Matt Albers

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 225lb (185cm, 102kg)

Born: January 20, 1983 in Houston, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 23rd round of the 2001 MLB June Amateur Draft from William P. Clements HS (Sugar Land, TX).

High School: William P. Clements HS (Sugar Land, TX)

School: San Jacinto College (Pasadena, TX)

Debut: July 25, 2006 (Age 23-186d, 18,937th in major league history)
vs. CIN 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 28, 2019 (Age 36-251d)
vs. COL 0.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2007 season

Agents: SSG Baseball

Full Name: Matthew James Albers

Nicknames: Albie or Big Salt

Pronunciation: \AL-burrs\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.4

ERA

4.35

616

759.0

571

WHIP

1.403

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Team Record in Appearances: 22-34

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 30, Entered with runners on base: 26

2009 Pitching Game Log

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2009 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	64	2	Apr 8	BAL		NYY	W,7-5	6-6		99	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	9.00	3.10	5	20	13	4	1	1	4	2	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	.55	0.001	.64	0.00%	-0.45	6t --- 0 out a6	6t 3 out a5
2	65	3	Apr 9	BAL		NYY	L,2-11	8-8		0	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.50	2.10	4	8	7	0	3	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.001	.03	0.00%	0.55	8t --- 0 out d7	8t 3 out d7
3	66	5	Apr 11	BAL		TBR	W,6-0	7-7		1	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.38	3.47	4	22	12	3	0	1	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.30	0.002	.37	0.00%	0.09	7t --- 0 out a6	7t 12- 2 out a6
4	67	9	Apr 15	BAL	@	TEX	L,6-19	7-GF(8)		3	1.1	4	4	4	1	2	0	1	11.25	3.85	10	33	17	3	7	3	3	2	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	7	2	0	0	0	1	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-3.04	7b --3 2 out d11	8b end d15
5	68	10	Apr 17	BAL	@	BOS	L,8-10	7-GF(8)		1	2.0	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	7.50	4.26	8	31	16	3	2	2	3	1	2	0		0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	.55	0.046	.69	0.04%	1.14	7b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
6	69	13	Apr 20	BAL	@	BOS	L,1-12	7-GF(8)		2	1.2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.87	3.75	8	29	20	7	2	0	7	2	1	0		3	3	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	.00	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.78	7b 123 1 out d8	8b end d11
7	70	18	Apr 25	BAL		TEX	L,5-6	9-GF		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.19	3.44	3	16	11	3	1	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.06	0.005	.05	0.00%	0.55	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
8	71	20	Apr 27	BAL		TEX	L,4-6	6-6	BL(0-1)	1	0.2	3	3	3	2	0	0	0	7.71	4.06	7	26	11	3	2	0	5	3	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.60	-0.416	2.31	-0.22%	-2.92	6t --- 0 out a1	6t 12- 2 out d2
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
9	72	42	May 22	BAL	@	WSN	W,4-2	6-7		24	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.75	3.75	4	14	11	3	1	2	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.50	0.151	.48	0.03%	0.93	6b 12- 2 out tie	7b 3 out tie
10	73	43	May 23	BAL	@	WSN	W,2-1	7-7	H(1)	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.17	3.53	3	9	5	1	0	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.42	0.107	.59	0.03%	0.49	7b --- 0 out a1	7b 3 out a1
11	74	46	May 26	BAL		TOR	W,7-2	6-7	H(2)	2	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.27	3.32	7	25	18	4	3	2	4	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.15	0.134	.61	0.04%	1.10	6t --- 0 out a1	7t 3 out a3
