 TOR AL 166 129 12 2.5 102 .233 .212 .266 .259 .332 .318 .413 .577 .745 55 .246 -9.7 -1.0 .480 .185 .106 2.0
1985 30 LAD NL 76 54 9 4.5 92 .224 .222 .257 .307 .324 .429 .382 .735 .706 107 .530 0.7 0.1 .700 .317 .206 .0
1986 31 LAD NL 222 153 29 5.1 92 .299 .261 .253 .333 .322 .432 .382 .765 .704 117 .577 4.3 0.4 .711 .276 .171 3.3
1987 32 LAD NL 16 14 0 0.0 104 .091 .067 .267 .125 .336 .067 .415 .192 .751 -47 .000 -3.2 -0.3 .143 .067 .000
7 Seasons 932 674 107 4.3 96 .255 .234 .262 .309 .329 .405 .391 .714 .719 98 .496 -2.5 -0.2 .647 .276 .171 12.6
162 Game Avg. 398 288 46 4.3 96 .255 .234 .262 .309 .329 .405 .391 .714 .719 98 .496 -2.5 -0.2 .647 .276 .171 5
PHI (4 yrs) 452 324 57 4.7 96 .254 .237 .265 .322 .331 .434 .387 .756 .718 109 .555 5.4 0.5 .696 .311 .196 6.4
LAD (3 yrs) 314 221 38 4.6 92 .270 .242 .255 .316 .323 .412 .384 .728 .707 105 .534 1.8 0.2 .671 .274 .170 3.4
TOR (1 yr) 166 129 12 2.5 102 .233 .212 .266 .259 .332 .318 .413 .577 .745 55 .246 -9.7 -1.0 .480 .185 .106 2.0
NL (7 yrs) 766 545 95 4.7 94 .260 .239 .261 .320 .328 .425 .386 .744 .713 108 .547 7.2 0.7 .686 .296 .185 9.9
AL (1 yr) 166 129 12 2.5 102 .233 .212 .266 .259 .332 .318 .413 .577 .745 55 .246 -9.7 -1.0 .480 .185 .106 2.0

Postseason Batting

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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
1985 30 LAD NL NLCS STL L 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 0 0 0 0 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
1981 26 PHI NL 14 0.0% 7.1% 21.4% 7.1% 33% 0.33 11.0 11.0 0.40 71%
1982 27 PHI NL 42 0.0% 23.8% 2.4% 2.4% 33% 10.00 3.9 13.0 0.94 71%
1983 28 PHI NL 87 4.6% 16.1% 4.6% 12.6% 50% 3.50 5.7 20.0 5.0 1.09 72%
1984 29 PHI NL 309 3.9% 17.5% 12.6% 9.7% 46% 1.38 4.9 21.8 6.1 0.91 65%
1985 30 TOT MLB 242 2.1% 15.7% 7.9% 6.6% 35% 2.00 5.6 42.8 7.6 1.14 74%
1985 30 TOR AL 166 1.2% 14.5% 6.6% 6.0% 31% 2.18 6.3 75.5 10.1 1.08 78%
1985 30 LAD NL 76 4.0% 18.4% 10.5% 7.9% 43% 1.75 4.5 21.0 4.8 1.31 64%
1986 31 LAD NL 222 4.1% 21.2% 9.5% 7.2% 31% 2.24 4.2 22.1 7.1 1.19 65%
1987 32 LAD NL 16 0.0% 25.0% 6.3% 0.0% 0% 4.00 3.8 0.50 69%
7 Seasons 932 3.2% 18.0% 9.4% 8.1% 39% 1.91 4.9 27.3 6.9 1.02 68%
MLB Averages

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
1981 26 PHI NL 0 0 17% 4 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 27 PHI NL 0 0 20% 5 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
1983 28 PHI NL 2 0 36% 25 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 67% 2 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 2
1984 29 PHI NL 2 0 29% 98 4 3 57% 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 50% 21 11 9 1 0 1 8 3 5
1985 30 TOT MLB 7 0 46% 67 2 2 50% 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 63% 14 6 8 4 1 3 6 2 4
1985 30 TOR AL 4 0 51% 43 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 87% 9 1 8 4 1 3 2 0 2
1985 30 LAD NL 3 0 35% 24 0 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 22% 5 5 0 0 0 0 4 2 2
1986 31 LAD NL 2 0 26% 67 2 2 50% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4 45% 11 4 6 5 2 2 4 2 1
1987 32 LAD NL 1 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Seasons 14 0 32% 268 8 10 44% 8 7 0 2 0 1 1 0 10 18 54% 49 22 25 12 4 7 21 8 12
MLB Averages

