#29 Matt "Carson crusher" Williams, Shortstop, 32 yrs, San Diego Padres
Thursday, 11/2/1998 |
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| Matt Williams
Carson crusher
11/28/1965
32
USA,CA,BISHOP
6"2
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Shortstop
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$ 15,960,000
2003
12 Year(s), 0 Days (2064 total Days)
172 Day(s)
12 Year(s), 0 Days (2064 total Days)
11 Year(s)
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3 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 8 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
| Versus LHP | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
| Versus RHP | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
| Talent | 8 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
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| Fielding Ratings
3B : 6 (Range), .972 (Fielding Pct.)
SS : 10 (Range), .979 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 8
Outfield Arm : 3
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 9/23 | ATL | W 5-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | #3 | | |
| 9/24 | ATL | L 3-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 9/25 | CHN | W 4-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 9/26 | CHN | W 10-8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | #3 | | |
| 9/28 | @FLA | W 7-1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | #3 | | |
| 9/29 | @FLA | L 5-6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 9/30 | @SF | W 3-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 10/1 | COL | W 12-7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 10/3 | PIT | L 3-5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
| 10/5 | @LAN | L 7-9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 151 | 541 | 179 | 40 | 3 | 62 | 140 | 151 | 90 | 121 | .331 | .434 | .760 | 1.194 | 1.347 | .429 |
| Projected | 151 | 541 | 179 | 40 | 3 | 62 | 140 | 151 | 90 | 121 | .331 | .434 | .760 | 1.194 | 1.347 | .429 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 139 | 645 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 411 | 105 | 0 | 1 | .0 | 179.4 | 12.6 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 119 | 46 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 31 | 42 | 27 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .387 | .503 | .832 | 1.335 |
| vs. RHP | 422 | 133 | 33 | 1 | 48 | 109 | 109 | 63 | 106 | 3 | 0 | 10 | .315 | .414 | .739 | 1.153 |
| Close/Late | 76 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 | .398 | .750 | 1.148 |
| Scoring Position | 113 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 79 | 0 | 30 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .345 | .483 | .894 | 1.377 |
| Pinch Hitting | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .417 | .417 | 1.000 | 1.417 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 74 | 258 | 94 | 20 | 2 | 26 | 60 | 70 | 40 | 53 | .364 | .457 | .760 | 1.217 |
| Road | 77 | 283 | 85 | 20 | 1 | 36 | 80 | 81 | 50 | 68 | .300 | .413 | .760 | 1.173 |
| March/April | 23 | 88 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 25 | 12 | 20 | .364 | .451 | .852 | 1.303 |
| May | 29 | 102 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 27 | 33 | 15 | 24 | .363 | .450 | .873 | 1.323 |
| June | 26 | 94 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 25 | .309 | .414 | .691 | 1.106 |
| July | 16 | 59 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | .305 | .423 | .508 | .931 |
| August | 27 | 97 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 28 | 29 | 13 | 16 | .351 | .434 | .876 | 1.310 |
| Sept/Oct | 30 | 101 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 29 | 30 | 24 | 22 | .287 | .430 | .663 | 1.093 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1987 | 150 | 554 | 133 | 24 | 5 | 24 | 91 | 74 | 44 | 3 | 7 | 114 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .296 | .431 | .727 | SD |
| 1988 | 158 | 613 | 176 | 46 | 4 | 26 | 134 | 98 | 65 | 1 | 7 | 109 | 0 | 0 | .287 | .353 | .502 | .855 | SD |
| 1989 | 156 | 539 | 123 | 28 | 4 | 26 | 94 | 83 | 41 | 3 | 3 | 90 | 0 | 0 | .228 | .285 | .440 | .725 | SD |
| 1990 | 155 | 560 | 166 | 27 | 0 | 30 | 117 | 84 | 61 | 6 | 7 | 106 | 0 | 0 | .296 | .368 | .505 | .873 | SD |
| 1991 | 159 | 593 | 175 | 35 | 4 | 40 | 134 | 112 | 53 | 4 | 5 | 112 | 0 | 0 | .295 | .354 | .570 | .924 | SD,NL,NL |
| 1992 | 160 | 607 | 160 | 35 | 1 | 27 | 100 | 114 | 77 | 4 | 5 | 139 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .348 | .458 | .806 | SD |
| 1993 | 157 | 611 | 186 | 28 | 2 | 46 | 129 | 106 | 65 | 6 | 4 | 123 | 0 | 0 | .304 | .375 | .583 | .957 | SD,NL |
| 1994 | 159 | 594 | 160 | 35 | 3 | 36 | 99 | 110 | 75 | 9 | 0 | 127 | 1 | 2 | .269 | .360 | .520 | .880 | SD |
| 1995 | 153 | 617 | 185 | 47 | 2 | 38 | 127 | 129 | 74 | 3 | 6 | 119 | 1 | 1 | .300 | .374 | .567 | .942 | SD |
| 1996 | 158 | 583 | 193 | 33 | 2 | 59 | 154 | 115 | 69 | 4 | 3 | 115 | 1 | 1 | .331 | .404 | .698 | 1.102 | SD |
| 1997 | 155 | 560 | 184 | 33 | 2 | 69 | 141 | 156 | 90 | 10 | 3 | 119 | 1 | 1 | .329 | .428 | .764 | 1.193 | SD,NL |
| 1998 | 151 | 541 | 179 | 40 | 3 | 62 | 140 | 151 | 90 | 11 | 3 | 121 | 0 | 1 | .331 | .434 | .760 | 1.194 | SD |
| Total | 1871 | 6972 | 2020 | 411 | 32 | 483 | 1460 | 1332 | 804 | 64 | 53 | 1394 | 4 | 6 | .290 | .366 | .566 | .932 | |
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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 |
| 1987, AAA | 7 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .424 | .808 | 1.232 |
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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 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Third Base | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 13.2 | 1.32 | | | | |
| Shortstop | 143 | 139 | 210 | 526 | 115 | 750 | 14 | .981 | 1242.0 | 5.43 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 7th overall pick, by San Diego in 1987...
