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.

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"(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." - Cox, Bobby. Atlanta Braves Manager. Post Game Press Conference. 11 August 2006.

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Matt Diaz Autograph on a 2007 Topps Heritage Baseball Card (#355 | <a href='../baseball_cards/baseball_cards_oneset.php?s=2007thg01' title='2007 Topps Heritage Baseball Card Checklist'>Checklist</a>)

Matt Diaz Autograph on a 2007 Topps Heritage Baseball Card (#355 | Checklist)

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Birth Name:   Matthew Edward Diaz (Twitter: @MattE_Diaz)
Nickname:   Matt or Matty
Born On:   03-03-1978  (Pisces)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Portland, Oregon
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Santa Fe Catholic High School (Lakeland, FL)
College:   Florida State University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   215
First Game:   07-19-2003 (Age 25)
Last Game:   05-18-2013
Draft:   1999 : 17th Round (505th)

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Matt Diaz Pitching Stats

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Matt Diaz Hitting Stats

2003 25 Devil Rays 4 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 .111 .200 .111
2004 26 Devil Rays 10 21 3 4 1 1 1 0 3 1 0 6 0 0 2 0 .190 .292 .476
2005 27 Royals 34 89 7 25 4 2 1 0 9 4 0 15 1 1 2 3 .281 .323 .404
2006 28 Braves 124 297 37 97 15 4 7 0 32 11 3 49 1 4 9 9 .327 .364 .475
2007 29 Braves 135 358 44 121 21 0 12 0 45 16 3 63 1 5 4 8 .338 .368 .497
2008 30 Braves 43 135 9 33 2 0 2 0 14 3 0 32 0 1 1 4 .244 .264 .304
2009 31 Braves 125 371 56 116 18 4 13 0 58 35 2 90 5 1 13 14 .313 .390 .488
2010 32 Braves 84 224 27 56 17 2 7 0 31 13 3 44 2 1 4 6 .250 .302 .438
2011 33 Braves 16 35 2 10 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 8 0 1 0 3 .286 .297 .314
2011 33 Pirates 100 216 14 56 12 1 0 0 19 11 0 44 0 1 3 8 .259 .303 .324
2012 34 Braves 51 108 10 24 6 0 2 0 13 9 1 21 0 0 0 3 .222 .282 .333
2013 35 Marlins 10 18 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 .167 .211 .222
11 Years 736 1,881 212 546 98 14 45 0 226 106 12 378 10 15 38 59 .290 .338 .429

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Matt Diaz Fielding Stats

2003 Devil Rays LF 1 1 27 7 7.0 6 6 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .857 6.00
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
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
2005 Royals LF 19 16 408 36 1.9 34 34 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .944 2.25
2005 Royals RF 2 1 33 4 2.0 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.27
2006 Braves LF 95 62 1,761 172 1.8 168 163 5 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .977 2.58
2006 Braves RF 6 0 39 3 0.5 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.08
2007 Braves 1B 2 0 9 4 2.0 4 3 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 12.00
2007 Braves LF 95 77 2,034 161 1.7 159 155 4 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .988 2.11
2007 Braves RF 5 0 48 3 0.6 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.69
2008 Braves LF 36 32 843 62 1.7 61 59 2 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .984 1.95
2009 Braves CF 2 1 18 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.50
2009 Braves LF 50 30 903 68 1.4 67 67 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .985 2.00
2009 Braves RF 66 61 1,623 93 1.4 91 89 2 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .978 1.51
2010 Braves LF 63 53 1,344 96 1.5 94 93 1 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .979 1.89
2011 Pirates LF 15 8 270 18 1.2 17 17 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .944 1.70
2011 Pirates RF 45 37 828 49 1.1 48 45 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .980 1.57
2011 Braves LF 3 2 42 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
2011 Braves RF 9 8 177 16 1.8 16 16 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.44
2012 Braves LF 19 17 423 38 2.0 38 36 2 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.43
2012 Braves RF 6 5 124 16 2.7 16 16 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.48
2013 Marlins LF 4 3 81 6 1.5 6 4 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.00
LF Totals 403 304 8,196 672 1.7 658 642 16 14 6 n/a n/a n/a .979 2.17
RF Totals 140 113 2,899 187 1.3 184 179 5 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .984 1.71
1B Totals 2 0 9 4 2.0 4 3 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 12.00
CF Totals 2 1 18 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.50
11 Years 547 418 11,122 864 1.6 847 825 22 17 7 n/a n/a n/a .980 2.06

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Matt Diaz Miscellaneous Stats

2003 Devil Rays 0 0 .000 2 0 1 0.0 3.0 0.0 - - -
2004 Devil Rays 0 0 .000 3 0 4 21.0 3.5 7.0 - - -
2005 Royals 0 1 .000 9 1 7 89.0 5.9 9.9 - - -
2006 Braves 5 5 .500 46 0 0 42.4 6.1 9.3 - - -
2007 Braves 4 0 1.000 51 1 1 29.8 5.7 8.0 - - -
2008 Braves 4 2 .667 8 1 0 67.5 4.2 9.6 - - -
2009 Braves 12 5 .706 18 2 0 28.5 4.1 6.4 - - -
2010 Braves 3 1 .750 26 2 0 32.0 5.1 7.2 - - -
2011 Braves 1 0 1.000 6 0 0 0.0 4.4 35.0 - - -
2011 Pirates 4 2 .667 48 0 2 0.0 4.9 11.4 - - -
2012 Braves 0 0 .000 27 0 2 54.0 5.1 8.3 - - -
2013 Marlins 0 0 .000 7 0 0 0.0 6.0 18.0 - - -
11 Years 33 16 .673 251 7 17 41.8 5.0 8.3 - - -

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Matt Diaz Miscellaneous Items of Interest

2003 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 25 $300,000.00 - -
2004 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 25 $300,000.00 - -
2005 Kansas City Royals 34 $316,000.00 - -
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 - -
2010 Atlanta Braves 23 $2,550,000.00 - -
2011 Atlanta Braves 23 "     "     - -
2011 Pittsburgh Pirates 23 $2,125,000.00 - -
2012 Atlanta Braves 23 $2,000,000.00 - -
2013 Miami Marlins 32 $1,750,000.00 - -

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Matthew Edward Diaz was Major League Baseball player with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2003-2004), Kansas City Royals (2005), Atlanta Braves (2011-2012), Pittsburgh Pirates (2011), and Miami Marlins (2013). When Matty, his nickname, made his debut on July 19, 2003, he became the first Santa Fe Catholic High School (Lakeland, FL) positional player to reach the majors. Do you know what pitcher preceded him? [Answer]

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