Matt Stairs

Q: When was Matt Stairs born?

Matt Stairs was born on February 27, 1968.

Q: Where was Matt Stairs born?

Matt Stairs was born in Saint John, NB .

Q: How tall is Matt Stairs?

Matt Stairs is 5-9 (175 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Matt Stairs weigh when playing?

Matt Stairs weighed 200 lbs (90 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Matt Stairs in the Hall of Fame?

Matt Stairs has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: What position did Matt Stairs play?

Matt Stairs was a Rightfielder, Pinch Hitter and First Baseman.

Q: How many hits did Matt Stairs have?

Matt Stairs had 1,366 hits over his career.

Q: How many home runs did Matt Stairs have?

Matt Stairs had 265 home runs over his career.

Q: What was Matt Stairs' average?

Matt Stairs had a .262 average over his career.

Q: How many teams has Matt Stairs played for?

Matt Stairs played for 13 teams; the Montreal Expos, Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals, Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres and Washington Nationals.

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, 16,130th 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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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

14.1

5204

1366

265

.262

770

RBI

899

OBP

.356

SLG

.477

OPS

.832

OPS+

117

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1989	21	MON-min	A,A-	94	329	295	40	72	13	3	4	28	6	6	27	52	.244	.310	.349	.659		103	7	2	3	2	3		RFD,WPB,JAM · MIDW,FLOR,NYPL
1990	22	MON-min	AA,A+	134	541	463	56	133	26	3	6	64	20	5	63	62	.287	.377	.395	.772		183		8	0	7	5		JCK,WPB · SOUL,FLOR
1991	23	MON-min	AA	129	579	505	87	168	30	10	13	78	23	11	66	47	.333	.411	.509	.920		257	14	3	2	3	8		HRB · EL
1992	24	MON-min	AAA	110	460	401	57	107	23	4	11	56	11	11	49	61	.267	.351	.426	.777		171	10	4	4	2	3		INA · AA
1992	24	MON	NL	13	38	30	2	5	2	0	0	5	0	0	7	7	.167	.316	.233	.549	58	7	0	0	0	1	0	7/H
1993	25	MON-min	AAA	34	139	125	18	35	4	2	3	20	4	1	11	15	.280	.348	.416	.764		52	3	2	1	0	1		OTT · IL
1993	25	MON	NL	6	8	8	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	.375	.375	.500	.875	129	4	1	0	0	0	0	/H7

