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P Rick Matula #43
Age: 43 | Bats: R | Throws: R
07/14/1997
| SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY | FRONT OFFICE
P RICK MATULA #43 - AGE: 43 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 5 5 5 5
Movement 12 12 13 13
Control 11 11 11 11
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 7 7
Curveball 5 5
Sinker 8 8
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 90-92 Mph
Stamina 17
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 14
Defense 10
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 4
Sacrifice Bunt: 19
Bunt for Hit: 8
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
Birthday:11/22/1953
Born in:Wharton, TX
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Drafted:1978, 8th Pick in Round 3
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1979 Kansas City - DBL 25 3 3 1 2 0 5.06 21.1 28 13 12 4 5 5 1 0 1.55 .320 5.65 -0.0 84
1980 Kansas City - DBL 26 5 5 4 1 0 2.75 36.0 28 11 11 0 5 10 2 0 0.92 .226 2.78 1.2 153
1981 Kansas City - DBL 27 6 0 0 0 0 9.31 9.2 17 10 10 4 5 6 0 0 2.28 .382 8.60 -0.4 46
1983 Kansas City - DBL 29 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.50 .000 2.32 0.1 999
1986 Oakland - DBL 32 4 4 2 0 0 4.88 24.0 22 13 13 4 7 7 1 0 1.21 .234 5.34 0.0 86
Total DBL 19 12 7 3 0 4.45 93.0 95 47 46 12 23 30 4 0 1.27 .264 4.69 0.7 127
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1979 Omaha - CBL 25 25 23 7 8 0 5.05 153.1 191 95 86 6 33 50 4 2 1.46 .316 3.52 2.6 75
1980 Omaha - CBL 26 27 27 14 8 0 2.74 200.2 185 74 61 9 40 70 8 1 1.12 .251 3.41 3.5 135
1981 Omaha - CBL 27 23 23 10 7 0 3.50 159.1 169 67 62 8 46 55 8 2 1.35 .286 3.80 2.2 110
1982 Omaha - CBL 28 22 18 10 5 0 2.72 145.1 155 57 44 8 27 58 5 1 1.25 .288 3.36 2.5 135
1983 Omaha - CBL 29 2 0 0 0 0 3.18 5.2 5 3 2 0 2 3 0 0 1.24 .250 2.36 0.1 115
1984 Omaha - CBL 30 27 27 10 11 0 5.17 172.1 230 116 99 21 56 30 3 2 1.66 .314 5.25 0.5 84
1985 Omaha - CBL 31 28 26 12 10 0 3.64 192.2 203 87 78 15 45 62 8 1 1.29 .276 4.17 2.8 118
1986 San Diego - CBL 32 9 8 3 1 0 4.29 56.2 61 29 27 5 25 16 1 0 1.52 .283 4.94 0.3 100
1987 San Diego - CBL 33 28 28 8 13 0 5.28 182.1 222 117 107 19 59 68 3 0 1.54 .311 4.86 1.6 84
1988 San Diego - CBL 34 26 26 9 10 0 4.72 175.1 224 99 92 18 49 59 5 0 1.56 .319 4.73 1.5 92
1989 San Diego - CBL 35 27 27 7 15 0 5.24 170.0 207 111 99 22 46 64 2 0 1.49 .307 4.84 1.1 81
Total CBL 244 233 90 88 0 4.22 1613.2 1852 855 757 131 428 535 47 9 1.41 .296 4.25 102.0
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1980 Kansas City - DBL 26 2 0 0 0 0 9.00 3.0 6 3 3 0 3 2 0 0 3.00 .462 0.00 0.0 0
1984 Omaha - CBL 30 2 2 1 1 0 8.38 9.2 13 9 9 3 7 3 0 0 2.07 .313 0.00 0.0 0
Total DBL 2 0 0 0 0 9.00 3.0 6 3 3 0 3 2 0 0 3.00 .462 4.59 46.6
Total CBL 2 2 1 1 0 8.38 9.2 13 9 9 3 7 3 0 0 2.07 .313 8.64 51.9
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1979 Kansas City - DBL P 3 3 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 21.1 1.27 -0.1 1.036
1979 Omaha - CBL P 24 22 13 22 1 37 2 .946 153.1 2.05 -0.6 .966
1980 Kansas City - DBL P 5 5 2 7 1 9 0 1.000 36.0 2.25 +0.0 1.031
1980 Omaha - CBL P 27 27 15 29 1 45 1 .978 200.2 1.97 -0.4 1.051
1981 Kansas City - DBL P 6 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 9.2 2.79 +0.0 1.037
1981 Omaha - CBL P 23 23 12 24 2 37 1 .973 159.1 2.03 -0.0 1.046
1982 Omaha - CBL P 22 18 6 25 0 32 1 .969 145.1 1.92 -0.2 1.019
1983 Kansas City - DBL P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1983 Omaha - CBL P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.2 0.00 -0.0 .000
1984 Omaha - CBL P 27 27 13 29 0 44 2 .955 172.1 2.19 -0.4 .953
1985 Omaha - CBL P 28 26 11 31 1 42 0 1.000 192.2 1.96 +1.5 1.090
1986 Oakland - DBL P 4 4 4 5 0 9 0 1.000 24.0 3.38 +0.0 1.040
1986 San Diego - CBL P 9 8 0 10 0 10 0 1.000 56.2 1.59 -0.1 .907
1987 San Diego - CBL P 28 28 8 38 3 49 3 .939 182.1 2.27 -0.4 .960
