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Matt Walbeck
Matthew Lovick Walbeck

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 190 lb.

Debut April 7, 1993
  vs. ATL 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 28, 2003
Born October 2, 1969 in Sacramento, CA

Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 8th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1987. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1993 23 CHC NL  11   30    2    6   2  0   1    6   0  0   1   6  .200  .226  .367   57   11   0   0   0   0   0
 1994 24 MIN AL  97  338   31   69  12  0   5   35   1  1  17  37  .204  .246  .284   37   96   1   1   1   2   7
 1995 25 MIN AL 115  393   40  101  18  1   1   44   3  1  25  71  .257  .302  .316   61  124   1   2   2   1  11
 1996 26 MIN AL  63  215   25   48  10  0   2   24   3  1   9  34  .223  .252  .298   38   64   1   2   0   0   6
 1997 27 DET AL  47  137   18   38   3  0   3   10   3  3  12  19  .277  .331  .365   83   50   0   2   0   0   4
 1998 28 ANA AL 108  338   41   87  15  2   6   46   1  1  30  68  .257  .317  .367   77  124   5   5   0   2   9
 1999 29 ANA AL 107  288   26   69   8  1   3   22   2  3  26  46  .240  .308  .306   59   88   3   1   1   3  12
 2000 30 ANA AL  47  146   17   29   5  0   6   12   0  1   7  22  .199  .240  .356   48   52   1   0   0   1   2
 2001 31 PHI NL   1    1    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000  426    1   0   0   0   0   0
 2002 32 DET AL  27   85    4   20   2  0   0    3   0  0   3  14  .235  .258  .259   44   22   0   1   0   0   2
 2003 33 DET AL  59  138   11   24   4  1   1    6   0  1   3  26  .174  .197  .239   18   33   2   0   0   1   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     682 2109  215  492  79  5  28  208  13 12 133 343  .233  .280  .315   54  665  14  14   4  10  56
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        501   51  117  19  1   7   49   3  3  32  81  .233  .280  .315   54  158   3   3   1   2  13
 Career High    115  393   41  101  18  2   6   46   3  3  30  71  .257  .317  .367   77  124   5   5   2   3  12
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1993 23 CHC NL   31   24    3   3.4   102| .200  .269| .226  .333| .367  .409| .593  .743|  57  .355  -1.9  -0.2   0%
 1994 24 MIN AL  359  279   23   2.2   111| .204  .273| .246  .345| .284  .434| .530  .779|  37  .165 -33.3  -3.1  50%
 1995 25 MIN AL  422  307   36   3.1   110| .257  .272| .302  .346| .316  .429| .618  .774|  61  .282 -23.3  -2.2  75%
 1996 26 MIN AL  227  177   15   2.3   117| .223  .278| .252  .352| .298  .447| .550  .799|  38  .161 -21.0  -1.9  75%
 1997 27 DET AL  151  108   16   4.0   108| .277  .270| .331  .339| .365  .427| .696  .766|  83  .381  -3.4  -0.3  50%
 1998 28 ANA AL  380  271   40   3.9   111| .257  .274| .317  .343| .367  .436| .684  .779|  77  .376 -11.9  -1.1  50%
 1999 29 ANA AL  321  238   25   2.8   113| .240  .274| .308  .346| .306  .438| .614  .785|  59  .231 -18.3  -1.7  40%
 2000 30 ANA AL  155  121   12   2.6   117| .199  .279| .240  .352| .356  .448| .596  .800|  48  .207 -12.9  -1.2   0%
 2001 31 PHI NL    1    0    1         110|1.000  .266|1.000  .337|1.000  .436|2.000  .773| 426         0.5   0.0   0%
 2002 32 DET AL   89   68    5   2.0    98| .235  .255| .258  .321| .259  .410| .517  .730|  44  .156  -6.6  -0.6   0%
 2003 33 DET AL  144  120    6   1.3   101| .174  .259| .197  .324| .239  .415| .436  .740|  18  .082 -16.2  -1.5   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons     2280 1713  182   2.8   111| .233  .272| .280  .343| .315  .433| .595  .777|  54  .243 -148.2 -13.8  52%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

