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Matt LeCroy

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 225 lb.
School Clemson University

Debut April 3, 2000
  vs. TBD 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Born December 13, 1975 in Belton, SC

Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (50th pick) of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed August 6, 1997. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2000 24 MIN AL  56  167   18   29  10  0   5   17   0  0  17  38  .174  .254  .323   43   54   1   3   2   2   6
 2001 25 MIN AL  15   40    6   17   5  0   3   12   0  1   0   8  .425  .429  .775  206   31   0   1   0   1   0
 2002 26 MIN AL  63  181   19   47  11  1   7   27   0  2  13  38  .260  .306  .448   98   81   0   2   1   0   5
 2003 27 MIN AL 107  345   39   99  19  0  17   64   0  1  25  82  .287  .342  .490  116  169   0   0   1   4   8
 2004 28 MIN AL  88  264   25   71  14  0   9   39   0  0  16  60  .269  .321  .424   90  112   0   2   0   5   7
 2005 29 MIN AL 101  304   33   79   5  0  17   50   0  0  41  85  .260  .354  .444  110  135   0   1   2   4   7
 2006 30 WSN NL  39   67    5   16   3  0   2    9   0  0  11  17  .239  .350  .373   91   25   0   1   0   1   2
 2007 31 MIN AL   7   20    1    3   1  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .150  .150  .200   -7    4   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      476 1388  146  361  68  1  60  218   0  4 123 332  .260  .326  .440   98  611   1  10   6  17  36
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        472   50  123  23  0  20   74   0  1  42 113  .260  .326  .440   98  208   0   3   2   6  12
 Career High    107  345   39   99  19  1  17   64   0  2  41  85  .287  .354  .490  116  169   1   3   2   5   8
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2000 24 MIN AL  190  148   13   2.3   119| .174  .281| .254  .355| .323  .452| .577  .807|  43  .172 -15.4  -1.4   0%
 2001 25 MIN AL   42   25   13  13.9   109| .425  .270| .429  .337| .775  .433|1.204  .770| 206  .864   6.2   0.6   0%
 2002 26 MIN AL  196  143   23   4.3   105| .260  .264| .306  .332| .448  .425| .754  .757|  98  .437  -1.0  -0.1   0%
 2003 27 MIN AL  374  255   56   5.9   108| .287  .269| .342  .335| .490  .430| .832  .766| 116  .570   7.0   0.7   0%
 2004 28 MIN AL  287  202   35   4.6   112| .269  .274| .321  .342| .424  .440| .745  .782|  90  .449  -4.4  -0.4   0%
 2005 29 MIN AL  350  233   49   5.6   107| .260  .270| .354  .333| .444  .429| .798  .762| 110  .562   4.2   0.4   0%
 2006 30 WSN NL   80   54    9   4.5   107| .239  .265| .350  .335| .373  .430| .723  .765|  91  .440  -0.3   0.0   0%
 2007 31 MIN AL   20   18    0   0.0   103| .150  .266| .150  .333| .200  .416| .350  .749|  -7  .000  -3.1  -0.3   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons      1539 1078  198   4.9   109| .260  .271| .326  .338| .440  .434| .766  .772|  98  .484  -6.9  -0.5   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
2000 24 MIN AL C 49 317 16 4 8 .988 .991 6.80 6.02 7.30 6.93 48 410.7 4 23 22 9 1B 3 13 0 0 1 1.000 .992 4.33 8.17 9.75 9.38 1 12.0 DH 3 2001 25 MIN AL DH 9 C 3 6 1 0 0 1.000 .986 2.33 6.13 7.00 7.20 0 9.0 0 1 1 1 1B 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 8.25 6.00 9.45 0 6.0 2002 26 MIN AL DH 40 1B 8 39 1 1 8 .976 .993 5.00 8.03 8.00 9.34 5 45.0 C 6 20 1 0 0 1.000 .995 3.50 6.17 7.00 6.97 3 27.0 2 2 0 0 2003 27 MIN AL DH 63 C 22 95 4 2 0 .980 .991 4.50 5.88 5.64 6.79 20 158.0 2 4 14 4 1B 17 99 3 1 7 .990 .993 6.00 8.29 8.72 9.55 12 105.3 2004 28 MIN AL DH 30 C 26 114 4 4 0 .967 .992 4.54 6.19 7.36 7.12 16 144.3 1 3 15 1 1B 23 172 3 1 17 .994 .994 7.61 8.01 8.67 9.31 20 181.7 2005 29 MIN AL DH 63 1B 23 203 8 3 18 .986 .994 9.17 8.11 10.61 9.60 21 179.0 C 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 6.00 0.00 7.20 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 2006 30 WSN NL C 13 60 1 2 0 .968 .992 4.69 6.36 6.24 7.37 9 88.0 0 4 20 1 1B 6 19 1 1 2 .952 .995 3.33 8.05 8.18 9.41 2 22.0 DH 2 2007 31 MIN AL C 4 22 0 1 0 .957 .991 5.50 6.40 5.66 7.28 4 35.0 1 1 8 0 1B 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 7.90 13.50 9.45 0 2.0 DH 1
