Matt
Stairs
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9''
Weight: 215
 
Born: February 27, 1968 in Can, NB, ST. JOHN
 
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
2004 36 KCA AL $ 700,000   6 6 4 6 9 8 3 5 5 4 8 7 3 5 4
2005 37 SEA AL $ 880,000   5 5 4 2 7 6 3 5 4 4 7 6 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 700,000   5 5 4 2 7 6 3 5 4 4 7 6 3 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 880,000   6 6 4 6 9 8 3 5 5 4 8 7 4 5 4
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
2004 36 KCA AL 115 277 38 60 8 1 16 38 1 0 36 63 .217 .320 .426 .746 39.5 4.9
2005 37 SEA AL 108 343 47 76 9 0 16 48 1 0 56 103 .222 .337 .388 .725 49.3 8.0
    AAA   23 42 13 15 2 0 8 16 0 0 9 9 .357 .471 .976 1.447 15.9  
2 Years Sim 223 620 85 136 17 1 32 86 2 0 92 166 .219 .330 .405 .734 88.8 12.9
1 Years AAA 23 42 13 15 2 0 8 16 0 0 9 9 .357 .481 .976 1.457 15.9  
162 Game Average 450 61 98 12 0 23 62 1 0 66 120 .219 .330 .405 .734 64.5  
Career Highs 115 343 47 76 9 1 16 48 1 0 56 103 .222 .337 .426 .746 49.3  
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   544 76 128 17 1 27 76 2 0 82 146 .235 .344 .419 .763 82.0
vs LH   76 9 8 0 0 5 10 0 0 10 20 .105 .225 .303 .527 5.6
Home 113 313 37 65 9 0 12 38 0 0 44 87 .208 .311 .351 .663 36.9
Away 110 307 48 71 8 1 20 48 2 0 48 79 .231 .348 .459 .807 50.6
RISP   181 0 33 3 0 11 52 0 0 32 56 .182 .321 .381 .702 24.2
Pinch Hitting   59 9 22 1 0 6 13 1 0 10 13 .373 .464 .695 1.159 16.9
Close/Late   92 9 18 2 0 5 10 0 0 19 31 .196 .339 .380 .720 13.5
Mar/Apr 15 50 5 11 2 0 2 6 0 0 4 9 .220 .304 .380 .684 5.4
May 44 156 24 38 5 1 8 24 0 0 23 34 .244 .353 .442 .796 24.7
June 46 134 13 25 6 0 5 14 0 0 14 41 .187 .272 .343 .615 12.8
July 39 83 8 16 1 0 2 6 1 0 16 24 .193 .330 .277 .607 9.3
August 41 100 17 26 1 0 8 19 0 0 12 25 .260 .345 .510 .855 17.7
Sep/Oct 38 97 18 20 2 0 7 17 1 0 23 33 .206 .364 .443 .807 17.6
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
2004 36 KCA AL 1B 12 6 71.7 68 2 1 6 .986 8.79   0.1
    RF 16 5 68.0 18 0 0 0 1.000 2.38   0.3
    LF 20 4 65.0 14 0 1 0 .933 1.94    
    SS 1 0 3.0 1 1 0 1 1.000 6.00   0.0
    CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
2005 37 SEA AL 1B 72 66 574.7 692 37 8 60 .989 11.42   0.7
    LF 3 0 4.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.25   0.0
    RF 1 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 6.00    
  1B 84 72 646.3 760 39 9 66 .989 11.13   0.8
  RF 17 5 71.0 20 0 0 0 1.000 2.54   0.3
  LF 23 4 69.0 15 0 1 0 .938 1.96   0.0
  SS 1 0 3.0 1 1 0 1 1.000 6.00   0.0
  CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
Career Totals   126 81 791.3 796 40 10 67 .988 9.51   1.1
Career Highs   76 66 581.7 695 37 8 60 .989 11.33    
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History
Had first career hit on 4/7/2004, off Mike Mussina (TEX)
Hit first career homerun on 4/11/2004, off David Riske (CLE)
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 2/2/2005 to a 2-year deal worth $880,000 per year
Traded from Detroit to Seattle on 5/6/2005 (Going to SEA: DH Brian Snyder, 1B Travis Ishikawa, P Denny Neagle, 1B Matt Stairs. Going to DET: LF Frank Catalanotto, LF Michael Garciaparra)
Released by Seattle on 2/28/2006