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Matt Walbeck

Matthew Lovick Walbeck

Position: Catcher
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: October 2, 1969 in Sacramento, CA
High School: Sacramento (Sacramento, CA)
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 8th round of the 1987 amateur draft.
Signed June 7, 1987. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 7, 1993
Teams (by GP): Twins/Angels/Tigers/Cubs/Phillies 1993-2003
Final Game: September 28, 2003
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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
1993 23 CHC NL 11 31 30 2 6 2 0 1 6 0 0 1 6 .200 .226 .367 .592 57 11 0 0 0 0 0 2
1994 24 MIN AL 97 359 338 31 69 12 0 5 35 1 1 17 37 .204 .246 .284 .530 37 96 7 2 1 1 1 *2/D
1995 25 MIN AL 115 422 393 40 101 18 1 1 44 3 1 25 71 .257 .302 .316 .617 61 124 11 1 1 2 2 *2
1996 26 MIN AL 63 227 215 25 48 10 0 2 24 3 1 9 34 .223 .252 .298 .550 38 64 6 0 1 2 0 2
1997 27 DET AL 47 151 137 18 38 3 0 3 10 3 3 12 19 .277 .331 .365 .696 83 50 4 0 0 2 0 2
1998 28 ANA AL 108 380 338 41 87 15 2 6 46 1 1 30 68 .257 .317 .367 .684 77 124 9 2 5 5 0 2/D
1999 29 ANA AL 107 321 288 26 69 8 1 3 22 2 3 26 46 .240 .308 .306 .614 59 88 12 3 3 1 1 2/D
2000 30 ANA AL 47 155 146 17 29 5 0 6 12 0 1 7 22 .199 .240 .356 .596 48 52 2 1 1 0 0 2/3D
2001 31 PHI NL 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 426 1 0 0 0 0 0
2002 32 DET AL 27 89 85 4 20 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 14 .235 .258 .259 .517 44 22 2 0 0 1 0 2
2003 33 DET AL 59 144 138 11 24 4 1 1 6 0 1 3 26 .174 .197 .239 .436 18 33 3 1 2 0 0 2
11 Seasons 682 2280 2109 215 492 79 5 28 208 13 12 133 343 .233 .280 .315 .596 54 665 56 10 14 14 4
162 Game Avg. 162 542 501 51 117 19 1 7 49 3 3 32 81 .233 .280 .315 .596 54 158 13 2 3 3 1
MIN (3 yrs) 275 1008 946 96 218 40 1 8 103 7 3 51 142 .230 .271 .300 .571 47 284 24 3 3 5 3
ANA (3 yrs) 262 856 772 84 185 28 3 15 80 3 5 63 136 .240 .300 .342 .642 65 264 23 6 9 6 1
DET (3 yrs) 133 384 360 33 82 9 1 4 19 3 4 18 59 .228 .264 .292 .556 50 105 9 1 2 3 0
PHI (1 yr) 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 426 1 0 0 0 0 0
CHC (1 yr) 11 31 30 2 6 2 0 1 6 0 0 1 6 .200 .226 .367 .592 57 11 0 0 0 0 0
AL (9 yrs) 670 2248 2078 213 485 77 5 27 202 13 12 132 337 .233 .281 .314 .595 54 653 56 10 14 14 4
NL (2 yrs) 12 32 31 2 7 2 0 1 6 0 0 1 6 .226 .250 .387 .637 69 12 0 0 0 0 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 Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1993 CHC NL 23 C 11 7 69.0 51 49 2 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -17.4 -1 6.65 4.64 .988 6.74 5.75 1 2 8 1 11%
1994 MIN AL 24 C 95 89 787.0 545 496 45 4 3 .993 7.0 10.7 7 6.19 5.69 .991 6.79 5.73 5 34 65 42 39%
1994 MIN AL 24 DH 1
1995 MIN AL 25 C 113 107 935.1 645 604 35 6 3 .991 -2.0 -2.6 -2 6.15 5.65 .990 6.74 5.64 8 37 64 20 24%
1996 MIN AL 26 C 61 54 487.0 347 326 19 2 2 .994 0.0 0.0 0 6.38 5.66 .990 6.91 5.84 5 16 32 14 30%
1997 DET AL 27 C 44 38 344.2 258 240 15 3 2 .988 -2.0 -7.0 -2 6.66 5.80 .991 7.15 6.08 3 20 27 12 31%
1998 ANA AL 28 C 104 91 831.1 735 682 46 7 3 .990 -4.0 -5.8 -4 7.88 7.00 .990 7.13 6.17 8 38 96 41 30%
1998 ANA AL 28 DH 2
1999 ANA AL 29 C 97 79 721.1 458 407 46 5 9 .989 -1.0 -1.7 -1 5.65 4.67 .991 6.98 6.11 6 36 59 30 34%
1999 ANA AL 29 DH 1
2000 ANA AL 30 C 44 38 343.0 218 200 16 2 0 .991 2.0 7.0 2 5.67 4.91 .991 6.93 6.02 0 11 31 16 34%
2000 ANA AL 30 1B 2 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 1 1.000 -0.2 -60.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 2.25 0.50 1.000 9.45 8.20
2000 ANA AL 30 DH 1
2002 DET AL 32 C 27 24 219.1 136 127 8 1 2 .993 0.0 0.0 0 5.54 5.00 .993 6.96 6.16 2 7 6 2 25%
2003 DET AL 33 C 55 38 338.2 192 172 16 4 1 .979 -2.0 -7.1 -2 5.00 3.42 .991 6.79 5.88 4 10 32 10 24%
10 Seasons C 651 565 5076.2 3585 3303 248 34 25 .991 -3.0 -0.7 -3 6.30 5.45 .991 6.92 5.93 42 211 420 188 31%
4 Seasons DH 5
1 Season 1B 2 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 1 1.000 -0.2 -60.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 2.25 0.50 1.000 9.45 8.20
11 Seasons TOT 653 565 5080.2 3586 3304 248 34 26 .991 -3.2 -0.8 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 -3 6.29 5.44 .981 6.92 5.93 42 211 420 188 31%

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Transactions

June 2, 1987: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 8th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1987.

November 24, 1993: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Dave Stevens to the Minnesota Twins for Willie Banks.

December 11, 1996: Traded by the Minnesota Twins to the Detroit Tigers for Brent Stentz (minors).

November 20, 1997: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Phil Nevin to the Anaheim Angels for Nick Skuse (minors).

November 1, 2000: Granted Free Agency.

February 9, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

July 11, 2001: Purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Cincinnati Reds.

October 8, 2001: Granted Free Agency.

January 2, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.

March 24, 2002: Traded by the San Diego Padres with Damian Jackson to the Detroit Tigers for Rich Gomez (minors) and Javier Cardona.

October 30, 2002: Granted Free Agency.

December 18, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1993Chicago Cubs$109,000
1994Minnesota Twins$115,000
1995Minnesota Twins$166,000
1996Minnesota Twins$225,000
1997Detroit Tigers$550,000
1998Anaheim Angels$700,000
1999Anaheim Angels$825,000
2000Anaheim Angels$925,000
2003Detroit Tigers$400,000
Career (may be incomplete)$4,015,000
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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