Matt Stairs

Positions: Rightfielder, Pinch Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-9, 200lb (175cm, 90kg)

Born: February 27, 1968 in Saint John, Canada ca

High School: Fredericton HS (Fredericton, NB)

Debut: May 29, 1992 (Age 24-092d, 16,129th in major league history)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 22, 2011 (Age 43-145d)
vs. LAD 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1996 season

Agents: Bob Garber

Full Name: Matthew Wade Stairs

Nicknames: Wonder Hamster or Newf

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2008 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

14.1

5204

1366

265

.263

770

RBI

899

OBP

.356

SLG

.477

OPS

.832

OPS+

117

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	23-38 / in Starts: 15-22
Longest Hitting Streak	8 games
Longest On Base Streak	12 games
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	1 in 6 bases loaded PA and 6 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	4

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 158 PAs	23
Actual Runners on Base	88 (44-30-14)
Avg. MLBer w/ 158 PAs	19
Avg. Runners on Base	100 (49-33-17)

Most Driven In
Self	10
S Brosius	4
J Giambi	3
R Bournigal	2
E Young	2
M McGwire	1
T Batista	1
S Spiezio	0

Most Driven In By
Self	10
T Steinbach	3
M Bordick	2
P MuÃ±oz	1
G Williams	1
J Herrera	1
M McGwire	1
G Berroa	1

