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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 HS (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 (Age 23)
Teams (by GP): Twins/Angels/Tigers/Cubs/Phillies 1993-2003

Final Game: September 28, 2003 (Age 33)
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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 58 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 2.000 428 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/D
11 Yrs 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
CHC (1 yr) 11 31 30 2 6 2 0 1 6 0 0 1 6 .200 .226 .367 .592 58 11 0 0 0 0 0
PHI (1 yr) 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 428 1 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 70 12 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1993 23 CHC NL 11 31 -1 -0 0 -1 0 -1 -0.1 1 -0 -0.0 .490 .499 0.1 -0.1 1 $109,000 2
1994 24 MIN AL 97 359 -33 -1 0 7 5 -20 -1.9 13 -7 -0.7 .480 .488 -1.3 1.2 -14 $115,000 *2/D
1995 25 MIN AL 115 422 -22 1 0 -2 6 -17 -1.6 16 -1 -0.1 .486 .490 0.1 0.4 1 $166,000 *2
1996 26 MIN AL 63 227 -20 0 -0 0 3 -17 -1.4 9 -8 -0.7 .475 .490 -0.7 0.4 -8 $225,000 2
1997 27 DET AL 47 151 -3 -1 -0 -2 2 -5 -0.4 6 1 0.1 .490 .497 0.3 0.1 3 $550,000 2
1998 28 ANA AL 108 380 -13 -1 -0 -4 6 -13 -1.2 14 1 0.2 .489 .492 0.6 0.2 5 $700,000 2/D
1999 29 ANA AL 107 321 -19 -1 -2 -1 5 -17 -1.5 12 -5 -0.4 .485 .490 -0.3 0.4 -4 $825,000 2/D
2000 30 ANA AL 47 155 -14 0 1 2 2 -9 -0.8 6 -3 -0.3 .482 .495 -0.4 0.4 -5 $925,000 2/3D
2001 31 PHI NL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0.1 .545 .500 0.1 0.0 1
2002 32 DET AL 27 89 -7 -0 0 0 2 -6 -0.5 3 -2 -0.2 .480 .497 -0.2 0.2 -2 2
2003 33 DET AL 59 144 -16 -0 -0 -4 3 -18 -1.7 5 -12 -1.2 .470 .489 -0.8 -0.1 -8 $400,000 2/D
11 Seasons 682 2280 -147 -3 -1 -5 35 -122 -11.1 85 -36 -3.3 .483 .493 -2.8 3.0 -31 $4,015,000
MIN (3 yrs) 275 1008 -75 0 1 5 15 -54 -4.9 38 -16 -1.5 .481 .489 -1.9 2.0 -21 $506,000
ANA (3 yrs) 262 856 -46 -1 -1 -3 13 -39 -3.5 32 -7 -0.5 .486 .492 -0.2 1.0 -4 $2,450,000
DET (3 yrs) 133 384 -26 -2 -1 -6 6 -28 -2.7 14 -14 -1.4 .479 .494 -0.8 0.1 -8 $950,000
CHC (1 yr) 11 31 -1 -0 0 -1 0 -1 -0.1 1 -0 -0.0 .490 .499 0.1 -0.1 1 $109,000
PHI (1 yr) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0.1 .545 .500 0.1 0.0 1

