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RF Matt Lawton #5
Age: 25 | Bats: L | Throws: R
10/05/1997
DBL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY | FRONT OFFICE
RF MATT LAWTON #5 - AGE: 25 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
83 235 55 10 1 9 34 30 41 .234 .336 .400 3 0.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 14 12 14 14
Gap 14 11 15 14
Power 12 10 13 12
Eye 15 12 15 15
Avoid K's 15 14 16 15
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 4 12
Errors: - 6 13
Arm: - 4 11
Turn DP: - 4 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 9
1st Base: 6 Center Field: 6
2nd Base: - Right Field: 11
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 11
Stealing Ability: 15
Baserunning Inst.: 10
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 12
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/02/1997 FLA Loss, 5-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/1997 @ FLA Win, 9-2 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/27/1997 @ FLA Loss, 5-7 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 0
09/26/1997 @ FLA Loss, 3-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/24/1997 @ CLE Win, 5-3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
09/23/1997 @ CLE Win, 7-6 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/17/1997 @ CHC Win, 6-4 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0
09/16/1997 @ CHC Loss, 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/13/1997 @ STL Loss, 10-11 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/12/1997 @ STL Loss, 2-3 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Birthday:11/30/1971
Born in:Gulfport, MS
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Drafted:1994, 13th Pick in Round 2
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1997 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 83 235 55 10 1 9 34 37 30 41 .234 .336 .400 .736 .315 .166 108
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 58 274 7 1 0 1 0 2 94 20 3 5 37.5 33.3 4.78 .8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   32 5 0 0 0 3 6 4 9 0 0 1 .156 .270 .156 .427
Versus Right   203 50 10 1 9 31 31 26 32 2 0 6 .246 .346 .438 .784
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   19 5 0 0 0 4 1 1 4 1 0 0 .263 .286 .263 .549
March   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
April   31 7 2 0 2 3 6 1 8 0 0 0 .226 .250 .484 .734
May   42 17 2 0 3 7 7 3 4 0 0 1 .405 .457 .667 1.123
June   47 11 4 0 1 12 6 6 9 1 0 3 .234 .351 .383 .734
July   39 3 1 1 0 0 4 3 3 0 0 2 .077 .182 .154 .336
August   38 7 1 0 2 5 7 5 9 0 0 0 .184 .279 .368 .647
September   38 10 0 0 1 7 7 11 8 1 0 1 .263 .431 .342 .773
Postseason   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   6 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 .167 .444 .333 .778
Career   241 56 11 1 9 35 38 33 43 2 0 7 .232 .339 .398 .738
Home   113 26 3 0 6 18 19 14 19 1 0 5 .230 .338 .416 .754
Road   122 29 7 1 3 16 18 16 22 1 0 2 .238 .333 .385 .719
Grass   105 25 5 1 3 12 17 13 18 1 0 2 .238 .331 .390 .721
Turf   130 30 5 0 6 22 20 17 23 1 0 5 .231 .340 .408 .748
Day   92 17 5 0 4 8 13 11 15 0 0 1 .185 .279 .370 .648
Night   143 38 5 1 5 26 24 19 26 2 0 6 .266 .371 .420 .790
As Starter   213 49 9 1 7 29 33 24 37 2 0 7 .230 .325 .380 .705
As Reliever / Substitution   22 6 1 0 2 5 4 6 4 0 0 0 .273 .429 .591 1.019
Pinch Hitting   17 5 1 0 2 5 3 6 2 0 0 0 .294 .478 .706 1.184
Close/Late   72 11 2 0 3 9 12 11 14 1 0 2 .153 .279 .306 .585
Inning 1-3   70 17 3 0 3 13 7 7 16 1 0 2 .243 .325 .414 .739
Inning 4-6   73 21 4 1 2 9 12 9 8 0 0 2 .288 .381 .452 .833
Inning 7-9   84 15 3 0 4 11 15 13 15 1 0 2 .179 .300 .357 .657
Extra Innings   8 2 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 1 .250 .400 .250 .650
0 Outs   81 25 6 0 3 10 18 10 12 0 0 4 .309 .411 .494 .904
1 Outs   73 12 3 1 2 11 10 6 12 2 0 2 .164 .241 .315 .556
2 Outs   81 18 1 0 4 13 9 14 17 0 0 1 .222 .344 .383 .726
Scoring Position   58 13 2 0 1 22 10 9 9 2 0 2 .224 .338 .310 .648
Bases Empty   116 29 7 1 5 5 17 15 19 0 0 4 .250 .356 .457 .812
Runner on 1st   61 13 1 0 3 7 10 6 13 0 0 1 .213 .294 .377 .671
Runner on 2nd   15 5 1 0 0 5 4 2 1 0 0 1 .333 .444 .400 .844
Runner on 3rd   7 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Runner on 1st & 2nd   18 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 .167 .250 .222 .472
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .167 .250 .167 .417
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 .500 .800 .500 1.300
Bases Loaded   10 2 0 0 1 9 4 1 1 1 0 0 .200 .250 .500 .750
Two Strikes   130 26 5 1 6 20 16 11 41 1 0 5 .200 .286 .392 .678