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
1981 26 PHI NL 14 100% 3 9 3 0 1 1.84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 11 1 9% 0 0 2 0 0% 0
1982 27 PHI NL 42 100% 3 17 1 0 1 1.05 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 43% 7 1 14% 21 3 14% 4 1 25% 3 1 33% 0
1983 28 PHI NL 87 86% 22 6 1 0 1 1.97 4 0 5 4 0 2 2 0 2 2 100% 23 1 4% 12 5 42% 73 15 21% 4 3 75% 9 4 44% 0
1984 29 PHI NL 309 86% 65 24 10 3 7 2.12 12 0 10 12 0 5 7 0 0 0 59 7 12% 29 9 31% 219 34 16% 23 9 39% 18 7 39% 0
1985 30 TOT MLB 242 97% 46 21 3 0 3 1.61 5 0 6 5 0 1 4 0 1 1 100% 51 5 10% 34 14 41% 179 24 13% 20 13 65% 16 10 63% 0
1985 30 TOR AL 166 97% 32 4 1 0 0 1.61 2 0 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 35 5 14% 23 9 39% 106 14 13% 11 7 64% 8 4 50% 0
1985 30 LAD NL 76 97% 14 17 2 0 3 1.62 3 0 3 3 0 0 3 0 1 1 100% 16 0 0% 11 5 45% 73 10 14% 9 6 67% 8 6 75% 0
1986 31 LAD NL 222 94% 52 25 4 1 3 1.59 9 0 6 9 0 7 2 0 1 0 0% 36 3 8% 11 2 18% 125 20 16% 9 5 56% 5 2 40% 0
1987 32 LAD NL 16 94% 1 13 0 0 0 1.69 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 2 0 0% 12 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
7 Seasons 932 92% 192 115 22 4 16 1.68 30 0 28 30 0 15 15 0 4 3 75% 182 19 10% 95 31 33% 640 97 15% 61 31 51% 54 24 44% 0
MLB Averages

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
1981 26 13 14 11 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 .273 .429 .364 .792 124 4 0 0 0 0 1
1982 27 38 56 50 2 6 2 0 0 4 0 2 4 11 .120 .196 .160 .356 0 8 3 1 0 1 1
1983 28 66 143 130 14 28 8 1 4 20 0 3 8 25 .215 .262 .385 .647 78 50 4 1 2 2 2
1984 29 167 452 392 54 93 25 2 16 63 4 6 47 79 .237 .322 .434 .756 109 170 11 5 2 6 6
1985 30 272 694 606 87 139 33 5 21 91 6 8 66 117 .229 .305 .404 .710 95 245 16 6 3 13 8
1986 31 363 916 805 113 191 40 5 30 119 8 10 87 164 .237 .312 .411 .723 100 331 19 7 3 14 9
1987 32 379 932 820 113 192 40 5 30 119 8 10 88 168 .234 .309 .405 .714 98 332 19 7 3 14 9

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1981 26 20 22 17 2 5 2 0 0 2 0 5 2 .294 .455 .412 .866 3 13
1982 27 25 42 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 .000 .048 .000 .048 0 25
1983 28 28 85 80 13 22 6 1 4 17 0 4 14 .275 .306 .525 .831 13 28
1984 29 101 314 265 42 68 18 1 13 45 4 41 54 .257 .360 .479 .839 45 101
1985 30 105 242 215 35 47 8 3 5 29 2 19 38 .219 .277 .353 .630 22 105
1986 31 91 229 204 30 57 8 0 10 32 2 23 47 .279 .354 .466 .819 33 91
1987 32 16 16 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .063 .000 .063 0 16
7 Seasons 386 950 835 122 199 42 5 32 125 8 94 169 .238 .316 .416 .731 116 379
162 Game Avg. 162 399 350 51 84 18 2 13 52 3 39 71 .238 .316 .416 .731 49 379

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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1984 NL  4 (10th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2537), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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