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Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1993 23 CHC NL C 11 49 2 0 0 1.000 .988 4.64 5.75 6.65 6.74 7 69.0 1 2 8 1 1994 24 MIN AL C 95 496 45 4 3 .993 .991 5.69 5.73 6.19 6.79 89 787.0 5 34 65 42 DH 1 1995 25 MIN AL C 113 604 35 6 3 .991 .990 5.65 5.64 6.15 6.74 107 935.3 8 37 64 20 1996 26 MIN AL C 61 326 19 2 2 .994 .990 5.66 5.84 6.38 6.91 54 487.0 5 16 32 14 1997 27 DET AL C 44 240 15 3 2 .988 .991 5.80 6.08 6.66 7.15 38 344.7 3 20 27 12 1998 28 ANA AL C 104 682 46 7 3 .990 .990 7.00 6.17 7.88 7.13 91 831.3 8 38 96 41 DH 2 1999 29 ANA AL C 97 407 46 5 9 .989 .991 4.67 6.11 5.65 6.98 79 721.3 6 36 59 30 DH 1 2000 30 ANA AL C 44 200 16 2 0 .991 .991 4.91 6.02 5.67 6.93 38 343.0 0 11 31 16 1B 2 1 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 0.50 8.15 2.25 9.45 0 4.0 DH 1 2002 32 DET AL C 27 127 8 1 2 .993 .993 5.00 6.16 5.54 6.96 24 219.3 2 7 6 2 2003 33 DET AL C 55 172 16 4 1 .979 .991 3.42 5.88 5.00 6.79 38 338.7 4 10 32 10
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2000 30 ANA AL 1B 2 1 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 0.50 8.15 2.25 9.45 0 4.0 1993 23 CHC NL C 11 49 2 0 0 1.000 .988 4.64 5.75 6.65 6.74 7 69.0 1 2 8 1 1994 24 MIN AL C 95 496 45 4 3 .993 .991 5.69 5.73 6.19 6.79 89 787.0 5 34 65 42 1995 25 MIN AL C 113 604 35 6 3 .991 .990 5.65 5.64 6.15 6.74 107 935.3 8 37 64 20 1996 26 MIN AL C 61 326 19 2 2 .994 .990 5.66 5.84 6.38 6.91 54 487.0 5 16 32 14 1997 27 DET AL C 44 240 15 3 2 .988 .991 5.80 6.08 6.66 7.15 38 344.7 3 20 27 12 1998 28 ANA AL C 104 682 46 7 3 .990 .990 7.00 6.17 7.88 7.13 91 831.3 8 38 96 41 1999 29 ANA AL C 97 407 46 5 9 .989 .991 4.67 6.11 5.65 6.98 79 721.3 6 36 59 30 2000 30 ANA AL C 44 200 16 2 0 .991 .991 4.91 6.02 5.67 6.93 38 343.0 0 11 31 16 2002 32 DET AL C 27 127 8 1 2 .993 .993 5.00 6.16 5.54 6.96 24 219.3 2 7 6 2 2003 33 DET AL C 55 172 16 4 1 .979 .991 3.42 5.88 5.00 6.79 38 338.7 4 10 32 10 1994 24 MIN AL DH 1 1998 28 ANA AL DH 2 1999 29 ANA AL DH 1 2000 30 ANA AL DH 1
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 651 3303 248 34 25 .991 .991 5.45 5.93 6.30 6.92 565 5076.7 42 211 420 188 DH 5 Games not counted in Overall Total below 1B* 2 1 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 0.50 8.15 2.25 9.45 0 4.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 653 3304 248 34 26 .991 .991 5.44 5.93 6.29 6.92 565 5081
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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 Javier Cardona and Rich Gomez (minors).

October 30, 2002: Granted Free Agency.

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


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
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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