12	75	48	May 28	BAL		DET	W,5-1	6-7	H(3)	1	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	4.91	3.57	5	17	7	1	0	2	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.84	0.108	1.85	0.04%	0.69	6t 1-3 2 out a1	7t --3 2 out a1
13	76	50	May 30	BAL		DET	L,3-6	7-8	L(0-2)	1	1.1	4	3	2	0	0	1	0	5.63	4.35	9	33	23	6	2	4	5	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.25	-0.283	.96	-0.13%	-2.14	7t --- 0 out tie	8t 1-3 1 out d2
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
14	77	53	Jun 2	BAL	@	SEA	L,2-8	7-8		2	0.2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	5.94	4.36	4	18	9	2	2	2	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.18	0.012	.12	0.01%	0.56	7b --3 1 out d4	8b 1-- 0 out d4
15	78	55	Jun 5	BAL	@	OAK	L,1-9	5-6		2	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.30	4.11	5	18	12	3	1	3	1	0	1	0		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	.02	0.002	.01	0.00%	1.45	5b 1-- 0 out d9	6b 3 out d9
16	79	57	Jun 7	BAL	@	OAK	L,0-3	6-7		1	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.79	3.82	6	21	15	3	3	1	3	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.21	0.033	.08	0.01%	1.06	6b --- 0 out d3	7b 3 out d3
17	80	59	Jun 10	BAL		SEA	L,1-4	9-GF		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.57	3.79	3	13	6	2	0	1	2	0	2	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.13	0.010	.05	0.00%	0.55	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
18	81	61	Jun 12	BAL		ATL	L,2-7	5-7		1	2.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	4.18	3.90	8	27	14	2	2	2	3	1	1	0		3	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.37	0.089	.35	0.01%	1.43	5t 123 1 out d1	7t --- 1 out d2
19	82	64	Jun 16	BAL		NYM	L,4-6	9-GF		3	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.01	3.87	5	15	10	3	0	2	3	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.09	0.005	.03	0.00%	0.55	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
20	83	66	Jun 18	BAL		NYM	W,5-4	9-GF	W(1-2)	1	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.86	3.95	5	13	7	2	1	3	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.10	0.043	.28	0.01%	0.55	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
21	84	68	Jun 20	BAL	@	PHI	W,6-5	8-8		1	0.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.81	3.98	3	11	4	1	2	0	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.33	-0.009	.11	0.00%	-0.41	8b --- 0 out d2	8b 12- 1 out d2
22	85	71	Jun 24	BAL	@	FLA	L,2-5	7-GF(8)		3	2.0	4	2	1	1	3	0	0	3.86	3.81	11	44	27	11	2	4	3	1	1	0		0	0	2	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	.39	-0.101	.15	-0.02%	-0.98	7b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 3
23	86	73	Jun 26	BAL		WSN	W,11-1	8-8		1	1.0	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	3.72	3.75	6	25	15	4	1	1	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.55	8t --- 0 out a10	8t 3 out a10
24	87	74	Jun 27	BAL		WSN	W,6-3	6-6	H(4)	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.60	3.73	2	6	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.55	0.337	.82	0.05%	2.40	6t 123 0 out a1	6t 3 out a1
25	88	77	Jun 30	BAL		BOS	W,11-10	4-5		2	1.2	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	3.41	3.67	8	28	19	10	1	4	1	1	0	0		3	2	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.17	-0.011	.03	0.00%	0.18	4t 123 1 out d6	5t 3 out d8
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
26	89	81	Jul 4	BAL	@	LAA	L,4-11	5-6		3	2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.21	3.51	7	29	19	4	3	3	2	1	0	0		3	2	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.06	0.159	.27	0.01%	0.92	5b 123 0 out a3	6b 3 out a1
