Matt Joyce

Positions: Outfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-2, 194lb (188cm, 87kg)

Born: August 3, 1984 in Tampa, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 12th round of the 2005 MLB June Amateur Draft from Florida Southern College (Lakeland, FL).

High School: Armwood HS (Seffner, FL)

School: Florida Southern College (Lakeland, FL)

Debut: May 5, 2008 (Age 23-276d, 19,295th in major league history)
vs. BOS 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 23, 2021 (Age 37-051d)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2008 season

Agents: ACES

Full Name: Matthew Ryan Joyce

Nicknames: DJ SS or Sweet Swingin'

Twitter: @sweetswingin20

Instagram: @joycer247

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

14.7

3718

898

149

.242

537

RBI

503

OBP

.342

SLG

.425

OPS

.767

OPS+

111

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2008 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2008 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	33 (32)	May 5	DET		BOS	L,3-6	GS	33	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
2	36 (2)	May 8	DET		BOS	L,1-5	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
3	37	May 9	DET		NYY	W,6-5	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
4	38	May 10	DET		NYY	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
5	40 (1)	May 14	DET	@	KCR	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
6	41	May 15	DET	@	KCR	L,4-8	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
7	42	May 16	DET	@	ARI	L,3-4	GF	16	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
8	43	May 17	DET	@	ARI	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
9	45 (1)	May 20	DET		SEA	W,12-8	GS	42	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF RF
10	46	May 21	DET		SEA	W,9-4	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
11	47	May 22	DET		SEA	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
12	48	May 23	DET		MIN	L,4-9	GS	34	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
13	49	May 24	DET		MIN	W,19-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
14	51 (1)	May 26	DET	@	LAA	L,0-1	CG	50	11.1	3	0	0	3	0	LF
15	52	May 27	DET	@	LAA	L,2-3	CG	38	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	LF
16	53	May 28	DET	@	LAA	W,6-2	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	81 (27)	Jun 29	DET		COL	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
18	82	Jun 30	DET	@	MIN	W,5-4	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	83	Jul 1	DET	@	MIN	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
20	84	Jul 2	DET	@	MIN	L,0-7	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
21	85	Jul 3	DET	@	SEA	W,8-4	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
22	87 (1)	Jul 5	DET	@	SEA	L,2-3	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
23	88	Jul 6	DET	@	SEA	W,2-1	GF	39	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	PH RF
24	89	Jul 8	DET		CLE	W,9-2	GF	10	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
25	90	Jul 9	DET		CLE	W,8-6	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
26	91	Jul 10	DET		MIN	L,6-7	CG	51	11.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
27	92	Jul 11	DET		MIN	L,2-3	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
28	93	Jul 12	DET		MIN	L,5-6	GS	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
29	94	Jul 13	DET		MIN	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
30	95	Jul 17	DET	@	BAL	W,6-5	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
31	96	Jul 18	DET	@	BAL	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
32	97	Jul 19	DET	@	BAL	L,10-11	CG	51	9.1	3	0	0	3	0	LF
33	98	Jul 20	DET	@	BAL	W,5-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
34	99	Jul 21	DET	@	KCR	W,19-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
35	100	Jul 22	DET	@	KCR	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
36	101	Jul 23	DET	@	KCR	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
37	102	Jul 25	DET		CHW	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
38	104 (1)	Jul 27	DET		CHW	W,6-4	GF	13	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
39	105	Jul 28	DET	@	CLE	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
40	106	Jul 29	DET	@	CLE	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
41	107	Jul 30	DET	@	CLE	W,14-12	GF	25	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
42	108	Jul 31	DET	@	CLE	L,4-9	GS	32	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	110 (1)	Aug 2	DET	@	TBR	L,3-9	CG	42	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
44	111	Aug 3	DET	@	TBR	L,5-6	CG	41	9.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
45	114 (2)	Aug 7	DET	@	CHW	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
46	116 (1)	Aug 9	DET		OAK	W,10-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
47	117	Aug 10	DET		OAK	W,6-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
48	118	Aug 11	DET		TOR	L,2-7	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
49	119	Aug 12	DET		TOR	L,4-6	CG	44	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
50	121 (1)	Aug 14	DET		TOR	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
51	123 (1)	Aug 16	DET		BAL	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
52	124	Aug 17	DET		BAL	L,8-16	GF	14	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
53	125	Aug 18	DET	@	TEX	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
54	126	Aug 19	DET	@	TEX	W,11-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
55	127	Aug 20	DET	@	TEX	L,1-9	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
56	128	Aug 22	DET	@	KCR	W,4-3	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
57	129	Aug 23	DET	@	KCR	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
58	131 (1)	Aug 25	DET		CLE	L,3-4	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
59	132	Aug 26	DET		CLE	L,4-10	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
60	133	Aug 27	DET		CLE	L,7-9	GS	36	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
61	135 (1)	Aug 30	DET		KCR	L,3-13	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
62	136	Aug 31	DET		KCR	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
63	137	Sep 1	DET		NYY	L,9-13	GS	48	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
64	139 (1)	Sep 3	DET		LAA	W,9-6	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
65	140	Sep 4	DET		LAA	L,1-7	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
66	141	Sep 5	DET	@	MIN	L,2-10	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
67	142	Sep 6	DET	@	MIN	W,6-4	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
68	143	Sep 7	DET	@	MIN	W,7-5	GF	13	3.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
69	144	Sep 8	DET		OAK	W,14-8	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
70	145	Sep 9	DET		OAK	L,2-3	GF	16	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
71	146	Sep 10	DET		OAK	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
72	147	Sep 14 (1)	DET	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
73	149 (1)	Sep 15	DET	@	TEX	L,8-11	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
74	150	Sep 16	DET	@	TEX	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
75	151	Sep 17	DET	@	TEX	W,17-4	GF	24	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
76	152	Sep 19	DET	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	35	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
77	153	Sep 20	DET	@	CLE	L,3-6	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
78	154	Sep 21	DET	@	CLE	L,5-10	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
79	155	Sep 22	DET		KCR	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
80	157 (1)	Sep 24	DET		KCR	L,4-10	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
81	158	Sep 25	DET		TBR	W,7-5	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
82	159	Sep 26	DET		TBR	W,6-4	GF	18	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
83	160	Sep 27	DET		TBR	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
84	161	Sep 28	DET		TBR	L,7-8	GF	25	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
							85gm		570.1	136	2	4	142	0