1996 Batting Game Log

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1996 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	59	1	Apr 1	OAK		TOR	L,6-9	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.64	-0.017	.65	-0.01%	-0.20	PH
2	60	3 (1)	Apr 4	OAK		DET	L,9-10	8-11	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	4	2.65	-0.187	2.50	-0.11%	-0.37	RF
3	61	4	Apr 5	OAK		DET	W,13-2	8-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.250	1.750	6	.01	0.001	.01	0.00%	2.57	PH RF
4	62	5	Apr 6	OAK		DET	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.750	1.125	5	.90	-0.063	.83	-0.04%	-0.93	LF
5	63	7 (1)	Apr 9	OAK	@	MIL	L,4-10	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	6	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	-0.20	RF
6	64	12 (4)	Apr 15	OAK	@	TEX	W,8-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	4						RF
7	65	13	Apr 16	OAK	@	TEX	L,3-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.308	.500	.808	5	1.30	-0.194	1.58	-0.14%	-2.21	RF
8	66	15 (1)	Apr 19	OAK		CHW	L,3-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.308	.500	.808	4						RF
9	67	17 (1)	Apr 21	OAK		CHW	W,6-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.400	.650	6	1.11	-0.093	.84	-0.04%	-1.00	RF
10	68	18	Apr 22	OAK		MIL	W,6-2	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.250	.400	.650	5						PR RF
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	69	85 (66)	Jul 4	OAK		CAL	W,8-7	7-GF(11)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.222	.353	.575	9	2.00	-0.105	1.11	-0.04%	-0.47	PH RF
12	70	86	Jul 5	OAK		CAL	W,16-8	CG	5	4	2	2	0	0	1	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.304	.524	.828	6	.58	0.261	.38	0.11%	4.51	DH
13	71	88 (1)	Jul 7	OAK		CAL	L,4-9	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.333	.640	.973	7	.72	0.094	.59	0.05%	1.44	DH
14	72	90 (1)	Jul 12	OAK		TEX	L,4-8	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.290	.552	.842	7	.78	-0.085	.77	-0.05%	-0.97	RF
15	73	91	Jul 13	OAK		TEX	L,1-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.212	.257	.485	.742	8	.78	-0.020	.63	-0.01%	-0.71	RF
16	74	92	Jul 14	OAK		TEX	W,9-1	GS-8	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.282	.556	.838	7	.32	0.042	.20	0.02%	0.61	RF
17	75	93	Jul 15	OAK		SEA	L,1-5	GS-8	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.310	.564	.874	8	1.17	0.064	.86	0.03%	0.27	RF
18	76	95 (1)	Jul 17	OAK		SEA	W,7-6	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.326	.558	.884	6	.95	0.047	.67	0.02%	0.52	LF
19	77	96	Jul 18	OAK	@	TEX	W,5-4	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.295	.340	.568	.909	7	2.36	0.086	1.99	0.04%	0.29	PH
20	78	98 (1)	Jul 20	OAK	@	TEX	L,4-8	9-GF	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.311	.354	.600	.954	8	.45	0.023	.56	0.02%	0.64	PH
21	79	100 (1)	Jul 22	OAK	@	CHW	W,6-5	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.326	.367	.609	.976	8	4.29	0.214	4.81	0.14%	0.93	PH RF
22	80	101	Jul 23	OAK	@	CHW	W,8-4	GS-6	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.385	.604	.989	8	1.16	-0.066	1.42	-0.05%	-0.37	RF
23	81	102	Jul 24	OAK	@	CHW	W,6-5	GS-8	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.393	.588	.981	7	.65	0.001	.98	0.00%	-0.05	RF
24	82	104 (1)	Jul 26	OAK	@	TOR	W,5-3	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.321	.390	.566	.956	7	.98	0.004	1.32	0.00%	0.08	LF
25	83	105	Jul 27	OAK	@	TOR	L,4-6	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.397	.614	1.011	7	1.19	0.045	1.72	0.04%	1.08	LF
26	84	106	Jul 28	OAK	@	TOR	L,0-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.322	.394	.593	.987	6	1.35	-0.031	1.76	-0.02%	-0.07	LF
27	85	107	Jul 30	OAK		CHW	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.306	.377	.565	.941	7	1.10	-0.088	1.60	-0.08%	-0.68	LF
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
28	86	109 (1)	Aug 1	OAK		CHW	L,3-8	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.299	.365	.537	.902	2	.88	-0.030	1.22	-0.03%	-0.60	LF
29	87	110	Aug 2	OAK		MIL	L,3-4	7-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.309	.373	.544	.917	2	2.16	0.145	2.11	0.09%	0.90	PH
30	88	112 (1)	Aug 4	OAK		MIL	W,4-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.359	.521	.880	7	.63	-0.055	.48	-0.03%	-0.78	RF
31	89	113	Aug 5	OAK		MIL	L,3-13	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.301	.370	.521	.891	7	.57	-0.005	.49	0.00%	0.01	RF LF
32	90	114	Aug 6	OAK	@	KCR	L,2-9	5-GF	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.311	.386	.541	.926	7	.08	0.007	.06	0.00%	0.49	RF
33	91	115	Aug 7	OAK	@	KCR	L,0-7	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.303	.384	.526	.910	6	.31	-0.006	.18	0.00%	-0.38	RF
34	92	116	Aug 8	OAK	@	KCR	W,2-1	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.291	.378	.506	.884	7	.82	-0.067	.43	-0.02%	-0.74	LF
35	93	117	Aug 9	OAK		CLE	L,4-10	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.288	.374	.500	.874	7	.12	-0.003	.08	0.00%	-0.34	PH
36	94	118	Aug 10	OAK		CLE	W,5-1	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.362	.482	.844	7	.49	-0.037	.26	-0.01%	-0.82	RF
37	95	123 (4)	Aug 15	OAK		BAL	L,5-18	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.287	.367	.517	.885	7	.30	0.007	.13	0.00%	1.42	RF
38	96	124	Aug 16 (1)	OAK		BAL	L,3-14	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.363	.516	.879	7	.42	0.031	.12	0.01%	-0.16	1B
39	97	128 (3)	Aug 20	OAK	@	BOS	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.359	.511	.870	8	1.57	-0.043	.30	-0.01%	-0.13	PH
40	98	129	Aug 21	OAK	@	BOS	L,4-6	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.274	.349	.495	.844	6	1.72	-0.193	.26	-0.02%	-1.79	RF
41	99	130	Aug 22	OAK	@	BOS	L,1-2	9-9	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.355	.521	.876	8	1.57	0.092	.18	0.01%	0.28	PH
42	100	131	Aug 23	OAK	@	NYY	L,3-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.352	.515	.867	8	1.31	-0.040	.11	0.00%	-0.27	PH RF
43	101	132	Aug 24	OAK	@	NYY	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.349	.510	.859	8	2.31	-0.061	.14	0.00%	-0.20	PH
44	102	133	Aug 25	OAK	@	NYY	W,6-4	9-9	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.355	.545	.900	8	2.44	0.314	.11	0.01%	1.00	PH
45	103	134	Aug 26	OAK	@	BAL	L,11-12	GS-9	4	3	2	3	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.304	.377	.588	.965	5	1.29	0.400	.10	0.02%	3.50	RF
46	104	135	Aug 27	OAK	@	BAL	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.364	.566	.930	6	1.15	-0.126	.05	0.00%	-1.08	LF
47	105	136	Aug 28	OAK	@	BAL	W,3-0	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.369	.560	.928	5	.88	-0.052	.02	0.00%	-0.31	DH
48	106	137	Aug 30	OAK		BOS	W,7-0	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.365	.558	.923	2	.52	-0.051	.01	0.00%	-0.24	DH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
49	107	139 (1)	Sep 1	OAK		BOS	L,3-8	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287	.359	.548	.907	6	1.11	-0.064	.05	0.00%	-0.60	RF
50	108	140	Sep 2	OAK		NYY	L,0-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.357	.543	.900	8	.11	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.13	PH RF
51	109	142 (1)	Sep 4	OAK		NYY	L,3-10	9-GF	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.291	.362	.556	.917	6	.01	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.44	PH
52	110	145 (2)	Sep 8	OAK		KCR	W,8-7	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.364	.555	.918	7	.55	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.14	RF
53	111	147 (1)	Sep 11	OAK	@	MIN	L,2-7	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.360	.569	.929	2	.92	0.011	.00	0.00%	0.01	LF
54	112	148	Sep 12	OAK	@	MIN	L,3-4	11-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.290	.358	.565	.922	4	2.50	-0.115	.00	0.00%	-0.48	PH
55	113	150 (1)	Sep 14 (2)	OAK	@	CLE	L,8-9	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287	.352	.574	.926	6	2.78	-0.243	.00	0.00%	-0.59	LF
56	114	153 (2)	Sep 18	OAK	@	CAL	L,1-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.285	.350	.569	.919	8	2.74	-0.074	.00	0.00%	-0.48	PH RF
57	115	154	Sep 20	OAK	@	SEA	L,2-12	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.347	.556	.903	7	.50	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.97	LF
58	116	157 (2)	Sep 23	OAK		TEX	W,5-3	GS-6	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.281	.347	.556	.902	2	1.09	0.052	.00	0.00%	0.41	LF
59	117	158	Sep 24	OAK		TEX	L,3-7	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.351	.547	.898	2	.88	0.018	.00	0.00%	0.32	LF
60	118	159	Sep 26	OAK		SEA	W,7-5	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.355	.547	.902	6	2.52	0.079	.00	0.00%	0.40	PH
61	119	162 (2)	Sep 29	OAK		SEA	W,3-1	GS-8	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.367	.547	.915	5	.55	0.059	.00	0.00%	0.83	LF
							23-38		158	137	21	38	5	1	10	23	19	2	23	1	0	1	2	2	1	1	.277	.367	.547	.915		1.01	-0.174	.57	-0.11%	3.50

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