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Len Matuszek

Leonard James Matuszek

Positions: Pinch Hitter, First Baseman and Leftfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 190 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
Teams (by GP): Phillies/Dodgers/BlueJays 1981-1987

Final Game: April 30, 1987
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All-Time Rank (among Batters): #1. Babe Ruth… #2. Ted Williams… #3. Willie Mays… #4. Ty Cobb… #5. Lou Gehrig… #6. Rogers Hornsby… #7. Stan Musial… 

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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

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
1981 26 PHI NL 14 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.1 0 0.0 0.1 $ /35
1982 27 PHI NL 42 -7 0 0 -1 -3 0 1 -10 -1.1 -7 -0.7 -0.4 $ /53
1983 28 PHI NL 87 3 0 1 1 1 -1 3 8 0.8 7 0.8 0.0 $ 3
1984 29 PHI NL 309 5 -1 -1 -1 6 -4 10 14 1.4 8 0.9 0.5 $ 3/7
1985 30 TOR AL 166 -9 1 1 0 1 -6 5 -7 -0.7 -8 -0.8 0.1 $185,000 D/3
1985 30 LAD NL 76 0 0 1 0 3 -1 2 5 0.5 2 0.2 0.3 $ 73/5
1986 31 LAD NL 222 5 -2 0 0 -1 -3 7 6 0.6 7 0.7 -0.1 $220,000 73/9
1987 32 LAD NL 16 -3 0 1 0 -0 0 1 -1 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $265,000 /3
7 Seasons 932 -6 -2 3 -1 7 -15 29 16 1.4 8 1.0 0.4 $670,000
PHI (4 yrs) 452 1 -1 0 -1 5 -5 14 13 1.2 8 1.0 0.2 $
LAD (3 yrs) 314 2 -2 2 0 2 -4 10 10 0.9 8 0.8 0.1 $485,000
TOR (1 yr) 166 -9 1 1 0 1 -6 5 -7 -0.7 -8 -0.8 0.1 $185,000

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
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

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1981 PHI NL 26 1B 1 0 0 2.0 2 2 0 0 1 1.000 0 0 9.00 2.00 .990 10.35 10.20
1981 PHI NL 26 3B 1 1 1 9.0 7 3 4 0 0 1.000 1 80 7.00 7.00 .949 2.80 2.80
1982 PHI NL 27 3B 8 6 1 42.0 12 1 8 3 0 .750 -3 -83 1.93 1.13 .951 2.76 2.78
1982 PHI NL 27 1B 3 0 0 10.0 11 11 0 0 1 1.000 -0 -48 9.90 3.67 .992 10.26 10.27
1983 PHI NL 28 1B 21 17 13 155.1 153 144 9 0 8 1.000 1 10 8.86 7.29 .992 9.96 9.92
1984 PHI NL 29 1B 81 64 47 577.2 705 643 55 7 40 .990 6 13 10.87 8.62 .992 9.86 9.83
1984 PHI NL 29 LF 1 1 0 8.0 2 1 0 1 0 .500 -0 -15 1.12 1.00 .970 2.02 2.00
1984 PHI NL 29 OF 1 1 0 8.0 2 1 0 1 0 .500 -0 -15 1.12 1.00 .980 2.25 2.30
1985 TOT MLB 30 1B 15 3 1 45.0 45 42 3 0 3 1.000 2 40 9.00 3.00 .992 9.94 9.93
1985 TOR AL 30 DH 39 39
1985 TOR AL 30 1B 5 1 1 18.0 21 19 2 0 1 1.000 1 47 10.50 4.20 .991 9.75 9.68
1985 LAD NL 30 LF 17 16 0 98.2 25 25 0 0 0 1.000 2 24 2.28 1.47 .977 1.92 1.92
1985 LAD NL 30 OF 17 16 0 98.2 24 24 0 0 0 1.000 2 24 2.19 1.41 .979 2.20 2.20
1985 LAD NL 30 1B 10 2 0 27.0 24 23 1 0 2 1.000 1 36 8.00 2.40 .993 10.07 10.05
1985 LAD NL 30 3B 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0 360 9.00 1.00 .950 2.70 2.90
1986 LAD NL 31 OF 37 30 6 227.1 40 38 2 0 0 1.000 -1 -5 1.58 1.08 .979 2.19 2.19
1986 LAD NL 31 LF 35 30 6 223.1 41 39 2 0 0 1.000 -1 -3 1.65 1.17 .975 1.97 1.97
1986 LAD NL 31 1B 31 22 16 206.0 222 197 20 5 18 .977 -0 -2 9.48 7.00 .992 9.94 9.95
1986 LAD NL 31 RF 2 0 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -90 0.00 0.00 2.02 2.00
1987 LAD NL 32 1B 3 1 0 7.0 5 4 1 0 0 1.000 -0 -17 6.43 1.67 .992 9.90 9.83
7 Seasons 1B 155 107 77 1003.0 1143 1043 88 12 71 .990 8 10 10.15 7.30 .992 9.90 9.89
3 Seasons OF 55 47 6 334.0 66 63 2 1 0 .985 1 4 1.75 1.18 .979 2.19 2.19
3 Seasons LF 53 47 6 330.0 68 65 2 1 0 .985 1 5 1.83 1.26 .976 1.96 1.95
3 Seasons 3B 10 7 2 52.0 20 4 13 3 0 .850 -2 -46 2.94 1.70 .950 2.77 2.79
1 Season RF 2 0 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -90 0.00 0.00 2.02 2.00
7 Seasons TOT 220 161 85 1389.0 1229 1110 103 16 71 .987 7 6 7.86 5.51 .991 7.78 7.64
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1984 NL  4 (10th)

Total Zone Runs as 1B s c a p y
1984 NL  6 (3rd)
Career  8 (97th)

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B† s c a p y
1984 NL  10.87 (2nd)

             

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Transactions

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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 Notes
198530Toronto Blue Jays$185,0001985 USA Today survey
198631Los Angeles Dodgers$220,0001986 USA Today survey
198732Los Angeles Dodgers$265,0001987 USA Today survey
Career to date (may be incomplete)$670,000
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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