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Matthew
Smith		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 205
 
Born: September 23, 1984 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 2014   
Gold Glove Award 2011   
All-Star Selections 2012    2019   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2005 20 DET AL     3 3 3 3 2 3 5 5 5 4 3 3 4 3 3
2006 21 DET AL     4 4 4 4 4 4 6 5 5 4 4 4 7 5 6
2007 22 SDN NL     5 5 5 5 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4 7 5 6
2008 23 SDN NL     6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 4 4 7 6 6
2009 24 SDN NL $ 300,000   5 5 6 5 5 5 6 5 5 7 7 7 7 6 6
2010 25 SDN NL $ 300,000   7 7 8 6 5 5 6 5 6 8 7 8 6 5 5
2011 26 SDN NL $ 300,000   7 7 8 6 5 5 6 6 6 8 7 8 7 5 6
2012 27 SEA AL $ 1,450,000   7 7 7 7 6 7 6 6 6 8 8 8 6 5 5
2013 28 SEA AL $ 2,907,143   7 7 7 7 6 7 6 6 6 8 8 8 7 5 6
2014 29 SEA AL $ 3,542,857   7 7 8 7 6 7 6 6 6 8 7 8 7 5 6
2015 30 SEA AL $ 5,810,000   7 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 6 8 7 8 6 5 5
2016 31 NYA AL $ 5,810,000   7 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 8 7 8 6 5 5
2017 32 CLE AL $ 5,810,000   7 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 6 8 7 8 6 5 5
2018 33 CLE AL $ 6,810,000   7 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 6 8 7 8 6 5 5
2019 34 CLE AL $ 6,810,000   6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 6 5 5
2020 35 CLE AL $ 6,810,000   6 6 6 7 6 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 6 5 5
2021 36 NYA AL $ 6,810,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 3 2 3 5 5 5 4 3 3 4 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,810,000   7 7 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 8 8 8 7 6 6
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
2005 20 A   74 205 22 53 12 1 5 24 3 3 28 44 .259 .348 .400 .748 28.9  
2006 21 A   133 412 60 113 29 0 13 67 6 11 78 71 .274 .390 .439 .829 70.5  
2007 22 AAA   51 190 30 47 9 0 10 28 2 2 16 44 .247 .306 .453 .758 26.3  
    AA   88 279 47 70 8 0 14 36 1 6 43 48 .251 .351 .430 .781 42.7  
2008 23 AAA   138 548 96 184 38 2 22 89 11 3 65 93 .336 .406 .533 .939 110.3  
2009 24 SDN NL 115 339 33 80 20 0 4 40 0 0 29 67 .236 .299 .330 .630 33.4 2.8
2010 25 SDN NL 94 260 28 50 12 1 7 32 0 0 38 61 .192 .298 .327 .625 28.0 2.3
2011 26 SDN NL 139 451 41 112 26 0 7 56 0 1 48 98 .248 .327 .353 .679 50.9 6.4
2012 27 SEA AL 117 381 68 107 14 1 13 62 0 0 50 91 .281 .363 .425 .788 59.6 10.5
2013 28 SEA AL 145 584 94 171 36 0 22 87 0 0 70 146 .293 .369 .467 .836 98.3 18.4
2014 29 SEA AL 143 494 69 145 30 0 12 76 2 0 68 123 .294 .378 .427 .805 79.0 14.9
2015 30 SEA AL 133 501 70 142 27 0 12 64 0 0 60 112 .283 .360 .409 .769 74.6 11.1
2016 31 SEA AL 31 127 16 32 4 0 5 23 0 0 12 36 .252 .319 .402 .721 16.7 2.3
  NYA AL 117 415 68 120 22 1 14 65 0 0 50 94 .289 .364 .448 .813 67.4 11.6
  TOT   148 542 84 152 26 1 19 88 0 0 62 130 .280 .354 .437 .791 84.1 13.9
2017 32 NYA AL 23 98 11 27 9 0 2 13 0 0 5 16 .276 .314 .429 .743 11.6 1.3
  CLE AL 119 393 70 120 18 1 22 85 1 0 46 88 .305 .376 .524 .900 72.9 13.6
  TOT   142 491 81 147 27 1 24 98 1 0 51 104 .299 .364 .505 .869 84.5 15.0
2018 33 CLE AL 139 519 80 158 27 1 19 81 2 0 60 104 .304 .377 .470 .847 86.8 15.6
2019 34 CLE AL 143 509 77 151 36 0 18 77 1 0 45 124 .297 .357 .473 .830 80.7 17.1
2020 35 CLE AL 141 504 73 112 24 0 15 69 0 1 45 141 .222 .284 .359 .643 53.2 3.9
2021 36 CLE AL 33 108 10 25 5 0 3 14 0 1 7 28 .231 .282 .361 .643 10.8 0.9