1994	26	BOS-min	AA	93	378	317	44	98	25	2	9	61	10	7	53	38	.309	.407	.486	.893		154	10	3	0	5	7		NBR · EL
1995	27	BOS-min	AAA	75	305	271	40	77	17	0	13	56	3	3	29	41	.284	.352	.491	.843		133	10	1	1	3	3		PAW · IL
1995	27	BOS	AL	39	95	88	8	23	7	1	1	17	0	1	4	14	.261	.298	.398	.696	77	35	4	1	1	1	0	7H/9D
1996	28	OAK-min	AAA	51	208	180	35	62	16	1	8	41	0	0	21	34	.344	.401	.578	.979		104	4	0	1	6	0		EDM · PCL
1996	28	OAK	AL	61	158	137	21	38	5	1	10	23	1	1	19	23	.277	.367	.547	.915	127	75	2	1	0	1	2	9H7/D3
1997	29	OAK	AL	133	410	352	62	105	19	0	27	73	3	2	50	60	.298	.386	.582	.969	153	205	6	3	1	4	1	9H7D/3
1998	30	OAK	AL	149	593	523	88	154	33	1	26	106	8	3	59	93	.294	.370	.511	.880	131	267	13	6	1	4	4	*DH7/39
1999	31	OAK	AL	146	623	531	94	137	26	3	38	102	2	7	89	124	.258	.366	.533	.899	132	283	8	2	0	1	6	*9/DH38	MVP-17
2000	32	OAK	AL	143	562	476	74	108	26	0	21	81	5	2	78	122	.227	.333	.414	.747	92	197	7	1	1	6	4	9DH/38
2001	33	CHC	NL	128	403	340	48	85	21	0	17	61	2	3	52	76	.250	.358	.462	.820	115	157	4	7	1	3	7	37H/D49
2002	34	MIL	NL	107	315	270	41	66	15	0	16	41	2	0	36	50	.244	.349	.478	.827	118	129	7	8	0	1	4	97H
2003	35	PIT-min	AAA	7	27	18	4	3	0	0	2	3	0	0	7	2	.167	.444	.500	.944		9	1	2	0	0	0		NVL · PCL
2003	35	PIT	NL	121	357	305	49	89	20	1	20	57	0	1	45	64	.292	.389	.561	.950	142	171	7	5	0	2	3	9H3/7D
2004	36	KCR	AL	126	496	439	48	117	21	3	18	66	1	0	49	92	.267	.345	.451	.796	105	198	15	5	0	3	2	93D7/H
2005	37	KCR	AL	127	466	396	55	109	26	1	13	66	1	2	60	69	.275	.373	.444	.818	118	176	9	5	0	5	4	3DH9/7
2006	38	TOT	AL	117	394	348	42	86	21	0	13	51	0	0	40	86	.247	.328	.420	.748	92	146	7	3	0	2	3	DH3/79
2006	38	KCR	AL	77	262	226	31	59	14	0	8	32	0	0	31	52	.261	.352	.429	.782	101	97	5	2	0	2	2	DH3/7
2006	38	TEX	AL	26	88	81	6	17	4	0	3	11	0	0	6	22	.210	.273	.370	.643	64	30	1	1	0	0	1	D/H39
2006	38	DET	AL	14	44	41	5	10	3	0	2	8	0	0	3	12	.244	.295	.463	.759	93	19	1	0	0	0	0	D/H
2007	39	TOR	AL	125	405	357	58	103	28	1	21	64	2	1	44	66	.289	.368	.549	.917	138	196	7	2	0	2	5	37H9/D
2008	40	TOT	MLB	121	387	337	46	85	12	1	13	49	1	1	42	90	.252	.341	.409	.751	101	138	10	5	0	3	9	DH9/7
2008	40	TOR	AL	105	368	320	42	80	11	1	11	44	1	1	41	87	.250	.342	.394	.736	98	126	10	5	0	2	9	DH/79
2008	40	PHI	NL	16	19	17	4	5	1	0	2	5	0	0	1	3	.294	.316	.706	1.022	157	12	0	0	0	1	0	H/9
2009	41	PHI	NL	99	129	103	15	20	4	0	5	17	0	0	23	30	.194	.357	.379	.735	94	39	0	3	0	0	3	H/97D
2010	42	SDP	NL	78	111	99	14	23	6	0	6	16	2	0	11	32	.232	.306	.475	.781	116	47	1	0	0	1	2	H7/3D9
2011	43	WSN	NL	56	74	65	4	10	1	0	0	2	0	0	9	23	.154	.257	.169	.426	21	11	1	0	0	0	0	H/D3
19 Yrs				1895	6024	5204	770	1366	294	13	265	899	30	24	717	1122	.262	.356	.477	.832	117	2481	109	57	5	40	59
162 Game Avg.				162	515	445	66	117	25	1	23	77	3	2	61	96	.262	.356	.477	.832	117	212	9	5	0	3	5
				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
OAK (5 yrs)				632	2346	2019	339	542	109	5	122	385	19	15	295	422	.268	.363	.509	.871	125	1027	36	13	3	16	17
KCR (3 yrs)				330	1224	1061	134	285	61	4	39	164	2	2	140	213	.269	.357	.444	.801	109	471	29	12	0	10	8
WSN (3 yrs)				75	120	103	7	18	4	0	0	9	0	0	16	31	.175	.283	.214	.497	40	22	2	0	0	1	0
PHI (2 yrs)				115	148	120	19	25	5	0	7	22	0	0	24	33	.208	.351	.425	.776	103	51	0	3	0	1	3
TOR (2 yrs)				230	773	677	100	183	39	2	32	108	3	2	85	153	.270	.356	.476	.831	119	322	17	7	0	4	14
PIT (1 yr)				121	357	305	49	89	20	1	20	57	0	1	45	64	.292	.389	.561	.950	142	171	7	5	0	2	3
BOS (1 yr)				39	95	88	8	23	7	1	1	17	0	1	4	14	.261	.298	.398	.696	77	35	4	1	1	1	0
TEX (1 yr)				26	88	81	6	17	4	0	3	11	0	0	6	22	.210	.273	.370	.643	64	30	1	1	0	0	1
SDP (1 yr)				78	111	99	14	23	6	0	6	16	2	0	11	32	.232	.306	.475	.781	116	47	1	0	0	1	2
CHC (1 yr)				128	403	340	48	85	21	0	17	61	2	3	52	76	.250	.358	.462	.820	115	157	4	7	1	3	7
DET (1 yr)				14	44	41	5	10	3	0	2	8	0	0	3	12	.244	.295	.463	.759	93	19	1	0	0	0	0
MIL (1 yr)				107	315	270	41	66	15	0	16	41	2	0	36	50	.244	.349	.478	.827	118	129	7	8	0	1	4

AL (11 yrs)				1271	4570	3967	592	1060	223	12	199	693	24	20	533	836	.267	.356	.480	.836	117	1904	88	34	4	31	40
NL (9 yrs)				624	1454	1237	178	306	71	1	66	206	6	4	184	286	.247	.353	.466	.820	115	577	21	23	1	9	19

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Matt Stairs?

Matt Stairs is 55 years old.

When was Matt Stairs born?

Matt Stairs was born on February 27, 1968.

Where was Matt Stairs born?

Matt Stairs was born in Saint John, NB.

How tall is Matt Stairs?

Matt Stairs is 5-9 (175 cm) tall.

How much did Matt Stairs weigh when playing?

Matt Stairs weighed 200 lbs (90 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Matt Stairs play?

Matt Stairs played 19 seasons.

Is Matt Stairs in the Hall of Fame?

Matt Stairs has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Matt Stairs play?

Matt Stairs was a Rightfielder, Pinch Hitter and First Baseman.

How many hits did Matt Stairs have?

Matt Stairs had 1,366 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Matt Stairs have?

Matt Stairs had 265 home runs over his career.

What was Matt Stairs' average?

Matt Stairs had a .262 average over his career.

How many teams has Matt Stairs played for?

Matt Stairs played for 13 teams; the Montreal Expos, Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals, Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres and Washington Nationals.

How many World Series has Matt Stairs won?

Matt Stairs has won 1 World Series.

When did Matt Stairs retire?

Matt Stairs last played in 2011.

What are Matt Stairs' nicknames?

Wonder Hamster, Newf are nicknames for Matt Stairs.

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