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Mike Matheny
Michael Scott Matheny

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 205 lb.
School University of Michigan

Debut April 7, 1994
  vs. OAK 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Born September 22, 1970 in Columbus, OH

Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 8th round of the 1991 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1991. (All Transactions)

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        The best defensive catcher in the modern era. As graceful as a cat, with the heart of a lion. A good man. A real mensch.

Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1994 23 MIL AL  28   53    3   12   3  0   1    2   0  1   3  13  .226  .293  .340   61   18   1   0   0   2   1
 1995 24 MIL AL  80  166   13   41   9  1   0   21   2  1  12  28  .247  .306  .313   59   52   1   0   0   2   3
 1996 25 MIL AL 106  313   31   64  15  2   8   46   3  2  14  80  .204  .243  .342   44  107   7   4   0   3   9
 1997 26 MIL AL 123  320   29   78  16  1   4   32   0  1  17  68  .244  .294  .338   64  108   9   3   0   7   9
 1998 27 MIL NL 108  320   24   76  13  0   6   27   1  0  11  63  .238  .278  .334   61  107   3   0   0   7   6
 1999 28 TOR AL  57  163   16   35   6  0   3   17   0  0  12  37  .215  .271  .307   47   50   2   1   0   1   3
 2000 29 STL NL 128  417   43  109  22  1   6   47   0  0  32  96  .261  .317  .362   70  151   7   4   8   4  12
 2001 30 STL NL 121  381   40   83  12  0   7   42   0  1  28  76  .218  .276  .304   51  116   8   3   5   4  11
 2002 31 STL NL 110  315   31   77  12  1   3   35   1  3  32  49  .244  .313  .317   68  100   8   6   6   2   3
 2003 32 STL NL 141  441   43  111  18  2   8   47   1  1  44  81  .252  .320  .356   79  157   8   3  16   2  11
 2004 33 STL NL 122  385   28   95  22  1   5   50   0  2  23  83  .247  .292  .348   65  134   5   3   7   3  12
 2005 34 SFG NL 134  443   42  107  34  0  13   59   0  2  29  91  .242  .295  .406   81  180   3   4  10   6  11
 2006 35 SFG NL  47  160   10   37   8  0   3   18   0  0   9  30  .231  .276  .338   57   54   3   3   2   2   7
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 13 Seasons    1305 3877  353  925 190  9  67  443   8 14 266 795  .239  .293  .344   64 1334  65  34  54  45  98
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        481   44  115  24  1   8   55   1  2  33  99  .239  .293  .344   64  166   8   4   7   6  12
 Career High    141  443   43  111  34  2  13   59   3  3  44  96  .261  .320  .406   81  180   9   6  16   7  12
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1994 23 MIL AL   59   44    5   3.0   115| .226  .277| .293  .350| .340  .442| .633  .792|  61  .262  -3.3  -0.3   0%
 1995 24 MIL AL  181  130   16   3.3   114| .247  .276| .306  .351| .313  .436| .619  .787|  59  .301 -10.6  -1.0  66%
 1996 25 MIL AL  341  271   24   2.4   119| .204  .282| .243  .356| .342  .453| .585  .808|  44  .173 -29.3  -2.7  60%
 1997 26 MIL AL  356  264   31   3.1   110| .244  .272| .294  .342| .338  .431| .632  .773|  64  .287 -17.3  -1.6   0%
 1998 27 MIL NL  341  253   29   3.1   107| .238  .269| .278  .340| .334  .424| .612  .764|  61  .303 -19.4  -1.9 100%
 1999 28 TOR AL  179  134   14   2.8   115| .215  .276| .271  .349| .307  .442| .578  .791|  47  .229 -13.7  -1.3   0%
 2000 29 STL NL  464  331   47   3.8   118| .261  .276| .317  .353| .362  .450| .679  .804|  70  .349 -19.6  -1.8   0%
 2001 30 STL NL  424  321   31   2.6   111| .218  .268| .276  .340| .304  .440| .580  .780|  51  .228 -28.9  -2.8   0%
 2002 31 STL NL  363  258   33   3.4   105| .244  .263| .313  .337| .317  .419| .630  .756|  68  .351 -13.5  -1.3  25%
 2003 32 STL NL  498  353   50   3.8   107| .252  .265| .320  .336| .356  .425| .676  .761|  79  .382 -13.3  -1.3  50%
 2004 33 STL NL  419  312   37   3.2   111| .247  .270| .292  .341| .348  .437| .640  .778|  65  .302 -20.3  -1.9   0%
 2005 34 SFG NL  485  356   51   3.8   109| .242  .270| .295  .340| .406  .430| .701  .770|  81  .395 -12.8  -1.2   0%
 2006 35 SFG NL  177  136   14   2.8   113| .231  .272| .276  .343| .338  .442| .614  .785|  57  .245 -10.5  -1.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 13 Seasons     4287 3163  382   3.2   111| .239  .271| .293  .343| .344  .435| .637  .779|  64  .304 -212.5 -20.1  36%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