  NYA AL 22 73 6 11 1 0 0 3 0 0 7 19 .151 .232 .164 .396 2.7 0.0
  TOT   55 181 16 36 6 0 3 17 0 1 14 47 .199 .261 .282 .543 13.6 0.9
13 Years Sim 1654 5756 814 1563 311 5 175 847 6 3 640 1348 .272 .345 .419 .764 826.7 132.8
2 Years AAA 189 738 126 231 47 2 32 117 13 5 81 137 .313 .383 .512 .895 136.6  
1 Years AA 88 279 47 70 8 0 14 36 1 6 43 48 .251 .355 .430 .785 42.7  
2 Years A 207 617 82 166 41 1 18 91 9 14 106 115 .269 .382 .426 .808 99.4  
5 Years Minors 484 1634 255 467 96 3 64 244 23 25 230 300 .286 .378 .466 .843 278.7  
162 Game Average 563 79 153 30 0 17 82 0 0 62 132 .272 .345 .419 .764 81.0  
Career Highs 148 584 94 171 36 1 24 98 2 1 70 146 .304 .378 .505 .869 98.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   4204 569 1130 217 4 119 585 5 0 457 1020 .269 .341 .407 .749 587.9
vs LH   1552 245 433 94 1 56 262 1 3 183 328 .279 .355 .449 .804 244.4
Home 803 2748 389 745 145 0 84 407 3 1 296 657 .271 .343 .416 .758 391.9
Away 851 3008 425 818 166 5 91 440 3 2 344 691 .272 .347 .421 .768 440.4
RISP   1552 0 439 74 2 51 652 0 0 207 354 .283 .360 .432 .791 248.3
Pinch Hitting   119 12 25 3 0 4 16 0 0 21 33 .210 .336 .336 .672 15.0
Close/Late   691 77 187 33 0 22 92 0 0 85 169 .271 .353 .414 .767 102.0
Mar/Apr 253 916 121 254 62 1 25 138 2 0 85 219 .277 .340 .429 .769 130.4
May 297 1061 149 292 60 0 32 170 1 0 101 238 .275 .338 .422 .760 150.0
June 277 958 124 257 48 0 33 129 1 0 99 221 .268 .339 .422 .760 136.6
July 255 895 128 244 47 2 23 124 1 2 110 211 .273 .353 .407 .760 129.5
August 279 931 150 259 46 0 33 146 1 1 119 207 .278 .360 .434 .794 146.4
Sep/Oct 293 995 142 257 48 2 29 140 0 0 126 252 .258 .342 .398 .740 139.4
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 RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
2009 24 SDN NL C 103 88 815.0 698 73 11 0 .986 8.51 185 50 .270 1 3.2
2010 25 SDN NL C 88 75 680.7 609 50 7 0 .989 8.71 125 39 .312 1 4.1
2011 26 SDN NL C 130 130 1090.7 1015 53 4 1 .996 8.81 102 40 .392 3 9.8
    LF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
2012 27 SEA AL C 109 104 938.3 879 36 5 1 .995 8.78 69 26 .377 1 6.3
2013 28 SEA AL C 144 138 1233.0 1226 57 7 1 .995 9.36 109 35 .321 1 7.1
2014 29 SEA AL C 141 130 1186.0 1067 73 10 0 .991 8.65 155 59 .381 0 6.3
2015 30 SEA AL C 130 127 1127.7 987 58 5 2 .995 8.34 129 46 .357 0 5.4
    3B 1 0 8.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
2016 31 SEA AL C 30 28 280.3 218 13 2 0 .991 7.42 29 8 .276 0 0.9
    LF 0 0 3.4 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.65 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  NYA AL C 111 107 940.3 732 42 7 1 .991 7.41 98 29 .296 2 5.8
    LF 2 1 11.6 2 0 2 0 .500 1.55 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  TOT   C 141 135 1220.6 950 55 9 1 .991 7.41 127 37 .291 2 6.6
      LF 2 1 15.0 3 0 2 0 .600 1.80   0.0
2017 32 NYA AL C 22 20 207.8 163 10 2 0 .989 7.49 26 8 .308 0 1.3
  CLE AL C 114 102 884.5 694 45 6 2 .992 7.52 109 32 .294 1 4.7
  TOT   C 136 122 1092.3 857 55 8 2 .991 7.51 135 40 .296 1 6.0
2018 33 CLE AL C 132 124 1120.7 920 73 6 0 .994 7.97 144 59 .410 1 9.3
    2B 4 4 36.3 6 3 0 0 1.000 2.23 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    SS 1 0 6.0 1 1 0 1 1.000 3.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
2019 34 CLE AL C 132 124 1128.3 976 65 7 1 .993 8.30 122 52 .426 1 9.6
2020 35 CLE AL C 137 127 1166.0 866 75 8 2 .992 7.26 144 61 .424 3 9.6
2021 36 CLE AL C 31 31 264.3 199 11 1 1 .995 7.15 30 8 .267 1 1.7
    SS 1 0 0.6 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  NYA AL C 21 20 184.4 139 8 1 0 .993 7.17 21 6 .286 0 1.2