27	90	82	Jul 5	BAL	@	LAA	L,6-9	6-7	BL(1-3)	0	0.2	2	3	3	2	1	0	0	3.93	3.62	6	25	13	4	1	1	2	1	0	0		1	1	1	0	0	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	1.86	-0.325	.23	-0.02%	-2.29	6b 1-- 1 out a1	7b 123 0 out tie
28	91	84	Jul 7	BAL	@	SEA	W,12-4	6-6	H(5)	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.82	3.55	3	13	8	3	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.72	0.056	.05	0.00%	0.51	6b --- 0 out a3	6b 3 out a3
29	92	86	Jul 10	BAL		TOR	L,0-2	6-8		2	2.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.58	3.47	8	27	19	7	1	6	1	0	1	0		2	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.59	0.107	.06	0.01%	1.56	6t 12- 2 out d2	8t 3 out d2
30	93	89	Jul 17	BAL	@	CHW	L,8-12	5-6		6	1.0	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	3.96	3.61	7	36	19	3	1	3	2	0	1	0		0	0	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.71	-0.019	.09	0.00%	-0.11	5b --- 1 out d3	6b 12- 1 out d1
31	94	93	Jul 21	BAL	@	NYY	L,4-6	6-7		3	1.2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	3.79	3.57	5	22	12	3	3	0	2	1	0	0		2	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.71	0.114	.05	0.01%	2.05	6b -23 1 out d2	7b 3 out d2
32	95	95	Jul 24	BAL	@	BOS	L,1-3	7-7		2	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	3.70	3.53	4	23	15	3	3	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.38	0.028	.01	0.00%	0.57	7b --- 0 out d2	7b 3 out d2
33	96	98	Jul 27	BAL		KCR	L,3-5	6-7	L(1-4)	2	1.1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.80	3.52	7	23	17	3	1	5	2	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.83	-0.072	.02	0.00%	-0.11	6t -2- 2 out tie	7t 3 out d1
34	97	100	Jul 29	BAL		KCR	W,7-3	5-7	W(2-4)	1	2.1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.60	3.41	8	22	15	4	4	3	3	2	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.10	0.175	.00	0.00%	1.63	5t 1-3 2 out d1	7t 3 out d1
35	98	102	Jul 31	BAL		BOS	L,5-6	7-8		1	1.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.50	3.40	4	11	8	1	0	2	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	.86	0.072	.01	0.00%	0.66	7t --- 2 out d1	8t 3 out d1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
36	99	104	Aug 2	BAL		BOS	L,10-18	4-4		1	0.1	5	4	4	1	0	0	0	4.24	3.46	7	27	15	4	2	0	6	5	0	0		3	3	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.89	-0.267	.01	0.00%	-5.84	4t 123 1 out d1	4t 12- 2 out d8
37	100	106	Aug 4	BAL	@	DET	W,8-2	8-GF		1	1.1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	4.31	3.51	6	21	13	3	2	3	2	0	1	0		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.20	8b 1-- 2 out a7	9b end a 6
38	101	109	Aug 7	BAL	@	TOR	W,7-5	7-8	H(6)	2	1.1	1	2	2	1	1	0	0	4.56	3.52	6	27	16	7	0	3	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.12	0.078	.00	0.00%	0.13	7b --- 0 out a1	8b 12- 1 out a4
39	102	111	Aug 9	BAL	@	TOR	L,3-7	7-7		1	0.1	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	4.89	3.58	5	22	11	2	0	0	4	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.61	-0.090	.00	0.00%	-2.41	7b --- 0 out d2	7b 12- 1 out d4
40	103	113	Aug 11	BAL		OAK	W,3-2	7-7	H(7)	1	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.86	3.64	2	11	6	2	0	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.33	0.047	.00	0.00%	0.25	7t 1-- 2 out a1	7t 3 out a1
41	104	115	Aug 14	BAL		LAA	W,16-6	7-8		2	1.1	4	2	2	0	1	0	0	5.08	3.58	8	28	17	5	1	3	4	2	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	8	3	0	0	0	0	0	.12	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-2.20	7t 1-- 2 out a6	8t 3 out a10
42	105	117	Aug 16	BAL		LAA	L,8-17	13-GF(13)		1	1.0	4	5	5	1	1	1	0	5.85	3.84	8	30	19	4	2	2	4	3	0	0		3	3	1	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.22	-0.067	.00	0.00%	-5.60	13t 123 0 out d1	13t end d 9