First Pitch   27 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 .037 .071 .037 .108
Count 0-1   20 9 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 .450 .476 .500 .976
Count 0-2   23 3 0 0 1 2 2 0 9 0 0 2 .130 .200 .261 .461
Count 1-0   16 4 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .235 .625 .860
Count 1-1   15 7 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .467 .467 .600 1.067
Count 1-2   36 7 2 1 1 4 3 0 16 1 0 1 .194 .211 .389 .599
Count 2-0   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 2-1   10 4 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .800 1.200
Count 2-2   32 8 1 0 4 11 7 0 9 0 0 1 .250 .273 .656 .929
Count 3-0   2 1 0 0 0 1 4 9 0 0 0 1 .500 .917 .500 1.417
Count 3-1   8 2 1 0 0 3 4 9 0 0 0 0 .250 .647 .375 1.022
Full Count   39 8 2 0 0 3 4 11 7 0 0 1 .205 .392 .256 .649
Behind in Count   79 19 3 1 2 8 9 0 25 1 0 4 .241 .274 .380 .654
Ahead in Count   43 12 2 0 3 10 12 18 0 1 0 1 .279 .492 .535 1.027
Batting 2nd   1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Batting 4th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   42 13 3 0 1 9 6 4 8 0 0 3 .310 .408 .452 .861
Batting 6th   147 33 6 1 6 18 23 18 26 1 0 2 .224 .315 .401 .717
Batting 7th   15 1 0 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 2 .067 .300 .067 .367
Batting 8th   6 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .167 .286 .333 .619
Batting 9th   23 6 0 0 1 4 5 4 2 1 0 0 .261 .357 .391 .748
Low Leverage   85 18 2 1 3 7 10 8 19 0 0 4 .212 .309 .365 .674
Medium Leverage   84 20 5 0 2 8 14 10 14 1 0 1 .238 .323 .369 .692
High Leverage   64 16 3 0 3 18 12 12 8 1 0 2 .250 .380 .438 .817
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1996 Cincinnati - DBL 24 3 6 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 .167 .444 .333 .778 119 33 -0.1
1997 Cincinnati - DBL 25 83 235 55 10 1 9 34 37 30 7 2 41 3 5 .234 .336 .400 .736 104 108 0.8
Total DBL 86 241 56 11 1 9 35 38 33 7 2 43 3 5 .232 .339 .398 .738 104 105 0.7
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1995 Buffalo - AAA 23 117 494 156 13 2 7 65 92 59 10 2 58 10 3 .316 .398 .393 .791 114 120 0.0
1996 Buffalo - AAA 24 101 391 107 13 1 9 51 57 48 6 3 44 6 1 .274 .359 .381 .740 90 93 0.0
Total HBL 218 885 263 26 3 16 116 149 107 16 5 102 16 4 .297 .381 .388 .769 104 108
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1995 Buffalo - HBL 23 14 56 19 2 0 0 4 10 10 1 1 5 1 0 .339 .441 .375 .816 0 0 0.0
1996 Buffalo - HBL 24 16 62 26 3 1 4 17 15 7 2 1 5 0 0 .419 .486 .694 1.180 0 0 0.0
1997 Cincinnati - DBL 25 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
Total DBL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -113
Total HBL 30 118 45 5 1 4 21 25 17 3 2 10 1 0 .381 .464 .542 1.007 162 159
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1995 Buffalo - AAA CF 116 115 341 6 2 351 4 .989 1038.0 3.01 -8.8 .965
1996 Buffalo - AAA LF 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 18.0 1.00 -0.1 1.002
1996 Buffalo - AAA CF 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 -0.2 1.024
1996 Cincinnati - DBL RF 3 2 8 0 0 9 1 .889 19.2 3.66 -0.5 1.001
1996 Buffalo - AAA RF 75 75 191 3 0 197 3 .985 664.1 2.63 +3.1 1.024
1997 Cincinnati - DBL LF 8 8 14 1 0 15 0 1.000 70.0 1.93 +0.4 .988
1997 Cincinnati - DBL CF 6 6 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 54.0 1.67 -0.4 .994
1997 Cincinnati - DBL RF 25 16 34 0 0 34 0 1.000 165.0 1.85 -0.4 1.036
TOTAL LF 10 10 16 1 0 17 0 1.000 88.0 1.74 +0.3 .990
TOTAL CF 124 122 353 6 2 363 4 .989 1101.0 2.93 -9.4 .966
TOTAL RF 103 93 233 3 0 240 4 .983 849.0 2.50 +2.2 1.025
PLAYER HISTORY
12/30/1994 Drafted in the 1994 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 13, 37th overall pick) by the Cincinnati Reds.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (12); Power: 8 (11); Eye: 12 (14).
03/27/1995 Named the #45 prospect in the DBL
05/14/1995 Goes 0-6 against the Asheville Moonshiners, ending his hitting streak at 22 games.
08/29/1995 Wins the 1995 World Series MVP Award.
08/30/1995 Wins the 1995 Hugg Baseball League World Series with the Buffalo Bisons!
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (13); Power: 10 (11); Eye: 13 (14).
04/01/1996 Named the #40 prospect in the DBL
08/27/1996 Wins the 1996 HBL ATL League Championship Series MVP Award.
09/09/1996 Wins the 1996 World Series MVP Award.
09/10/1996 Wins the 1996 Hugg Baseball League World Series with the Buffalo Bisons!
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 12 (12); Eye: 15 (15).
03/31/1997 Named the #44 prospect in the DBL
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