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Mathew
Principato		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 225
 
Born: October 3, 1990 in Usa
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2011 20 DET AL     6 6 5 4 5 5 7 7 7 5 6 6 6 7 7
2012 21 DET AL     6 6 6 5 6 5 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 8 7
2013 22 DET AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 8 8
2014 23 DET AL $ 300,000   7 7 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 8
2015 24 DET AL $ 300,000   7 7 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 8
2016 25 DET AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 9 7 7 7 8 8 8
2017 26 DET AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 7 8 7 8 9 9 7 7 7 8 9 8
2018 27 DET AL $ 985,714   7 7 6 8 8 8 8 9 9 7 7 7 8 8 8
2019 28 DET AL $ 2,192,857   7 7 6 8 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 8 8
2020 29 DET AL $ 4,000,000   7 7 6 8 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 8 8
2021 30 DET AL $ 4,000,000   7 7 7 9 10 10 9 9 9 6 7 7 7 8 8
2022 31 DET AL $ 4,000,000   7 7 6 9 10 10 9 9 9 6 7 7 7 8 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     6 6 5 4 5 5 7 7 7 5 6 6 6 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,000,000   7 7 7 9 10 10 9 9 9 7 7 7 8 9 8
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won MVP or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2011 20 AAA   32 110 16 33 4 0 7 26 0 0 10 14 .300 .358 .527 .886 20.0  
    AA   47 170 32 52 10 0 10 37 0 0 30 29 .306 .410 .541 .951 36.5  
    A   3 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.500 1.6  
2012 21 AAA   138 496 78 141 20 0 22 76 3 0 72 74 .284 .375 .458 .833 86.5  
2013 22 DET AL 4 11 5 4 2 0 1 3 1 0 4 0 .364 .533 .818 1.352 3.6 0.9
    AAA   129 492 109 157 38 1 37 93 1 1 76 64 .319 .410 .626 1.036 115.7  
2014 23 DET AL 22 75 18 22 5 0 5 24 0 0 10 9 .293 .372 .560 .932 15.0 3.0
    AAA   134 515 110 170 42 1 39 113 0 3 99 57 .330 .438 .643 1.081 131.0  
2015 24 DET AL 141 481 66 133 46 2 17 72 0 0 45 70 .277 .338 .486 .825 74.5 11.0
2016 25 DET AL 140 509 73 147 44 3 18 82 0 0 55 58 .289 .358 .493 .851 83.9 15.6
2017 26 DET AL 153 569 71 141 34 0 21 91 0 0 67 68 .248 .327 .418 .745 77.7 9.5
2018 27 DET AL 121 399 68 109 25 1 13 52 1 0 66 50 .273 .378 .439 .816 65.9 11.7
2019 28 DET AL 119 398 45 107 22 0 11 70 1 0 54 43 .269 .353 .407 .760 57.8 8.9
2020 29 DET AL 154 558 89 151 41 2 26 108 2 0 60 77 .271 .345 .491 .836 90.9 17.1
2021 30 DET AL 157 593 92 168 49 3 30 105 1 0 54 105 .283 .340 .528 .868 103.7 18.7
2022 31 DET AL 147 529 69 115 31 0 18 72 0 0 49 81 .217 .287 .378 .665 55.7 4.7
10 Years Sim 1158 4122 596 1097 299 11 160 679 6 0 464 561 .266 .341 .460 .801 628.7 101.2
4 Years AAA 433 1613 313 501 104 2 105 308 4 4 257 209 .311 .403 .573 .976 353.2  
1 Years AA 47 170 32 52 10 0 10 37 0 0 30 29 .306 .412 .541 .953 36.5  
1 Years A 3 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.500 1.6  
6 Years Minors 483 1785 346 555 115 2 115 346 4 4 288 238 .311 .405 .571 .976 391.3  
162 Game Average 576 83 153 41 1 22 94 0 0 64 78 .266 .341 .460 .801 88.0  
Career Highs 157 593 92 168 49 3 30 108 2 0 67 105 .364 .533 .818 1.352 103.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   3473 501 935 255 8 129 569 6 0 401 452 .269 .345 .459 .803 543.0
vs LH   649 95 162 44 3 31 110 0 0 63 109 .250 .319 .470 .789 96.1
Home 572 2000 270 507 135 6 59 307 5 0 218 280 .254 .326 .416 .741 273.6