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
43	106	133	Sep 1	BAL		NYY	L,6-9	7-8		15	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	5.63	3.83	7	38	21	5	2	4	1	1	0	0		1	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.48	0.057	.00	0.00%	1.49	7t 1-- 0 out d3	8t 3 out d3
44	107	135	Sep 4	BAL		TEX	L,1-5	8-GF		2	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	5.43	3.74	6	17	12	2	3	3	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.09	0.014	.00	0.00%	1.10	8t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
45	108	137	Sep 6	BAL		TEX	W,7-0	8-8		1	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.34	3.78	4	18	9	2	2	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	0.004	.00	0.00%	0.55	8t --- 0 out a7	8t 3 out a7
46	109	139	Sep 9	BAL	@	BOS	L,5-7	6-7	BL(2-5)	2	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.46	3.77	3	17	12	4	1	2	1	0	1	0		1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.71	-0.168	.00	0.00%	-1.01	6b --3 2 out a1	7b 1-- 0 out tie
47	110	140	Sep 11	BAL	@	NYY	W,10-4	6-6	H(8)	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.40	3.77	1	6	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.56	0.114	.00	0.00%	0.98	6b 12- 1 out a3	6b 3 out a3
48	111	143	Sep 14	BAL		TBR	L,4-8	5-6		2	1.2	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	5.25	3.85	9	35	18	6	2	5	2	0	1	0		1	1	0	1	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.56	-0.012	.00	0.00%	0.27	5t -2- 1 out d3	6t 3 out d4
49	112	145	Sep 16	BAL		TBR	W,4-2	7-7	H(9)	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.22	3.81	1	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.41	0.097	.00	0.00%	0.53	7t 1-3 2 out a1	7t 3 out a1
50	113	147	Sep 18	BAL		BOS	L,1-3	6-7		1	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.16	3.80	3	8	7	3	0	1	2	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.99	0.034	.00	0.00%	0.45	6t 12- 2 out d2	7t 1-- 1 out d2
51	114	148	Sep 19	BAL		BOS	L,5-11	7-7	L(2-6)	0	0.1	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	5.43	3.80	3	21	12	3	1	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.07	-0.185	.00	0.00%	-1.02	7t --- 0 out tie	7t 1-- 1 out d1
52	115	151	Sep 22	BAL	@	TOR	L,5-6	7-7	H(10)	2	1.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	5.34	3.69	4	21	15	3	4	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.80	0.060	.00	0.00%	0.54	7b --- 0 out a3	7b 3 out a3
53	116	153	Sep 25	BAL	@	CLE	L,2-4	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	1	1	1	3	0	0	0	5.40	3.82	6	26	12	3	2	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	.87	-0.058	.00	0.00%	-0.48	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 2
54	117	156	Sep 28	BAL	@	TBR	L,6-7	7-7	BS(4)	2	0.2	3	3	3	0	1	1	0	5.77	3.99	5	19	12	4	3	3	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.23	-0.389	.00	0.00%	-2.58	7b --- 0 out a3	7b --- 2 out tie
55	118	160	Oct 2	BAL		TOR	W,13-7	6-7		3	2.0	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	5.59	3.99	10	35	20	6	3	3	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	1	.16	0.025	.00	0.00%	1.10	6t --- 0 out a5	7t 3 out a9
56	119	162	Oct 4	BAL		TOR	W,5-4	11-GF(11)	W(3-6)	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	5.51	3.92	3	12	9	2	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.88	0.147	.00	0.00%	0.55	11t --- 0 out tie	11t end tie
							22-34		W-L:3-6,BSv:4,Hld:10	1.6	67.0	80	43	41	36	49	3	2	5.51	3.92	309	1197	60%	16%	7%	1.06		20%	8%	0		48	38%	9	3	0	264	19	0	3	8	2	2	.80	-0.016	.21	-0.11%	-3.95

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