#30 Matt Lawton, Centerfield, 33 yrs, Detroit Tigers
Wednesday, 11/3/2004 |
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| Matt Lawton
11/3/1971
33
USA,MS,
5"9
180
Centerfield
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2.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 5,500,000
2006
8 Year(s), 110 Days (1486 total Days)
172 Day(s)
8 Year(s), 110 Days (1486 total Days)
8 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 7 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 7 |
| Versus LHP | 5 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 7 |
| Versus RHP | 8 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 8 |
| Talent | 8 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 8 |
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| Fielding Ratings
LF : 7 (Range), .993 (Fielding Pct.)
CF : 6 (Range), .987 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 6 (Range), .981 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 5
Outfield Arm : 6
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 9/25 | SEA | L 1-10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 9/26 | @CLE | W 10-5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 9/27 | @CLE | W 8-7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 9/28 | CWS | W 12-9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 9/29 | CWS | W 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
| 9/30 | @ANA | W 5-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 10/1 | @CWS | L 4-9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 10/2 | TB | L 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 10/3 | KC | W 8-3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | #1 | | |
| 10/4 | @TEX | L 5-13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | #1 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 97 | 321 | 91 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 51 | 50 | 67 | 34 | .283 | .425 | .439 | .864 | .938 | .156 |
| Projected | 97 | 321 | 91 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 51 | 50 | 67 | 34 | .283 | .425 | .439 | .864 | .938 | .156 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 80 | 401 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 141 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 71.4 | 66.5 | 7.5 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 32 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 | .375 | .625 | 1.000 |
| vs. RHP | 289 | 83 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 45 | 62 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .287 | .429 | .419 | .848 |
| Close/Late | 34 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .294 | .478 | .529 | 1.008 |
| Scoring Position | 76 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .368 | .484 | .618 | 1.103 |
| Pinch Hitting | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .250 | .727 | .977 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 47 | 148 | 43 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 26 | 36 | 15 | .291 | .441 | .480 | .921 |
| Road | 50 | 173 | 48 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 24 | 31 | 19 | .277 | .408 | .405 | .813 |
| March/April | 23 | 74 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 6 | .284 | .430 | .459 | .890 |
| May | 26 | 88 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 14 | .250 | .383 | .375 | .758 |
| June | 10 | 37 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 3 | .351 | .478 | .514 | .992 |
| August | 8 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | .214 | .353 | .429 | .782 |
| Sept/Oct | 30 | 94 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 21 | 8 | .309 | .455 | .457 | .912 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1996 | 70 | 230 | 67 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 3 | .291 | .350 | .430 | .781 | BAL |
| 1997 | 114 | 222 | 65 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 31 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 3 | 1 | .293 | .372 | .432 | .804 | BAL |
| 1998 | 158 | 603 | 166 | 36 | 3 | 13 | 66 | 102 | 85 | 13 | 2 | 60 | 6 | 4 | .275 | .376 | .410 | .785 | BAL |
| 1999 | 155 | 565 | 161 | 34 | 0 | 19 | 102 | 129 | 117 | 10 | 6 | 51 | 4 | 8 | .285 | .413 | .446 | .859 | BAL,AL |
| 2000 | 133 | 477 | 126 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 63 | 85 | 87 | 10 | 7 | 50 | 9 | 5 | .264 | .384 | .369 | .753 | BAL |
| 2001 | 152 | 491 | 157 | 35 | 4 | 16 | 93 | 106 | 128 | 11 | 4 | 63 | 6 | 4 | .320 | .467 | .505 | .972 | BAL |
| 2002 | 159 | 510 | 137 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 54 | 82 | 107 | 14 | 5 | 56 | 7 | 2 | .269 | .406 | .351 | .757 | BAL |
| 2003 | 114 | 410 | 104 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 42 | 75 | 72 | 9 | 1 | 52 | 5 | 5 | .254 | .376 | .390 | .766 | DET |
| 2004 | 97 | 321 | 91 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 51 | 50 | 67 | 12 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 2 | .283 | .425 | .439 | .864 | DET |
| Total | 1152 | 3829 | 1074 | 227 | 15 | 89 | 528 | 686 | 703 | 90 | 29 | 411 | 47 | 34 | .280 | .401 | .417 | .819 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1996, AAA | 88 | 331 | 99 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 53 | 42 | 38 | 28 | 3 | 2 | .299 | .358 | .459 | .817 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2001 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .176 | .000 | .176 |
| Total | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .176 | .000 | .176 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Leftfield | 7 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1.000 | 40.1 | 3.35 | | | | |
| Centerfield | 86 | 77 | 150 | 1 | 0 | 153 | 2 | .987 | 702.1 | 1.96 | | | | |
| Rightfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
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Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 2/10/2003 to a 4-year deal worth $5,500,000 per year...
Injured on 7/22/2003 with a Scratched Cornea Eye, out for 2 weeks...
Injured on 6/12/2004 with a Strained Posterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 3 weeks...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG
2001 - .320 - 7th
| OBP
1999 - .413 - 9th
2001 - .467 - 1st
| OPS
2001 - .972 - 5th
| Runs
1999 - 129 - 3rd
| BB
1999 - 117 - 3rd
2001 - 128 - 2nd
2002 - 107 - 8th
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