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Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1994 23 MIL AL C 27 81 8 1 1 .989 .991 3.30 5.73 5.54 6.79 13 144.7 4 6 14 5 1995 24 MIL AL C 80 261 18 4 2 .986 .990 3.49 5.64 5.46 6.74 47 460.0 10 12 27 9 1996 25 MIL AL C 104 475 40 8 5 .985 .990 4.95 5.84 5.61 6.91 97 826.7 3 35 52 25 DH 1 1997 26 MIL AL C 121 697 58 5 6 .993 .991 6.24 6.08 7.31 7.15 112 929.7 7 34 69 37 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.05 0.00 9.30 0 3.0 1998 27 MIL NL C 107 570 45 8 9 .987 .990 5.75 6.47 6.96 7.50 91 795.0 6 22 68 21 1999 28 TOR AL C 57 346 33 2 8 .995 .991 6.65 6.11 7.67 6.98 50 445.0 2 19 40 20 2000 29 STL NL C 124 803 75 5 7 .994 .990 7.08 6.38 7.66 7.45 117 1031.7 4 26 44 49 GG 1B 8 12 1 0 0 1.000 .992 1.62 7.72 9.75 9.22 0 12.0 2001 30 STL NL C 121 772 69 4 9 .995 .992 6.95 6.64 7.55 7.74 117 1002.0 6 34 30 28 1B 2 7 0 0 2 1.000 1.000 3.50 7.85 9.00 9.26 0 7.0 2002 31 STL NL C 106 562 64 4 6 .994 .991 5.91 6.41 6.79 7.53 96 830.3 5 13 43 23 1B 1 1 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.00 9.00 9.00 0 1.0 2003 32 STL NL C 138 774 49 0 7 1.000 .992 5.96 6.46 6.75 7.33 121 1096.7 5 36 40 15 GG 1B 4 7 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 1.75 7.97 9.00 9.64 0 7.0 2004 33 STL NL C 122 742 58 1 10 .999 .993 6.56 6.46 7.36 7.45 110 977.7 2 27 38 16 GG 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.20 9.00 9.90 0 1.0 2005 34 SFG NL C 132 784 77 1 12 .999 .992 6.52 6.26 6.91 7.26 127 1122.0 4 28 63 39 GG 2006 35 SFG NL C 46 252 17 1 2 .996 .992 5.85 6.36 6.19 7.37 44 391.3 2 10 24 11
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1997 26 MIL AL 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.05 0.00 9.30 0 3.0 2000 29 STL NL 1B 8 12 1 0 0 1.000 .992 1.62 7.72 9.75 9.22 0 12.0 2001 30 STL NL 1B 2 7 0 0 2 1.000 1.000 3.50 7.85 9.00 9.26 0 7.0 2002 31 STL NL 1B 1 1 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.00 9.00 9.00 0 1.0 2003 32 STL NL 1B 4 7 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 1.75 7.97 9.00 9.64 0 7.0 2004 33 STL NL 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.20 9.00 9.90 0 1.0 1994 23 MIL AL C 27 81 8 1 1 .989 .991 3.30 5.73 5.54 6.79 13 144.7 4 6 14 5 1995 24 MIL AL C 80 261 18 4 2 .986 .990 3.49 5.64 5.46 6.74 47 460.0 10 12 27 9 1996 25 MIL AL C 104 475 40 8 5 .985 .990 4.95 5.84 5.61 6.91 97 826.7 3 35 52 25 1997 26 MIL AL C 121 697 58 5 6 .993 .991 6.24 6.08 7.31 7.15 112 929.7 7 34 69 37 1998 27 MIL NL C 107 570 45 8 9 .987 .990 5.75 6.47 6.96 7.50 91 795.0 6 22 68 21 1999 28 TOR AL C 57 346 33 2 8 .995 .991 6.65 6.11 7.67 6.98 50 445.0 2 19 40 20 2000 29 STL NL C 124 803 75 5 7 .994 .990 7.08 6.38 7.66 7.45 117 1031.7 4 26 44 49 2001 30 STL NL C 121 772 69 4 9 .995 .992 6.95 6.64 7.55 7.74 117 1002.0 6 34 30 28 2002 31 STL NL C 106 562 64 4 6 .994 .991 5.91 6.41 6.79 7.53 96 830.3 5 13 43 23 2003 32 STL NL C 138 774 49 0 7 1.000 .992 5.96 6.46 6.75 7.33 121 1096.7 5 36 40 15 2004 33 STL NL C 122 742 58 1 10 .999 .993 6.56 6.46 7.36 7.45 110 977.7 2 27 38 16 2005 34 SFG NL C 132 784 77 1 12 .999 .992 6.52 6.26 6.91 7.26 127 1122.0 4 28 63 39 2006 35 SFG NL C 46 252 17 1 2 .996 .992 5.85 6.36 6.19 7.37 44 391.3 2 10 24 11 1996 25 MIL AL DH 1