1988 San Diego - CBL P 26 26 9 26 1 37 2 .946 175.1 1.80 +1.1 1.104
1989 San Diego - CBL P 27 27 16 25 1 43 2 .953 170.0 2.17 +1.2 1.099
TOTAL P 262 244 110 276 11 400 14 .965 1706.2 2.04 +1.6 1.024
PLAYER HISTORY
12/15/1978 Drafted in the 1978 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 8, 48th overall pick) by the Kansas City Royals.
01/01/1979 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 12 (13).
04/02/1979 Named the #75 prospect in the DBL
04/14/1979 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Salt Lake City Gulls with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/16/1979 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Albuquerque Dukes with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/30/1979 Injured (Tired arm), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/01/1980 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 15 (16); Control: 13 (13).
05/26/1980 Injured (Tired arm), day-to-day for 6 days.
06/22/1980 Was selected to the 1980 Clemente Baseball League All-Star Game.
07/10/1980 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Tacoma Twins with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/09/1980 Wins the 1980 Clemente Baseball League National Championship with the Omaha Royals!
10/01/1980 Wins the DBL FL Rookie of the Month Award.
11/04/1980 Wins the 1980 World Series with the Kansas City Royals.
01/01/1981 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 14 (15); Control: 13 (13).
04/17/1981 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 1 day.
05/25/1981 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the San Antonio Missions with 1 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/09/1981 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 1 day.
07/20/1981 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Denver Bears with 2 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
08/29/1981 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1982 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 13 (13).
04/20/1982 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the San Diego Padres with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/20/1982 Was selected to the 1982 Clemente Baseball League All-Star Game.
01/01/1983 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 15 (16); Control: 13 (13).
01/06/1983 Injured (Broken kneecap), out for 7-8 months.
01/01/1984 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 13 (13).
07/14/1984 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Beaumont Golden Gators with 0 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
07/20/1984 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Salt Lake City Gulls with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/12/1984 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 6 days.
09/03/1984 Wins the 1984 Clemente Baseball League National Championship with the Omaha Royals!
01/01/1985 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 13 (13).
06/10/1985 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Oklahoma City 89ers with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/01/1985 Wins the CBL PCL Pitcher of the Month Award.
12/25/1985 Released by the Kansas City Royals.
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (7); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 13 (13).
04/30/1986 Injured (Strained forearm), out for 3 months.
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (7); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 13 (13).
12/15/1987 Released by the Oakland Athletics.
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 13 (13).
06/23/1988 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 11 (11).
12/25/1989 Released by the Oakland Athletics.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 11 (11).
10/28/1990 Retired from professional baseball.
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