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2000 24 MIN AL 1B 3 13 0 0 1 1.000 .992 4.33 8.17 9.75 9.38 1 12.0 2001 25 MIN AL 1B 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 8.25 6.00 9.45 0 6.0 2002 26 MIN AL 1B 8 39 1 1 8 .976 .993 5.00 8.03 8.00 9.34 5 45.0 2003 27 MIN AL 1B 17 99 3 1 7 .990 .993 6.00 8.29 8.72 9.55 12 105.3 2004 28 MIN AL 1B 23 172 3 1 17 .994 .994 7.61 8.01 8.67 9.31 20 181.7 2005 29 MIN AL 1B 23 203 8 3 18 .986 .994 9.17 8.11 10.61 9.60 21 179.0 2006 30 WSN NL 1B 6 19 1 1 2 .952 .995 3.33 8.05 8.18 9.41 2 22.0 2007 31 MIN AL 1B 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 7.90 13.50 9.45 0 2.0 2000 24 MIN AL C 49 317 16 4 8 .988 .991 6.80 6.02 7.30 6.93 48 410.7 4 23 22 9 2001 25 MIN AL C 3 6 1 0 0 1.000 .986 2.33 6.13 7.00 7.20 0 9.0 0 1 1 1 2002 26 MIN AL C 6 20 1 0 0 1.000 .995 3.50 6.17 7.00 6.97 3 27.0 2 2 0 0 2003 27 MIN AL C 22 95 4 2 0 .980 .991 4.50 5.88 5.64 6.79 20 158.0 2 4 14 4 2004 28 MIN AL C 26 114 4 4 0 .967 .992 4.54 6.19 7.36 7.12 16 144.3 1 3 15 1 2005 29 MIN AL C 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 6.00 0.00 7.20 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 2006 30 WSN NL C 13 60 1 2 0 .968 .992 4.69 6.36 6.24 7.37 9 88.0 0 4 20 1 2007 31 MIN AL C 4 22 0 1 0 .957 .991 5.50 6.40 5.66 7.28 4 35.0 1 1 8 0 2000 24 MIN AL DH 3 2001 25 MIN AL DH 9 2002 26 MIN AL DH 40 2003 27 MIN AL DH 63 2004 28 MIN AL DH 30 2005 29 MIN AL DH 63 2006 30 WSN NL DH 2 2007 31 MIN AL DH 1
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total DH 211 Games not counted in Overall Total below C* 124 634 27 13 8 .981 .991 5.33 6.09 6.81 7.00 100 873.0 10 38 80 16 1B* 83 552 16 7 53 .988 .994 6.84 8.11 9.24 9.46 61 553.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 207 1186 43 20 61 .984 .992 5.94 6.90 7.76 7.95 161 1426
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 2002   ALDS  MIN OAK     W   3   9   1   4  0  0  0   1   0   3  .444  .444  .444   0  0   0   0   0 
        ALCS  MIN ANA     L   1   3   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   1  .333  .333  .333   0  0   0   0   0 
 2003   ALDS  MIN NYY     L   3  11   1   1  0  0  0   0   1   4  .091  .167  .091   0  0   0   0   0 
 2004   ALDS  MIN NYY     L   3   3   0   1  0  0  0   0   1   1  .333  .500  .333   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 Lg Div Series       1-2   9  23   2   6  0  0  0   1   2   8  .261  .320  .261   0  0   0   0   0 
  4 Postseason Series   1-3  10  26   2   7  0  0  0   1   2   9  .269  .321  .269   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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Transactions 

June 2, 1994: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 2nd round of the 1994 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 3, 1997: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (50th pick) of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed August 6, 1997.

October 11, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

February 8, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Washington Nationals.

October 15, 2006: Granted Free Agency.

January 17, 2007: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.

October 10, 2007: Granted Free Agency.

October 11, 2007: Granted Free Agency.

February 15, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

March 18, 2008: Released by the Oakland Athletics.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2000Minnesota Twins$200,000
2003Minnesota Twins$312,500
2004Minnesota Twins$340,000
2005Minnesota Twins$750,000
2006Washington Nationals$850,000
Career (may be incomplete)$2,452,500

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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