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Matt Diaz
Matthew Edward Diaz

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 206 lb.

Debut July 19, 2003

Born March 3, 1978 in Portland, OR

Drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 17th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 24, 1999. (All Transactions)

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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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2003 25 TBD AL   4    9    2    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   3  .111  .200  .111  -12    1   0   0   0   0   0
 2004 26 TBD AL  10   21    3    4   1  1   1    3   0  0   1   6  .190  .292  .476   99   10   0   0   0   2   0
 2005 27 KCR AL  34   89    7   25   4  2   1    9   0  1   4  15  .281  .323  .404   94   36   1   1   0   2   3
 2006 28 ATL NL 124  297   37   97  15  4   7   32   5  5  11  49  .327  .364  .475  114  141   1   4   3   9   9
 2007 29 ATL NL 135  358   44  121  21  0  12   45   4  0  16  63  .338  .368  .497  124  178   1   5   3   4   8
 2008 30 ATL NL  42  132    9   33   2  0   2   14   4  2   3  32  .250  .270  .311   55   41   0   1   0   1   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      349  906  102  281  43  7  23  103  13  8  36 168  .310  .345  .449  106  407   3  11   6  18  24
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        421   47  130  20  3  11   48   6  4  17  78  .310  .345  .449  106  189   1   5   3   8  11
 Career High    135  358   44  121  21  4  12   45   5  5  16  63  .338  .368  .497  124  178   1   5   3   9   9
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2003 25 TBD AL   10    8    0   0.0   102| .111  .262| .200  .327| .111  .419| .311  .746| -12  .000  -1.5  -0.1   0%
 2004 26 TBD AL   24   17    3   4.7   106| .190  .266| .292  .333| .476  .427| .768  .760|  99  .458  -0.2   0.0   0%
 2005 27 KCR AL   97   70   11   4.2   104| .281  .267| .323  .330| .404  .423| .727  .753|  94  .429  -1.0  -0.1   0%
 2006 28 ATL NL  322  219   48   5.9   113| .327  .272| .364  .343| .475  .442| .839  .785| 114  .564   5.8   0.5  50%
 2007 29 ATL NL  384  251   65   7.0   108| .338  .269| .368  .338| .497  .430| .865  .768| 124  .640  12.9   1.2 100%
 2008 30 ATL NL  137  106   10   2.5   104| .250  .262| .270  .334| .311  .420| .581  .753|  55  .231  -9.0  -0.9  66%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons       974  671  137   5.5   109| .310  .269| .345  .338| .449  .432| .794  .770| 106  .538   7.1   0.6  61%

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

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  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
2003 25 TBD AL LF 1 6 0 1 0 .857 .984 6.00 1.80 6.00 2.20 1 9.0 DH 1 2004 26 TBD AL OF 4 11 0 0 0 1.000 .982 2.75 2.05 3.41 2.30 4 29.0 DH 4 LF 3 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 2.67 1.73 3.60 2.02 3 20.0 RF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 1.90 3.00 2.20 1 9.0 2005 27 KCR AL OF 21 38 0 2 0 .950 .987 1.81 2.05 2.33 2.30 17 147.0 LF 19 34 0 2 0 .944 .988 1.79 1.79 2.25 2.10 16 136.0 DH 7 RF 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 1.85 3.27 2.13 1 11.0 2006 28 ATL NL OF 99 166 5 4 1 .977 .984 1.73 1.88 2.56 2.22 62 600.3 LF 95 163 5 4 1 .977 .982 1.77 1.54 2.57 1.97 62 587.3 RF 6 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.50 1.75 2.08 2.08 0 13.0 2007 29 ATL NL OF 98 158 4 2 1 .988 .984 1.65 1.94 2.10 2.30 77 694.0 LF 95 155 4 2 1 .988 .984 1.67 1.55 2.11 2.00 77 678.3 RF 5 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.60 1.80 1.72 2.18 0 15.7 1B 2 3 1 0 1 1.000 1.000 2.00 7.85 13.33 9.33 0 2.7 DH 1 2008 30 ATL NL LF 36 58 2 1 1 .984 .982 1.67 1.48 1.92 1.91 32 280.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2007 29 ATL NL 1B 2 3 1 0 1 1.000 1.000 2.00 7.85 13.33 9.33 0 2.7 2003 25 TBD AL DH 1 2004 26 TBD AL DH 4 2005 27 KCR AL DH 7 2007 29 ATL NL DH 1 2003 25 TBD AL LF 1 6 0 1 0 .857 .984 6.00 1.80 6.00 2.20 1 9.0 2004 26 TBD AL LF 3 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 2.67 1.73 3.60 2.02 3 20.0 2005 27 KCR AL LF 19 34 0 2 0 .944 .988 1.79 1.79 2.25 2.10 16 136.0 2006 28 ATL NL LF 95 163 5 4 1 .977 .982 1.77 1.54 2.57 1.97 62 587.3 2007 29 ATL NL LF 95 155 4 2 1 .988 .984 1.67 1.55 2.11 2.00 77 678.3 2008 30 ATL NL LF 36 58 2 1 1 .984 .982 1.67 1.48 1.92 1.91 32 280.7 2003 25 TBD AL OF 1 6 0 1 0 .857 .984 6.00 2.10 6.00 2.40 1 9.0 2004 26 TBD AL OF 4 11 0 0 0 1.000 .982 2.75 2.05 3.41 2.30 4 29.0 2005 27 KCR AL OF 21 38 0 2 0 .950 .987 1.81 2.05 2.33 2.30 17 147.0 2006 28 ATL NL OF 99 166 5 4 1 .977 .984 1.73 1.88 2.56 2.22 62 600.3 2007 29 ATL NL OF 98 158 4 2 1 .988 .984 1.65 1.94 2.10 2.30 77 694.0 2004 26 TBD AL RF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 1.90 3.00 2.20 1 9.0 2005 27 KCR AL RF 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 1.85 3.27 2.13 1 11.0 2006 28 ATL NL RF 6 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.50 1.75 2.08 2.08 0 13.0 2007 29 ATL NL RF 5 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.60 1.80 1.72 2.18 0 15.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total LF* 249 424 11 10 3 .978 .983 1.75 1.56 2.29 1.98 191 1711.3 OF* 223 379 9 9 2 .977 .984 1.74 1.93 2.36 2.27 161 1479.3 249 0 14# RF* 14 13 0 0 0 1.000 .970 0.93 1.79 2.40 2.14 2 48.7 DH 13 Games not counted in Overall Total below 1B* 2 3 1 0 1 1.000 1.000 2.00 7.85 13.33 9.33 0 2.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 225 382 10 9 3 .978 .984 1.74 1.98 2.38 2.28 161 1482
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats


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Transactions 

June 2, 1999: Drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 17th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 24, 1999.

February 6, 2005: Released by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

February 24, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

December 19, 2005: Traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Atlanta Braves for Ricardo Rodriguez (minors).


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2006Atlanta Braves$330,000
2007Atlanta Braves$395,000
Career (may be incomplete)$725,000

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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