Matt Diaz Stats

Matt Diaz was born on Friday, March 3, 1978, in Portland, Oregon. Diaz was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 19, 2003, with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Matt Diaz baseball stats page.

"(Matt) Diaz gives you a great at-bat every time. He's really a tough out. Matty has just had a great year. I can't say enough about him. He's a part-time guy who knows his job and does a super job." - Atlanta Braves Manager Bobby Cox on MLB.com (Mark Bowman, 08/11/2006)

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Matt Diaz

Matt Diaz Autograph on a 2007 Topps Heritage (#355)

Matt Diaz Autograph on a 2007 Topps Heritage (#355)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Matthew Edward Diaz
Nickname:   Matt or Matty
Born On:   03-03-1978
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Portland, Oregon
Zodiac:   Pisces
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   Florida State University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01
Player Weight Chart Weight:   206
First Game:   07-19-2003 (Age 25)
Last Game:   Still Active
Draft:   1999 : 17th Round (505th)
Matt Diaz

Matt Diaz Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
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G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Matt Diaz

Matt Diaz Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
2003 Devil Rays 4 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 .111 .200 .111
2004 Devil Rays 10 21 3 4 1 1 1 0 3 1 0 6 0 0 2 0 .190 .292 .476
2005 Royals 34 89 7 25 4 2 1 0 9 4 0 15 1 1 2 3 .281 .323 .404
2006 Braves 124 297 37 97 15 4 7 0 32 11 3 49 1 4 9 9 .327 .364 .475
2007 Braves 135 358 44 121 21 0 12 0 45 16 3 63 1 5 4 8 .338 .368 .497
2008 Braves 43 135 9 33 2 0 2 0 14 3 0 32 0 1 1 4 .244 .264 .304
2009 Braves 125 371 56 116 18 4 13 0 58 35 2 90 5 1 13 14 .313 .390 .488
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
7 Years 475 1,280 158 397 61 11 36 0 161 71 8 258 8 12 31 38 .310 .358 .459
Matt Diaz

Matt Diaz Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
2003 Devil Rays LF 1 1 27 7 7.0 6 6 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .857 6.00 1.000
2004 Devil Rays LF 3 3 60 8 2.7 8 8 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.60 0.800
2004 Devil Rays RF 1 1 27 3 3.0 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00 0.600
2005 Royals LF 19 16 408 36 1.9 34 34 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .944 2.25 0.895
2005 Royals RF 2 1 33 4 2.0 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.27 0.800
2006 Braves LF 95 62 1,761 172 1.8 168 163 5 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .977 2.58 0.910
2006 Braves RF 6 0 39 3 0.5 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.08 1.000
2007 Braves 1B 2 0 9 4 2.0 4 3 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 12.00 0.000
2007 Braves LF 95 77 2,034 161 1.7 159 155 4 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .988 2.11 0.888
2007 Braves RF 5 0 48 3 0.6 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.69 1.000
2008 Braves LF 36 32 843 61 1.7 60 58 2 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .984 1.92 0.848
2009 Braves CF 2 1 18 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.50 17.000
2009 Braves LF 50 30 903 68 1.4 67 67 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .985 2.00 12.500
2009 Braves RF 66 61 1,623 93 1.4 91 89 2 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .978 1.51 16.398
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
LF Totals 299 221 6,036 513 1.7 502 491 11 11 3 n/a n/a n/a .979 2.25 --
RF Totals 80 63 1,770 106 1.3 104 102 2 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .981 1.59 --
CF Totals 2 1 18 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.50 --
1B Totals 2 0 9 4 2.0 4 3 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 12.00 --
7 Years 388 285 7,833 624 1.6 611 597 14 13 4 n/a n/a n/a .979 2.11 --
Matt Diaz

Matt Diaz Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
2003 Devil Rays 0 0 .000 2 - 1 0.0 3.0 0.0 - - -
2004 Devil Rays 0 0 .000 2 - 0 21.0 3.5 7.0 - - -
2005 Royals 0 1 .000 - - 0 89.0 5.9 9.9 - - -
2006 Braves 5 5 .500 - - 0 42.4 6.1 9.3 - - -
2007 Braves 4 0 1.000 - - 0 29.8 5.7 8.0 - - -
2008 Braves 4 2 .667 - - 0 67.5 4.2 9.6 - - -
2009 Braves 12 5 .706 - - 0 28.5 4.1 6.4 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
7 Years 25 13 .658 4 - 1 35.6 5.0 8.0 - - -
Matt Diaz

Matt Diaz Miscellaneous Items of Interest

2003 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 25 Undetermined - -
2004 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 25 Undetermined - -
2005 Kansas City Royals 34 Undetermined - -
2006 Atlanta Braves 23 $330,000.00 - -
2007 Atlanta Braves 23 $395,000.00 - -
2008 Atlanta Braves 23 $1,225,000.00 - -
2009 Atlanta Braves 23 $1,237,500.00 - -


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