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Matt Lawton
Matthew (III) Lawton

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 5' 9", Weight 180 lb.
School Mississippi Gulf Coast CC

MLB Debut September 5, 1995
Final Game May 16, 2006
Born November 3, 1971 in Gulfport, MS (age 53)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1995 23 MNA AL   32   63   17   25   5   2   1    7   3   1    6   10  .397  .486  .587 1.074   135    37   0   0   1   5   0  
 1996 24 MNA AL   37   92   10   23   3   0   0    4   4   1   11   13  .250  .337  .283  .619    78    26   1   0   0   1   2  
 1997 25 MNA AL  145  487   80  139  28   5  19   73   6   0   68   75  .285  .381  .480  .861   107   234   0   3   1   9  12  
 1998 26 MNA AL  154  563   82  142  33   3  23   84  29   4   68   61  .252  .355  .444  .799    99   250   0   1   5  22  17  
 1999 27 MNA AL   99  353   47   84  11   0   6   40  25   4   42   40  .238  .323  .320  .643    80   113   1   1   1   3   9  
 2000 28 MNA AL  158  550  106  166  47   0  21   81  26  11   94   52  .302  .410  .502  .912   112   276   0   4   6  10  10  
 2001 29 NYN NL  150  550   81  133  38   0  11   48  24   4   86   86  .242  .357  .371  .728   101   204   0   5   4  15  10  
 2002 30 TEA AL   96  358   46   75  16   2   9   33  10   5   52   45  .209  .327  .341  .668    85   122   0   1   3  11   6  
 2003 31 TEA AL   41  140   20   35   2   0   6   13   5   0   24   22  .250  .375  .393  .768    92    55   0   0   3   4   1  
 2004 32 TEA AL  125  488   85  129  22   0  23   68  16   3   62   76  .264  .356  .451  .807    97   220   0   3   0   9  22  
 2005 33 DEA AL   65  213   20   44  19   0   1   21   6   3   24   32  .207  .306  .310  .616    83    66   0   3   3   8   5  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     1102 3857  594  995 224  12 120  472 154  36  537  512  .258  .361  .416  .777        1603   2  21  27  97  94
 Per 600 PA           513   79  132  30   2  16   63  20   5   71   68                                 213   0   3   4  13  12
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With MNA      625 2108  342  579 127  10  70  289  93  21  289  251  .275  .374  .444  .818         936   2   9  14  50  50
   With TEA      262  986  151  239  40   2  38  114  31   8  138  143  .242  .348  .403  .751         397   0   4   6  24  29
   With NYN      150  550   81  133  38   0  11   48  24   4   86   86  .242  .357  .371  .728         204   0   5   4  15  10
   With DEA       65  213   20   44  19   0   1   21   6   3   24   32  .207  .306  .310  .616          66   0   3   3   8   5
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1334 4763  756 1273 267  17 138  631 165  66  681  613  .267  .368  .417  .785        1988   2  30  34  94 113
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1995 23 MNA AL   9   19  13.5  17   7   0  .412   0    2    1  .500    0    0  .000  OF   4(+1)e10  193   
 1996 24 MNA AL   4    9   3.6   6   2   0  .333   1   13    4  .308    0    0  .000  OF   4(+1)e7   -85   
 1997 25 MNA AL  25   92   6.9   3   1   1  .333   6   34   13  .382    0    0  .000  OF   4(+1)e9    81   
 1998 26 MNA AL  22   92   5.7   1   0   0  .000   8   50   19  .380    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e4    -65   
 1999 27 MNA AL  26   40   3.8   2   2   0 1.000   4   35   24  .686    0    0  .000  OF   3(+1)e6   -64   
 2000 28 MNA AL  20  119   7.9   3   1   0  .333   6   49   40  .816    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e6     47   
 2001 29 NYN NL  16   81   5.1   8   0   0  .000   5   66   48  .727    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e5   -69   
 2002 30 TEA AL  17   43   3.9   0   0   0  .000   3   33   13  .394    0    0  .000  OF   4(+2)e9   -73   
 2003 31 TEA AL  20   23   6.0   1   0   0  .000   2   10    3  .300    0    0  .000  OF   4(+2)e2     5   
 2004 32 TEA AL  38   77   5.4   1   0   0  .000   0   37   12  .324    0    0  .000  OF   4(+2)e5    19   
 2005 33 DEA AL  16   21   3.2   1   0   0  .000   3   22   12  .545    0    0  .000  OF   4(+2)e4  -135   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 11 Seasons          622   5.6  43  13   1  .302  38  351  189  .538    0    0  .000                 -18   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 22.7 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 5.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1995 23 MNA AL  RF    13    22     2    0    2  1.000    11    84.0   2.57
                 LF     3     5     0    0    0  1.000     2    17.0   2.65
                 CF     2     0     0    0    0   .000     0     4.0   0.00
 1996 24 MNA AL  RF    22    22     0    0    0  1.000    18   131.2   1.50
                 LF    10    13     3    1    1   .941     8    86.0   1.67
                 CF     2     4     0    0    0  1.000     1     6.0   6.00
 1997 25 MNA AL  LF    88   150     3    5    0   .968    84   676.2   2.03
                 RF    20    25     0    1    0   .962    17   132.0   1.70
 1998 26 MNA AL  RF   130   228     9    8    0   .967   126  1127.2   1.89
                 LF    27    41     1    0    0  1.000    22   195.0   1.94
                 CF     5     8     0    0    0  1.000     5    36.0   2.00
 1999 27 MNA AL  RF    76   118     1    2    0   .983    73   626.0   1.71
                 LF    18    26     2    2    0   .933    18   148.0   1.70
                 CF     4     6     0    0    0  1.000     3    27.0   2.00
 2000 28 MNA AL  RF   144   260     4    6    2   .978   135  1204.1   1.97
                 CF    19    34     3    0    0  1.000    14   124.0   2.69
                 LF     4     4     0    0    0  1.000     1    16.0   2.25
 2001 29 NYN NL  RF   142   257     9    5    2   .982   138  1260.1   1.90
 2002 30 TEA AL  RF    80   126     3    3    1   .977    79   702.2   1.65
                 LF    10    21     1    0    0  1.000    10    87.1   2.27
                 1B     1     3     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0  13.50
 2003 31 TEA AL  CF    15    29     0    1    0   .967    15   135.0   1.93
                 LF    11    13     0    1    0   .929    10    88.2   1.32
                 RF     7    12     1    0    0  1.000     7    57.2   2.03
 2004 32 TEA AL  RF   112   169     5    0    0  1.000   111   988.2   1.58
                 LF    13    16     0    0    0  1.000    13   113.0   1.27
 2005 33 DEA AL  RF    61    85     1    3    0   .966    61   515.2   1.50
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 RF   807  1324    35   28    7   .980   776  6830.2   1.79
                 LF   184   289    10    9    1   .971   168  1427.2   1.88
                 CF    47    81     3    1    0   .988    38   332.0   2.28
                 1B     1     3     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0  13.50
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1997 ALDS  MNA NYA   L    3   6  0  2  0  0  0   1  2  0  .333  .556  .333  0
 1999 ALDS  MNA BOA   L    3  10  0  2  0  0  0   0  1  2  .200  .273  .200  2
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1995  MNA   72-90   Darren Dawson
 1996  MNA   76-86   Darren Dawson
 1997  MNA   86-76   Darren Dawson
 1998  MNA   59-103  Darren Dawson
 1999  MNA   78-84   Darren Dawson
 2000  MNA   76-86   Darren Dawson
 2001  NYN   70-92   Jon Fellows
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