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RF Matt Lawton #9
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: R
08/25/1998
RF MATT LAWTON #9 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
126 466 105 20 1 11 56 63 69 .225 .324 .343 11 1.4
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 15
Errors: - 6 15
Arm: - 4 11
Turn DP: - 4 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 11
1st Base: 5 Center Field: 11
2nd Base: - Right Field: 15
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 11
Stealing Ability: 15
Baserunning Inst.: 10
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 11
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/24/1998 CHA Win, 7-2 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
08/23/1998 @ CHC Win, 5-4 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/22/1998 @ CHC Win, 4-3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/21/1998 @ CHC Win, 6-1 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 0
08/19/1998 @ PHI Win, 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/18/1998 @ PHI Win, 7-0 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 1
08/17/1998 @ PHI Loss, 3-4 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
08/16/1998 BOS Win, 7-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/15/1998 BOS Win, 9-3 5 0 2 2 0 0 1 0
08/14/1998 BOS Win, 7-2 4 1 1 0 0 0 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 1998 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 126 466 105 20 1 11 56 74 63 69 .225 .324 .343 .667 .291 .118 92
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 124 548 9 0 0 2 1 9 160 32 11 7 61.1 58.1 4.13 1.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   122 18 4 0 2 14 18 12 21 4 0 3 .148 .234 .230 .464
Versus Right   344 87 16 1 9 42 56 51 48 5 1 6 .253 .355 .384 .738
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   4 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 1.000 1.750
Last Week   23 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 2 1 0 0 .174 .286 .174 .460
March   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .000 .750 .000 .750
April   102 19 3 0 1 6 15 19 20 2 1 1 .186 .315 .245 .560
May   94 27 9 0 2 21 23 13 11 6 0 4 .287 .376 .447 .823
June   90 21 2 0 3 11 12 7 9 0 0 1 .233 .296 .356 .651
July   91 18 2 1 5 12 13 8 18 0 0 2 .198 .277 .407 .684
August   88 20 4 0 0 6 11 14 11 1 0 0 .227 .330 .273 .603
Last Year   235 55 10 1 9 34 37 30 41 2 0 7 .234 .336 .400 .736
2 Years Ago   6 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 .167 .444 .333 .778
Career   707 161 31 2 20 91 112 96 112 11 1 16 .228 .329 .362 .691
Home   241 62 12 0 5 32 42 30 25 6 0 7 .257 .349 .369 .718
Road   225 43 8 1 6 24 32 33 44 3 1 2 .191 .297 .316 .612
Grass   159 26 5 0 5 16 19 22 29 2 1 1 .164 .266 .289 .556
Turf   307 79 15 1 6 40 55 41 40 7 0 8 .257 .353 .371 .724
Day   128 27 4 1 2 11 17 21 25 2 0 2 .211 .327 .305 .631
Night   338 78 16 0 9 45 57 42 44 7 1 7 .231 .322 .358 .680
As Starter   464 105 20 1 11 56 74 63 68 9 1 9 .226 .325 .345 .670
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   107 23 3 1 2 7 11 12 18 0 1 2 .215 .306 .318 .624
Inning 1-3   182 46 11 0 5 29 34 23 26 4 0 5 .253 .346 .396 .741
Inning 4-6   143 27 5 0 3 17 22 21 20 4 0 1 .189 .290 .287 .577
Inning 7-9   129 28 4 1 3 9 18 16 22 1 1 3 .217 .315 .333 .649
Extra Innings   12 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 .333 .467 .333 .800
0 Outs   157 34 8 0 4 15 29 21 21 3 1 4 .217 .319 .344 .663
1 Outs   166 37 4 1 4 19 26 22 27 6 0 4 .223 .318 .331 .650