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C*1285 7119 611 44 84 .994 .991 6.02 6.27 6.92 7.32 1142 10052.7 60 302 552 298 1B* 18 28 1 0 4 1.000 .997 1.61 7.87 8.42 9.35 0 31.0 DH 1 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 1303 7147 612 44 88 .994 .991 5.95 6.30 6.92 7.32 1142 10084
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 2001   NLDS  STL ARI     L   4  10   0   2  0  0  0   0   0   3  .200  .200  .200   0  0   0   0   0 
 2002   NLDS  STL ARI     W   3   9   3   4  1  0  0   2   2   1  .444  .545  .556   0  0   2   0   0 
        NLCS  STL SFG     L   5  19   2   6  2  0  1   1   0   2  .316  .316  .579   0  0   0   0   0 
 2004   NLDS  STL LAD     W   4  14   1   4  0  0  1   5   0   2  .286  .286  .500   0  0   1   0   0 
        NLCS  STL HOU     W   7  19   0   2  0  0  0   0   1   8  .105  .150  .105   0  0   1   0   0 
        WS    STL BOS     L   4   8   0   2  0  0  0   2   0   3  .250  .200  .250   0  0   0   2   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 Lg Div Series       2-1  11  33   4  10  1  0  1   7   2   6  .303  .343  .424   0  0   3   0   0 
  2 Lg Champ Series     1-1  12  38   2   8  2  0  1   1   1  10  .211  .231  .342   0  0   1   0   0 
  6 Postseason Series   3-3  27  79   6  20  3  0  2  10   3  19  .253  .274  .367   0  0   4   2   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Gold Gloves
2000-NL--C
2003-NL--C
2004-NL--C
2005-NL--C
All Multiple Winners

Sac. Hits
1997 AL-9-9

Intentional Walks
2003 NL-16-5

HOF Standards: Batting - 10.9 (1564) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 32.0 (560) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

June 1, 1988: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 31st round of the 1988 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 3, 1991: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 8th round of the 1991 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1991.

December 21, 1998: Granted Free Agency.

December 23, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.

November 16, 1999: Released by the Toronto Blue Jays.

December 15, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

October 29, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

December 15, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1994Milwaukee Brewers$109,000
1995Milwaukee Brewers$110,000
1996Milwaukee Brewers$150,000
1997Milwaukee Brewers$210,000
1998Milwaukee Brewers$800,000
1999Toronto Blue Jays$600,000
2000St. Louis Cardinals$750,000
2001St. Louis Cardinals$900,000
2002St. Louis Cardinals$2,500,000
2003St. Louis Cardinals$3,250,000
2004St. Louis Cardinals$4,000,000
2005San Francisco Giants$2,000,000
2006San Francisco Giants$3,350,000
Career (may be incomplete)$18,729,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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