Standard Fielding

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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 Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
1993 CHC NL 23 C 11 7 6 69.0 51 49 2 0 0 1.000 -1 -17 6.65 4.64 .989 6.74 6.69 1 2 8 1 11% 31% 0
1994 MIN AL 24 C 95 89 82 787.0 545 496 45 4 3 .993 7 11 6.19 5.69 .991 6.79 6.74 5 34 65 42 39% 31% 0
1994 MIN AL 24 DH 1 0
1995 MIN AL 25 C 113 107 98 935.1 645 604 35 6 3 .991 -2 -3 6.15 5.65 .990 6.74 6.67 8 37 64 20 24% 31% 1
1996 MIN AL 26 C 61 54 48 487.0 347 326 19 2 2 .994 0 0 6.38 5.66 .990 6.91 6.87 5 16 32 14 30% 30% 0
1997 DET AL 27 C 44 38 34 344.2 258 240 15 3 2 .988 -2 -7 6.66 5.80 .991 7.15 7.09 3 20 27 12 31% 33% 0
1998 ANA AL 28 C 104 91 86 831.1 735 682 46 7 3 .990 -4 -6 7.88 7.00 .990 7.13 7.05 8 38 96 41 30% 31% 0
1998 ANA AL 28 DH 2 0
1999 ANA AL 29 C 97 79 72 721.1 458 407 46 5 9 .989 -1 -2 5.65 4.67 .991 6.98 6.87 6 36 59 30 34% 33% 0
1999 ANA AL 29 DH 1 1
2000 ANA AL 30 C 44 38 33 343.0 218 200 16 2 0 .991 2 7 5.67 4.91 .991 6.93 6.85 0 11 31 16 34% 30% 0
2000 ANA AL 30 1B 2 0 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 1 1.000 -0 -60 2.25 0.50 .990 9.45 9.25
2000 ANA AL 30 DH 1 0
2002 DET AL 32 C 27 24 23 219.1 136 127 8 1 2 .993 0 0 5.54 5.00 .993 6.96 6.89 2 7 6 2 25% 32% 0
2003 DET AL 33 C 55 38 29 338.2 192 172 16 4 1 .979 -2 -4 -7 -15 5.00 3.42 .991 6.79 6.72 4 10 32 10 24% 30% 0
2003 DET AL 33 DH 1 0
10 Seasons C 651 565 511 5076.2 3585 3303 248 34 25 .991 -3 -4 -1 -14 6.30 5.45 .991 6.92 6.84 42 211 420 188 31% 31% 1
1 Season 1B 2 0 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 1 1.000 -0 -60 2.25 0.50 .990 9.45 9.25
11 Seasons TOT 653 565 511 5080.2 3586 3304 248 34 26 .991 -3 -4 -1 -14 6.29 5.44 .991 6.92 6.85 42 211 420 188 31% 31% 1
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-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 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 1945 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 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) 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 1945 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

Def. Games as C s c a p y
1994 AL  95 (3rd)
1995 AL  113 (3rd)

Putouts as C s c a p y
1998 AL  682 (4th)

Assists as C s c a p y
1994 AL  45 (3rd)

Double Plays Turned as C s c a p y
1999 AL  9 (4th)

Stolen Bases Allowed as C s c a p y
1994 AL  65 (2nd)
1998 AL  96 (3rd)

Caught Stealing as C s c a p y
1994 AL  42 (1st)
1998 AL  41 (2nd)

Caught Stealing %† s c a p y
1994 AL  39.3 (5th)

Total Zone Runs as C s c a p y
1994 AL  7 (2nd)

Range Factor/9Inn as C† s c a p y
1998 AL  7.88 (4th)

Range Factor/Game as C s c a p y
1998 AL  7.00 (4th)

Fielding % as C s c a p y
Career  .991 (76th)

             

Similarity Scores

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  6. Chris Cannizzaro (959)
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  10. Gene Desautels (955)
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  5. Mike Matheny (970)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Billy Sullivan (972)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Hobie Landrith (967)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Jorge Fabregas (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Hobie Landrith (966)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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/Other Sources
199323Chicago Cubs$109,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1
199424Minnesota Twins$115,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1
199525Minnesota Twins$166,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1
199626Minnesota Twins$225,0001997 Joint Exhibit 1
199727Detroit Tigers$550,0001997 AP survey
199828Anaheim Angels$700,00011/23/98 USA TodayIncludes $50,000 earned bonus
199929Anaheim Angels$825,0002001 Joint Exhibit 1
200030Anaheim Angels$925,0002001 Joint Exhibit 1
200333Detroit Tigers$400,0004/3/03 AP
Career to date (may be incomplete)$4,015,000
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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