2 Outs   143 34 8 0 3 22 19 20 21 0 0 1 .238 .335 .357 .692
Scoring Position   109 29 6 0 4 41 16 10 15 9 1 1 .266 .310 .431 .741
Bases Empty   254 46 6 1 5 5 41 46 38 0 0 5 .181 .318 .272 .590
Runner on 1st   103 30 8 0 2 10 17 7 16 0 0 3 .291 .354 .427 .781
Runner on 2nd   48 16 4 0 3 15 12 6 2 0 1 0 .333 .407 .604 1.012
Runner on 3rd   12 3 0 0 1 7 1 2 1 2 0 0 .250 .313 .500 .813
Runner on 1st & 2nd   29 9 2 0 0 6 3 2 6 0 0 0 .310 .355 .379 .734
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 2 0 1 .000 .091 .000 .091
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   7 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 3 0 0 .143 .100 .143 .243
Two Strikes   241 48 11 1 5 22 32 29 69 3 0 4 .199 .292 .315 .608
First Pitch   54 15 3 0 2 8 10 0 0 1 0 1 .278 .286 .444 .730
Count 0-1   38 11 2 0 1 9 5 0 0 3 1 1 .289 .286 .421 .707
Count 0-2   27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 .037 .037 .037 .074
Count 1-0   40 7 2 0 1 7 4 0 0 2 0 0 .175 .167 .300 .467
Count 1-1   45 11 2 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 1 .244 .261 .289 .550
Count 1-2   71 18 3 0 3 9 12 0 20 1 0 2 .254 .270 .423 .693
Count 2-0   10 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Count 2-1   31 9 0 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 2 .290 .333 .387 .720
Count 2-2   78 13 5 1 0 3 5 0 26 1 0 0 .167 .165 .256 .421
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 5 12 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   7 1 0 0 1 2 7 22 0 0 0 0 .143 .793 .571 1.365
Full Count   65 16 3 0 2 10 15 29 8 1 0 2 .246 .485 .385 .869
Behind in Count   136 30 5 0 4 18 17 0 35 4 1 3 .221 .231 .346 .576
Ahead in Count   88 20 2 0 3 15 20 34 0 2 0 2 .227 .444 .352 .797
Batting Leadoff   127 33 6 0 3 14 19 18 16 1 0 2 .260 .358 .378 .736
Batting 2nd   215 50 12 0 3 27 43 36 33 8 1 6 .233 .347 .330 .677
Batting 3rd   2 1 0 0 1 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 .500 .800 2.000 2.800
Batting 4th   8 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .125 .125 .250 .375
Batting 5th   16 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .125 .125 .313 .438
Batting 6th   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .111 .000 .111
Batting 7th   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   73 17 1 0 3 10 8 5 9 0 0 1 .233 .291 .370 .661
Batting 9th   9 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .111 .111 .333 .444
Low Leverage   194 36 8 0 2 11 29 39 27 4 0 5 .186 .331 .258 .588
Medium Leverage   190 52 10 1 9 34 40 20 28 4 0 4 .274 .349 .479 .828
High Leverage   80 15 2 0 0 11 4 4 14 1 1 0 .188 .224 .212 .436
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 .736 100 104 0.6
1998 Cincinnati - DBL 26 126 466 105 20 1 11 56 74 63 9 9 69 11 7 .225 .324 .343 .667 87 92 1.4
Total DBL 212 707 161 31 2 20 91 112 96 16 11 112 14 12 .228 .329 .362 .691 91 95 1.9
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 -104
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
1998 Cincinnati - DBL CF 12 9 32 1 0 33 0 1.000 94.2 3.14 +0.1 .995
1998 Cincinnati - DBL RF 112 111 220 6 0 226 0 1.000 979.1 2.08 +5.4 1.021
TOTAL LF 10 10 16 1 0 17 0 1.000 88.0 1.74 +0.3 .990
TOTAL CF 136 131 385 7 2 396 4 .990 1195.2 2.95 -9.3 .968
TOTAL RF 215 204 453 9 0 466 4 .991 1828.1 2.27 +7.6 1.023
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
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 12 (12); Eye: 15 (15).
06/07/1998 Injured (Sore thumb), day-to-day for 2 days.
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