Away 586 2122 326 590 164 5 101 372 1 0 246 281 .278 .354 .503 .857 365.5
RISP   1166 0 308 80 4 38 478 0 0 139 177 .264 .335 .437 .772 174.4
Pinch Hitting   72 9 17 5 0 3 14 0 0 13 10 .236 .353 .431 .783 11.6
Close/Late   438 37 102 24 0 17 62 0 0 50 63 .233 .315 .404 .719 57.0
Mar/Apr 182 670 93 168 48 1 23 114 0 0 81 74 .251 .329 .428 .757 96.1
May 205 758 106 204 58 0 25 122 1 0 83 102 .269 .342 .445 .786 113.5
June 199 713 99 179 43 2 28 114 1 0 83 103 .251 .331 .435 .766 103.5
July 166 597 86 156 34 3 25 87 1 0 63 84 .261 .334 .454 .788 89.9
August 175 585 80 160 50 4 23 95 0 0 68 102 .274 .349 .491 .840 97.1
Sep/Oct 231 799 132 230 66 1 36 147 3 0 86 96 .288 .357 .508 .865 139.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
2013 22 DET AL 1B 3 3 26.7 26 0 0 5 1.000 8.78   0.1
2014 23 DET AL 1B 2 0 4.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 6.75   0.0
2015 24 DET AL 1B 5 3 28.0 29 1 0 3 1.000 9.64   0.1
2016 25 DET AL 1B 4 3 29.0 24 2 1 1 .963 8.07   0.0
2018 27 DET AL 1B 110 91 828.0 728 63 10 89 .988 8.60   1.1
2019 28 DET AL 1B 102 96 852.3 770 55 5 86 .994 8.71   1.8
2020 29 DET AL 1B 152 144 1306.3 1194 73 8 129 .994 8.73   2.2
2021 30 DET AL 1B 155 151 1339.3 1177 84 12 140 .991 8.47   2.2
    RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
2022 31 DET AL 1B 144 140 1265.3 1082 77 6 113 .995 8.24   2.5
    RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  1B 677 631 5679.0 5033 355 42 566 .992 8.54   10.0
  RF 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   679 631 5682.0 5033 355 42 566 .992 8.53   10.0
Career Highs   156 151 1340.3 1194 84 12 140 1.000 9.64    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2014 23 DET AL 3 9 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .222 .300 .222 .522
2016 25 DET AL 14 54 8 15 6 0 3 16 0 0 1 4 .278 .304 .556 .859
2019 28 DET AL 12 44 5 10 2 1 0 2 0 0 4 7 .227 .292 .318 .610
2020 29 DET AL 5 19 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 .158 .158 .316 .474
2022 31 DET AL 5 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 39 142 14 30 8 1 4 22 0 0 6 19 .211 .247 .366 .613
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Slugging Pct
2021-8-.528
 OPS
2021-10-.868
 Games
2021-10-157
 Total Bases
2021-6-313
 Doubles
2015-7-46
2016-4-44
2020-10-41
2021-1-49
 Homeruns
2021-10-30
 
   Black Ink Test: 2    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 11)
   Gray Ink Test: 16    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 108)
 
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 63rd overall pick, by San Diego in 2004
Injured on 6/19/2005 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 6 days
Injured on 7/9/2008 with a Stiff Elbow, out for one week
Drafted in 1st round, 24th overall pick, by Detroit in 2011
1/29/2018: Gets a new one-year contract worth $985,714 through salary arbitration
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Boston on 5/21/2018
Injured on 8/10/2018 with a Torn Groin Muscle, out for 3 weeks
1/29/2019: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,192,857 through salary arbitration
5/14/2019: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $5,000,000 per year, for 3 years
Won Player of the Week award on 4/11/2020, hitting .500 with 2 HR, 13 RBI
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Boston on 6/20/2021
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Chicago (A) on 9/17/2021
 
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