12-01-2026 BNN Home | | Scores | Standings | Stats | Teams | Players | Transactions | History 2B Ward Matthews #59 Age: 41 Bats: R Throws: R Morale: Normal

G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 Overall Potential Contact Gap Power Eye Avoid K's Batting Ratings (OSA) Overall Vs Left Vs Right Potential Contact 5 5 5 7 Gap 3 3 3 5 Power 5 5 5 8 Eye 8 8 8 9 Avoid K's 5 5 5 5 Fielding Ratings Catcher Infield Outfield Range: - 1 1 Errors: - 2 1 Arm: 1 1 2 Turn DP: - 2 - Ability: 1 - - Position Ratings Pitcher: - Shortstop: - Catcher: - Left Field: - 1st Base: - Center Field: - 2nd Base: - Right Field: - 3rd Base: -         Run/Bunt Ratings Running Speed: 2 Stealing Ability: 5 Baserunning Inst.: 8 Sacrifice Bunt: 3 Bunt for Hit: 4     Game Log, Last 10 Games Date Opponent Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB                   Ward Matthews Birthday: 03-29-1985 Born in: New Bern (North Carolina) Nationality: The United States Height: 5' 10" Weight: 186 lbs Local Popularity: Unknown National Popularity: Unknown Status Contract: None Salary: Signed Through: Major Service: 20 Years, 117 Days Service This Year: None 40-Man Service: 20 Years, 117 Days Pro Service: 22 Years Arbitration Eligibility: Not eligible, free agent after contract expires! Option Years: 3 option years left Contract Extension: - Drafted: -

