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Matt
Walbeck		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 190
 
Born: October 2, 1969 in Usa, CA, SACRAMENTO
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Rookie Of The Year 1999   
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1996 26 CAR NL 0 1 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 2 0 1 1 18.00 .400 .500 .800 1.300 0.0
1 Years Sim 0 1 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 2 0 1 1 18.00 .400 .500 .800 1.300 0.0
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Ted Williams Batting Title 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
1995 25 CAR NL 23 61 3 17 5 0 0 10 0 0 7 14 .279 .362 .361 .723 8.2 1.6
1996 26 CAR NL 23 45 5 11 4 0 0 4 0 0 3 15 .244 .292 .333 .625 3.5 0.2
1999 29 CAR NL 123 448 70 137 30 6 18 92 0 0 24 98 .306 .340 .520 .860 71.0 11.1
2000 30 CAR NL 105 292 26 70 14 2 6 32 0 0 21 72 .240 .292 .363 .655 30.9 2.1
2001 31 CAR NL 73 277 37 93 17 1 5 44 0 0 14 69 .336 .366 .458 .825 43.0 7.3
2002 32 CAR NL 114 328 41 88 18 5 6 49 0 0 34 85 .268 .333 .409 .742 43.4 5.6
2003 33 CAR NL 38 59 7 12 2 1 1 7 0 0 3 19 .203 .242 .322 .564 3.9 0.0
  SFG NL 57 222 27 64 12 2 8 22 0 0 11 60 .288 .326 .468 .795 30.9 3.1
  TOT   95 281 34 76 14 3 9 29 0 0 14 79 .270 .309 .438 .746 34.7 3.1
2004 34 SFG NL 86 166 16 32 6 1 2 17 0 0 10 58 .193 .239 .277 .516 8.1 0.0
2005 35 KCR AL 54 132 16 36 4 4 3 16 0 0 12 41 .273 .333 .432 .765 18.4 2.7
9 Years Sim 696 2030 248 560 112 22 49 293 0 0 139 531 .276 .322 .425 .747 261.4 33.6
162 Game Average 472 57 130 26 5 11 68 0 0 32 123 .276 .322 .425 .747 60.8  
Career Highs 123 448 70 137 30 6 18 92 0 0 34 98 .336 .366 .520 .860 71.0  
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
1995 25 CAR NL C 21 17 155.3 132 7 1 0 .993 8.05 9 3 .333 0 0.8
1996 26 CAR NL C 10 10 79.0 57 2 2 0 .967 6.72 5 0 .000 0 0.2
    P 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
1999 29 CAR NL 1B 120 119 977.3 928 74 8 68 .992 9.23 0 0 .000 0 1.8
2000 30 CAR NL C 59 57 486.0 486 17 2 0 .996 9.31 26 6 .231 1 2.4
    2B 3 3 31.7 6 6 0 3 1.000 3.41 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    1B 5 2 25.0 27 1 0 2 1.000 10.08 0 0 .000 0 0.1
2001 31 CAR NL C 72 72 645.7 635 18 2 1 .997 9.10 33 8 .242 5 2.1
2002 32 CAR NL C 88 77 690.3 744 15 4 2 .995 9.90 30 7 .233 4 1.7
    1B 10 5 52.0 58 3 0 4 1.000 10.56 0 0 .000 0 0.2
2003 33 CAR NL C 30 22 111.0 97 6 0 0 1.000 8.35 5 2 .400 1 0.6
    1B 0 0 0.4 1 0 0 0 1.000 22.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  SFG NL C 46 34 421.2 369 24 1 0 .997 8.40 21 7 .333 4 1.5
    1B 1 0 1.6 2 0 0 0 1.000 11.25 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  TOT   C 76 56 532.2 466 30 1 0 .998 8.39 26 9 .346 5 2.1
      1B 1 0 2.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 13.50   0.0
2004 34 SFG NL C 32 30 249.0 210 9 2 0 .991 7.92 14 2 .143 1 1.1
    1B 5 1 16.3 9 1 0 3 1.000 5.51 0 0 .000 0 0.0
2005 35 KCR AL C 38 32 285.7 258 7 2 0 .993 8.35 9 3 .333 2 1.1
    1B 9 0 16.3 22 2 0 2 1.000 13.23 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    RF 2 0 13.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.38 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  C 396 351 3123.2 2988 105 16 3 .995 8.91 152 38 .250 18 11.5
  1B 150 127 1089.0 1047 81 8 79 .993 9.32 0 0 .000 0 2.1
  2B 3 3 31.7 6 6 0 3 1.000 3.41 0 0 .000 0 0.1
  RF 2 0 13.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.38 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  P 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
Career Totals   552 481 4257.8 4043 192 24 85 .994 8.95 152 38 .250 18 13.7
Career Highs   120 119 977.3 928 74 8 68 .998 9.94 33 9 .346 5  
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
2002 32 CAR NL 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .200 .333 .200 .533
Career Post-Season Batting 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .200 .333 .200 .533
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  1. Tim McCarver (960)
  2. Terry Kennedy (948)
  3. Ned Yost (940)
  4. Scott Hatteberg (936)
  5. Todd Greene (931)
  6. John Ellis (931)
  7. Mike Difelice (929)
  8. Michael Barrett (920)
  9. Dan Wilson (919)
  10. Matt Lecroy (919)
History
Drafted in 5th round, 114th overall pick, by Carolina in 1993
Had first career hit (double) on 7/31/1995, off Eric Plunk (CHC)
Hit first career homerun on 5/22/1999, off Jason Dickson (ATL)
Won Rookie Of The Year in 1999, hitting .306 with 18 HR, 92 RBI
Injured on 6/15/2000 with a Sore Knee, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 7/27/2000 with a Fractured Ulna, out for 6 weeks
Injured on 5/22/2001 with a Fractured Socket Eye, out for 8-9 weeks
1/31/2002: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,230,000 through salary arbitration
1/31/2003: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,230,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/5/2003 with a Strained Calf Muscle, out for 3 weeks
Released by Carolina on 7/1/2003
Signed as a free agent by San Francisco on 7/1/2003 to a 1-year deal worth $300,000 per year
1/31/2004: Gets a new one-year contract worth $914,286 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/22/2004 with a Pulled Groin Muscle, out for 2-3 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Kansas City on 2/2/2005 to a 2-year deal worth $733,000 per year
Injured on 4/24/2005 with a Pulled Hamstring Muscle, out for one week
 
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