Had first career hit on 4/12/1987, off Roger Mcdowell (CIN)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/21/1987, off Sid Fernandez (HOU)...
Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis (N) on 8/7/1987...
Drove in 6 runs against Cincinnati on 8/30/1987...
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1988, hitting .374 with 7 HR, 23 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1988, hitting .393 with 4 HR, 13 RBI...
2/3/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,492,857 through salary arbitration...
Hit 3 homeruns against St. Louis (N), driving in 7 runs on 7/30/1990...
Drove in 6 runs against San Francisco on 10/6/1990...
Won Gold Glove Award at Shortstop in 1990...
2/3/1991: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,907,143 through salary arbitration...
Drove in 6 runs against Houston on 6/16/1991...
Was selected to the 1991 Allstar game...
Was selected to the 1991 Allstar game...
Drove in 6 runs against Los Angeles (N) on 8/3/1991...
Hit for the cycle against St. Louis (N) on 8/27/1991...
2/3/1992: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,764,286 through salary arbitration...
Drove in 6 runs against Cincinnati on 8/14/1992...
9/9/1992: Signed a contract extension with San Diego, $7,690,000 per year, for 4 years.
Was selected to the 1993 Allstar game...
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1993, hitting .359 with 13 HR, 30 RBI...
Won Gold Glove Award at Shortstop in 1993...
Won Gold Glove Award at Shortstop in 1994...
Drove in 7 runs against Atlanta on 7/13/1995...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/25/1995, hitting .515 with 3 HR, 6 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/7/1996, hitting .519 with 8 HR, 15 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1996, hitting .358 with 17 HR, 37 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1996, hitting .375 with 10 HR, 34 RBI...
10/6/1996: Signed a contract extension with San Diego, $15,960,000 per year, for 7 years.
Won Most Valuable Player Award in 1996, hitting .331 with 59 HR, 154 RBI...
Hit 3 homeruns against Los Angeles (N), driving in 3 runs on 4/9/1997...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/10/1997, hitting .464 with 8 HR, 10 RBI...
Had 22-game hitting streak snapped on 4/15/1997...
Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (N) on 4/21/1997...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/1/1997, hitting .625 with 4 HR, 9 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1997, hitting .438 with 17 HR, 34 RBI...
Was selected to the 1997 Allstar game...
Drove in 7 runs against San Francisco on 8/2/1997...
Sets a new season NL-Record for HR with 68 on 9/25/1997...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1997, hitting .351 with 13 HR, 31 RBI...
Won Most Valuable Player Award in 1997, hitting .329 with 69 HR, 141 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/29/1998, hitting .474 with 3 HR, 8 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1998, hitting .363 with 15 HR, 27 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/5/1998, hitting .591 with 6 HR, 12 RBI...
Injured on 6/30/1998 with a Broken Nose, out for 1-2 weeks...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/7/1998, hitting .417 with 4 HR, 12 RBI...
Had 2000th career hit on 9/8/1998, off Ricardo Rincon (STL)...
Won Most Valuable Player Award in 1998, hitting .331 with 62 HR, 140 RBI...
Won Gold Glove Award at Shortstop in 1998...
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AVG
1996 - .331 - 6th
1997 - .329 - 6th
| OBP
1997 - .428 - 4th
| SLG
1993 - .583 - 9th
1995 - .567 - 10th
1996 - .698 - 3rd
1997 - .764 - 1st
| OPS
1996 - 1.102 - 3rd
1997 - 1.193 - 1st
| Hits
1993 - 186 - 5th
1995 - 185 - 8th
1996 - 193 - 4th
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Doubles
1988 - 46 - 6th
1995 - 47 - 4th
| Homeruns
1990 - 30 - 9th
1991 - 40 - 8th
1993 - 46 - 5th
1995 - 38 - 7th
1996 - 59 - 1st
1997 - 69 - 1st
| RBI
1988 - 134 - 2nd
1990 - 117 - 7th
1991 - 134 - 5th
1993 - 129 - 3rd
1995 - 127 - 7th
1996 - 154 - 1st
1997 - 141 - 6th
| Runs
1995 - 129 - 7th
1997 - 156 - 2nd
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