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 VORP 2005 South Carolina Strom - OTBA 20 154 585 155 22 0 25 71 88 69 3 5 147 7 5 .265 .343 .431 .774 0.0 2006 South Carolina Strom - OTBA 21 155 533 154 22 0 23 79 80 83 4 7 115 4 0 .289 .384 .460 .844 0.0 2007 South Carolina Strom - OTBA 22 146 547 126 19 2 15 62 69 92 1 4 137 1 1 .230 .340 .355 .695 0.0 2008 South Carolina Strom - OTBA 23 157 545 159 26 1 32 93 92 80 1 1 119 1 1 .292 .383 .519 .902 0.0 2009 South Carolina Strom - OTBA 24 158 551 154 26 1 18 70 82 69 4 4 145 1 0 .279 .361 .428 .790 0.0 2010 South Carolina Strom - OTBA 25 154 540 146 21 0 18 85 71 67 3 9 129 3 2 .270 .349 .409 .758 0.0 2011 South Carolina Strom - OTBA 26 154 551 155 28 0 18 77 66 54 6 8 151 0 2 .281 .347 .430 .777 0.0 2012 South Carolina Strom - OTBA 27 154 566 128 22 0 28 85 77 58 3 3 157 4 3 .226 .300 .413 .713 0.0 2013 South Carolina Strom - OTBA 28 149 533 147 28 1 19 99 76 58 2 2 138 5 1 .276 .348 .439 .787 0.0 2014 South Carolina Strom - OTBA 29 153 553 149 29 2 28 107 92 62 6 4 161 5 0 .269 .347 .481 .828 0.0 2015 South Carolina Strom - OTBA 30 109 406 124 24 0 16 82 50 45 2 6 109 2 1 .305 .373 .483 .855 0.0 2016 South Carolina Strom - OTBA 31 158 628 181 28 1 29 115 91 68 0 2 146 0 2 .288 .357 .475 .831 0.0 2017 South Carolina - OTBA 32 161 624 193 24 4 36 107 123 70 1 3 125 0 2 .309 .378 .534 .912 62.7 2018 South Carolina - OTBA 33 160 623 164 13 2 20 108 97 58 1 10 150 8 2 .263 .322 .387 .709 22.2 2019 South Carolina - OTBA 34 156 610 166 30 1 21 101 82 51 2 10 102 2 3 .272 .325 .428 .753 25.9 2020 South Carolina - OTBA 35 101 375 93 11 2 12 64 52 49 0 7 78 0 1 .248 .329 .384 .713 7.0 2021 South Carolina - OTBA 36 135 518 137 20 1 23 87 62 39 3 7 93 5 5 .264 .316 .440 .756 19.4 2022 South Carolina - OTBA 37 162 630 160 23 3 21 77 76 58 4 3 115 1 0 .254 .319 .400 .719 18.6 2023 South Carolina - OTBA 38 145 502 140 23 1 22 69 74 61 1 7 87 1 1 .279 .354 .460 .814 35.8 2024 South Carolina - OTBA 39 147 484 118 20 0 19 69 73 67 3 8 72 2 1 .244 .335 .403 .737 19.3 2025 South Carolina - OTBA 40 90 256 53 16 0 8 29 27 26 2 2 51 0 0 .207 .283 .363 .646 -1.7 Total OTBA 3058 11160 3002 475 22 451 1736 1600 1284 52 112 2527 52 33 .269 .344 .437 .781 209.2 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 VORP 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 VORP 2017 South Carolina - OTBA 32 16 62 12 2 0 2 7 7 3 0 0 21 0 0 .194 .231 .323 .553 0.0 2018 South Carolina - OTBA 33 5 19 9 0 0 4 7 6 4 0 1 4 0 0 .474 .542 1.105 1.647 0.0 2023 South Carolina - OTBA 38 4 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 .083 .214 .083 .298 0.0 Total OTBA 25 93 22 2 0 6 14 13 9 0 1 28 0 0 .237 .301 .452 .753 0.0 Career Fielding Stats Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RANGE PB RSTA RTO RTO% 2005 South Carolina Strom - ML 2B 149 145 259 471 91 743 13 .983 1301.0 5.05 2006 South Carolina Strom - ML 2B 148 139 260 430 86 700 10 .986 1241.0 5.00 2007 South Carolina Strom - ML 2B 146 146 255 461 89 730 14 .981 1281.2 5.03 2008 South Carolina Strom - ML 2B 154 151 282 428 85 725 15 .979 1332.0 4.80 2009 South Carolina Strom - ML 2B 149 139 233 447 87 687 7 .990 1236.2 4.95 2009 South Carolina Strom - ML RF 5 5 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 48.0 2.06 2010 South Carolina Strom - ML 2B 143 134 217 431 82 659 11 .983 1201.2 4.85 2010 South Carolina Strom - ML SS 7 7 9 24 3 33 0 1.000 60.0 4.95 2011 South Carolina Strom - ML 2B 149 146 230 506 94 752 16 .979 1291.1 5.13 2011 South Carolina Strom - ML 3B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 2012 South Carolina Strom - ML 2B 153 148 275 494 100 787 18 .977 1309.0 5.29 2012 South Carolina Strom - ML SS 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 2013 South Carolina Strom - ML 2B 142 137 212 443 79 669 14 .979 1233.2 4.78 2014 South Carolina Strom - ML 2B 148 140 229 383 87 626 14 .978 1247.0 4.42 2015 South Carolina Strom - ML 2B 109 107 189 296 66 488 3 .994 944.2 4.62 2016 South Carolina Strom - ML 2B 154 153 297 501 124 815 17 .979 1362.2 5.27 2017 South Carolina - ML 2B 157 157 257 475 102 748 16 .979 1359.0 4.85 2017 South Carolina - ML LF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 2018 South Carolina - ML 2B 160 160 344 417 92 777 16 .979 1439.1 4.76 2019 South Carolina - ML 2B 156 156 366 463 92 846 17 .980 1397.2 5.34 2020 South Carolina - ML 2B 99 99 229 255 67 490 6 .988 866.0 5.03 2021 South Carolina - ML 2B 133 133 270 361 81 640 9 .986 1171.2 4.85 2021 South Carolina - ML 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 2022 South Carolina - ML 2B 162 162 335 459 103 805 11 .986 1383.2 5.16 2023 South Carolina - ML 2B 137 137 270 357 84 636 9 .986 1153.0 4.89 2023 South Carolina - ML 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.2 0.00 2023 South Carolina - ML CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 2024 South Carolina - ML 2B 137 136 276 364 73 652 12 .982 1172.0 4.91 2024 South Carolina - ML 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 2025 South Carolina - ML 2B 73 67 143 192 33 342 7 .980 593.1 5.08 Player History 07-09-2017 Was selected to the 2017 OTBA All-Star Game. 07-18-2017 Scores his 1000th career OTBA run! 08-19-2017 Hits his 300th career OTBA home run! 10-27-2017 Won the 2017 OTBA OTBA Championship with the South Carolina Strom Thurmonds! 01-01-2018 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 8 (8). 04-29-2018 Collects his 2000th career OTBA hit! 08-27-2018 Wins the OTBA HL Player of the Week Award. 01-01-2019 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 8 (8). 07-02-2019 Injured (concussion), out for one week. 07-04-2019 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $22,360,000 with the South Carolina Strom Thurmonds organization. 08-12-2019 Wins the OTBA HL Player of the Week Award. 01-01-2020 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 8 (9). 07-06-2020 Injured (strained back muscle), day-to-day for 3 days. 07-31-2020 Injured (fractured ulna (arm)), out for 2 months. 01-01-2021 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 8 (9). 05-04-2021 Injured (strained back muscle), out for 3-4 weeks. 06-23-2021 Injured (damaged meniscus (knee)), day-to-day for one week. 09-01-2021 Collects his 2500th career OTBA hit! 11-18-2021 Became a free agent. 01-01-2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 8 (9). 03-06-2022 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $15,000,000 with the South Carolina Strom Thurmonds organization. 04-19-2022 Collects his 1500th career OTBA RBI! 09-10-2022 Hits his 400th career OTBA home run! 01-01-2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 8 (9). 09-27-2023 Scores his 1500th career OTBA run! 01-01-2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 7 (8); Eye: 8 (9). 05-15-2024 Injured (tight quadriceps muscle), day-to-day for one week. 11-13-2024 Became a free agent. 01-01-2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 7 (8); Eye: 8 (9). 03-09-2025 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $2,560,000 with the South Carolina Strom Thurmonds organization. 08-11-2025 Collects his 3000th career OTBA hit! Leader Boards Appearances Year GS Rank 2022 162 1 Year K Rank 2018 150 8 Year TB Rank 2017 333 8 Year HR Rank 2017 36 7 Year RBI Rank 2018 108 6 2019 101 10 Year R Rank 2017 123 7 2018 97 10 Year SF Rank 2018 10 2 2019 10 4 2024 8 9 Year SLG Rank 2017 .534 7 Year RC/27 Rank 2023 5.80 10 Year ISO Rank 2017 .224 10 Year OPS Rank 2017 .912 10 Year VORP Rank 2017 62.7 7

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