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Ward
Matthews		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 185
 
Born: March 29, 1985 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Super Newbie 2005   
All-Star Selections 2008   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2004 19 SCS HL     8 8 8 8 8 8 5 5 5 10 10 10 6 6 6
2005 20 SCS HL $ 300,000   7 7 7 8 8 8 5 5 5 9 9 9 6 6 6
2006 21 SCS HL $ 300,000   7 7 7 8 8 8 5 5 5 10 9 9 6 6 6
2007 22 SCS HL $ 300,000   7 7 7 8 8 8 5 5 5 10 9 9 6 6 6
2008 23 SCS HL $ 2,835,714   8 8 8 9 9 9 5 5 5 10 10 10 6 6 6
2009 24 SCS HL $ 4,642,857   7 7 7 9 9 9 5 5 5 10 9 10 6 6 6
2010 25 SCS HL $ 4,642,857   7 7 7 9 9 9 5 5 5 10 9 9 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     7 7 7 8 8 8 5 5 5 9 9 9 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,642,857   8 8 8 9 9 9 5 5 5 10 10 10 6 6 6
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hank Aaron Award or Super Newbie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2004 19 AAA   111 405 57 122 14 1 21 57 6 3 49 88 .301 .377 .496 .873 74.0  
2005 20 SCS HL 154 585 88 155 22 0 25 71 7 5 69 147 .265 .343 .431 .774 85.7 13.7
2006 21 SCS HL 155 533 80 154 22 0 23 79 4 0 83 115 .289 .384 .460 .844 94.7 17.0
2007 22 SCS HL 146 547 69 126 19 2 15 62 1 1 92 137 .230 .340 .355 .695 71.4 9.2
2008 23 SCS HL 157 545 92 159 26 1 32 93 1 1 80 119 .292 .383 .519 .902 102.4 25.8
2009 24 SCS HL 158 551 82 154 26 1 18 70 1 0 69 145 .279 .361 .428 .790 86.0 15.9
2010 25 SCS HL 154 540 71 146 21 0 18 85 3 2 67 129 .270 .349 .409 .758 79.4 16.7
6 Years Sim 924 3301 482 894 136 4 131 460 17 9 460 792 .271 .360 .434 .793 519.5 98.3
1 Years AAA 111 405 57 122 14 1 21 57 6 3 49 88 .301 .379 .496 .875 74.0  
162 Game Average 578 84 156 23 0 22 80 2 1 80 138 .271 .360 .434 .793 91.1  
Career Highs 158 585 92 159 26 2 32 93 7 5 92 147 .292 .384 .519 .902 102.4  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   2405 340 625 100 3 91 337 14 7 325 598 .260 .348 .417 .765 361.6
vs LH   896 142 269 36 1 40 123 3 2 135 194 .300 .392 .477 .868 166.2
Home 464 1648 246 463 70 4 66 245 6 5 224 399 .281 .365 .448 .813 273.0
Away 460 1653 236 431 66 0 65 215 11 4 236 393 .261 .355 .419 .774 254.7
RISP   785 0 211 29 1 36 318 0 0 169 219 .269 .389 .446 .835 148.6
Pinch Hitting   47 7 10 1 0 0 2 0 0 7 13 .213 .315 .234 .549 4.0
Close/Late   388 50 111 15 1 14 52 0 0 63 82 .286 .386 .438 .825 67.3
Mar/Apr 134 478 71 138 27 1 17 79 3 1 69 119 .289 .380 .456 .836 82.5
May 155 552 82 139 15 0 25 75 3 4 80 150 .252 .344 .415 .759 83.1
June 159 585 82 156 27 0 22 86 2 1 81 128 .267 .355 .426 .781 91.0
July 142 511 77 145 22 1 19 67 1 2 76 127 .284 .380 .442 .823 86.0
August 168 592 87 170 26 1 22 80 5 1 86 141 .287 .375 .446 .821 101.2
Sep/Oct 166 583 83 146 19 1 26 73 3 0 68 127 .250 .329 .420 .749 83.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hoover Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
2005 20 SCS HL 2B 149 145 1301.0 259 471 13 91 .983 5.05   7.0
2006 21 SCS HL 2B 148 139 1241.0 260 430 10 86 .986 5.00   5.8
2007 22 SCS HL 2B 146 146 1281.7 255 461 14 89 .981 5.03   4.7
2008 23 SCS HL 2B 154 151 1332.0 282 428 15 85 .979 4.80   6.6
2009 24 SCS HL 2B 149 139 1236.7 233 447 7 87 .990 4.95   7.1
    RF 5 5 48.0 11 0 0 0 1.000 2.06   0.1
2010 25 SCS HL 2B 143 134 1201.7 217 431 11 82 .983 4.85   5.3
    SS 7 7 60.0 9 24 0 3 1.000 4.95   0.4
  2B 889 854 7594.0 1506 2668 70 520 .984 4.95   36.6
  SS 7 7 60.0 9 24 0 3 1.000 4.95   0.4
  RF 5 5 48.0 11 0 0 0 1.000 2.06   0.1
Career Totals   901 866 7702.0 1526 2692 70 523 .984 4.93   37.1
Career Highs   154 151 1332.0 282 471 15 91 .990 5.05    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
On-Base Pct
CAR-38-.360
 Slugging Pct
2008-8-.519
CAR-45-.434
 OPS
2008-8-.902
CAR-41-.793
 XR
CAR-40-519.5
 Games
2009-5-158
 Homeruns
2005-9-25
2008-4-32
CAR-28-131
RBIs
2008-9-93
CAR-50-460
 Walks
2006-8-83
2007-6-92
2010-9-67
CAR-18-460
 Strikeouts
2005-7-147
CAR-14-792
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 22
   Hall of Fame Standards: 30
 
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  1. John Hanes (930)
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  4. Ricardo Nevarez (909)
  5. Norris Juzo (904)
  6. Raymond Stackhouse (891)
  7. Sixto Monagas (891)
  8. Basilio Laguna (883)
  9. Aloisio Manrique (880)
  10. Daniel Leffler (879)
History
Drafted in 4th round, 68th overall pick, by South Carolina in 2004
Injured on 5/23/2004 with a Blurred Vision Eye, out for 2 weeks
Had first career hit on 4/5/2005, off Scott Lamb (TSK)
Hit first career homerun on 4/6/2005, off Glen McGee (TSK)
Won Super Newbie in 2005, hitting .265 with 25 HR, 71 RBI
Injured on 5/1/2007 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Won Player of the Week award on 5/28/2007, hitting .423 with 4 HR, 8 RBI
Injured on 8/28/2007 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
2/4/2008: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,835,714 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 4/21/2008, hitting .500 with 4 HR, 15 RBI
Was selected to the 2008 Allstar game
2/6/2009: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,642,857 through salary arbitration
2/5/2010: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,642,857 through salary arbitration
10/1/2010: Signed a contract extension with South Carolina, $5,000,000 per year, for 4 years
 
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