    SS 0 0 0.4 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  C 1575 1475 13247.9 11388 742 89 12 .993 8.24 1597 558 .349 16 86.1
  2B 4 4 36.3 6 3 0 0 1.000 2.23 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  LF 3 1 18.0 3 0 2 0 .600 1.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  3B 2 0 9.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  SS 2 0 7.0 1 1 0 1 1.000 2.57 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   1586 1480 13318.2 11398 746 91 13 .993 8.21 1597 558 .349 16 86.2
Career Highs   144 138 1235.6 1226 77 11 2 .996 9.36 185 61 .426 3  
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
2011 26 SDN NL 6 21 3 5 1 0 1 4 0 0 4 7 .238 .360 .429 .789
2012 27 SEA AL 7 26 2 7 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 10 .269 .321 .269 .591
2013 28 SEA AL 6 29 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 .138 .138 .138 .276
2014 29 SEA AL 18 78 13 27 6 0 2 9 0 1 10 14 .346 .433 .500 .933
Career Post-Season Batting 37 154 20 43 7 0 3 18 0 1 16 42 .279 .355 .383 .738
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.
Strikeouts
2020-9-141
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 11)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 108)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 37    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 61)
 
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  1. Jeff Mathis (930)
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  4. Santiago Rodriguez (896)
  5. John Buck (880)
  6. Kevin Alcazar (879)
  7. Juan Uribe (873)
  8. Chao-Kuan Wu (870)
  9. Beau Cadiz (860)
  10. A.J. Pierzynski (852)
History
Drafted in 4th round, 98th overall pick, by Detroit in 2005
Injured on 7/26/2005 with a Strained Thigh Muscle, out for one week
Traded from Detroit to San Diego on 6/15/2007 (Going to SDN: C Matthew Smith, P Leo Sabatino. Going to DET: 3B Donnell Moya)
Had first career hit on 4/4/2009, off Josh Beckett (FLO)
Hit first career homerun on 6/4/2009, off Eric Gagne (LAN)
Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 2011
1/29/2012: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,450,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from San Diego to Seattle on 1/29/2012 (Going to SDN: C Sal Madrid, P Jake Peavy. Going to SEA: P Joe Morgan Jr., C Matthew Smith)
Was selected to the 2012 Allstar game
1/29/2013: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,907,143 through salary arbitration
Drove in 6 runs against Anaheim on 4/18/2013
1/29/2014: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,542,857 through salary arbitration
9/27/2014: Signed a contract extension with Seattle, $5,810,000 per year, for 3 years
Won World Championship with Seattle in 2014
Traded from New York (A) to Cleveland on 5/6/2017 (Going to CLE: C Matthew Smith. Going to NYA: P James Geyer)
Hit 3 homeruns against Boston, driving in 5 runs on 6/19/2017
Drove in 7 runs against Detroit on 8/13/2017
Won Player of the Week award on 8/15/2017, hitting .381 with 5 HR, 12 RBI
Drove in 6 runs against Kansas City on 8/26/2017
9/4/2017: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland, $6,810,000 per year, for 4 years
Won Player of the Week award on 5/9/2019, hitting .542 with 2 HR, 12 RBI
Was selected to the 2019 Allstar game
Traded from Cleveland to New York (A) on 5/22/2021 (Going to CLE: 3B Thomas Mattingly, C Wilson Sarabia. Going to NYA: C Matthew Smith)
 
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