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." - Cox, Bobby. Atlanta Braves Manager. Post Game Press Conference. 11 August 2006.
Matt Diaz![]() Matt Diaz Autograph on a 2007 Topps Heritage Baseball Card (#355 | Checklist) |
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Matt DiazMatt Diaz Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Matt DiazMatt Diaz Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 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 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 11 Years | 736 | 1,881 | 212 | 546 | 98 | 14 | 45 | 0 | 226 | 106 | 12 | 378 | 10 | 15 | 38 | 59 | .290 | .338 | .429 | ||
Matt DiazMatt Diaz Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 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 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 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 | |
Matt DiazMatt Diaz Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | 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 | 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 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 11 Years | 33 | 16 | .673 | 251 | 7 | 17 | 41.8 | 5.0 | 8.3 | - | - | - |
Matt DiazMatt Diaz Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 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 | - | - |
| Matt Diaz Stats by Baseball Almanac | ||||

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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