Matt Downs

Positions: Pinch Hitter, Second Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: March 19, 1984 in Tuscaloosa, AL us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 25th round of the 2003 MLB June Amateur Draft from Shelton State Community College (Tuscaloosa, AL) and the San Francisco Giants in the 36th round of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL).

High School: Bibb County HS (Centreville, AL)

Schools: Shelton State Community College (Tuscaloosa, AL), University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL)

Debut: June 16, 2009 (Age 25-089d, 19,583rd in major league history)
vs. LAA 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 2012 (Age 28-198d)
vs. CHC 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2010 season

Full Name: Russell Matt Downs

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.5

527

121

.230

RBI

OBP

.296

SLG

.406

OPS

.702

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

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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
2006	22	SFG-min	Rk	46	196	168	34	52	16	4	0	29	6	1	17	9	.310	.373	.452	.825		76	5	3	3	5	0		GNT · ARIZ
2007	23	SFG-min	A-	73	336	287	68	97	33	0	8	48	16	2	28	34	.338	.410	.537	.947		154	5	10	7	4	0		SLM · NORW
2008	24	SFG-min	A+,AAA	131	583	523	84	154	35	1	20	82	25	13	38	67	.294	.347	.480	.827		251	11	8	7	7	1		SJO,FRE · CALL,PCL
2009	25	SFG-min	AAA	109	467	424	68	127	33	3	14	74	8	2	25	58	.300	.343	.491	.834		208	6	7	4	7	0		FRE · PCL
2009	25	SFG	NL	17	60	53	6	9	2	0	1	2	1	0	6	13	.170	.250	.264	.514	35	14	2	0	0	1	1	4
2010	26	HOU-SFG-min	AAA,Rk	64	257	223	38	54	11	1	7	32	4	5	27	38	.242	.336	.395	.731		88	5	5	1	1	0		FRE,RRK,GNT · PCL,ARIZ
2010	26	TOT	NL	40	109	97	8	21	7	0	1	7	0	0	9	20	.216	.294	.320	.613	68	31	1	2	0	1	0	4H/56D
2010	26	SFG	NL	29	88	78	6	19	7	0	1	7	0	0	8	18	.244	.318	.372	.690	88	29	1	1	0	1	0	4H/D
2010	26	HOU	NL	11	21	19	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.105	.190	.105	.296	-16	2	0	1	0	0	0	/H456
2011	27	HOU	NL	106	222	199	29	55	18	0	10	41	0	0	17	47	.276	.347	.518	.864	137	103	3	5	0	1	0	H453/96
2012	28	HOU-min	AAA	24	102	90	14	24	2	0	3	15	3	2	8	20	.267	.343	.389	.732		35	2	3	0	1	0		OKC · PCL
2012	28	HOU	NL	91	191	178	15	36	4	1	8	16	2	4	8	38	.202	.253	.371	.623	67	66	5	4	1	0	1	H359/476
2013	29	MIA-min	AAA	82	301	270	27	58	11	2	8	35	0	1	24	54	.215	.282	.359	.642		97	5	3	0	4	2		NOR · PCL
4 Yrs				254	582	527	58	121	31	1	20	66	3	4	40	118	.230	.296	.406	.702	90	214	11	11	1	3	2
162 Game Avg.				162	371	336	37	77	20	1	13	42	2	3	26	75	.230	.296	.406	.702	90	136	7	7	1	2	1

HOU (3 yrs)				208	434	396	46	93	22	1	18	57	2	4	26	87	.235	.298	.432	.730	98	171	8	10	1	1	1
SFG (2 yrs)				46	148	131	12	28	9	0	2	9	1	0	14	31	.214	.291	.328	.619	66	43	3	1	0	2	1

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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