LF Matt 'Sweet Swingin' Joyce #17
Age: 36 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/19/2020
OA: 44 POT: 44
LF MATT 'SWEET SWINGIN' JOYCE #17 - AGE: 36 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
134 472 102 30 2 22 69 63 147 .216 .313 .428 1 1.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 40 45 45
Gap 45 40 50 45
Power 55 45 55 55
Eye 70 60 70 70
Avoid K's 45 40 50 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 45
Errors: - 35 45
Arm: - 35 50
Turn DP: - 25 -
Ability: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 50
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 45
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Ability: 40
Baserunning Inst.: 45
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/27/2020 @ ATL Win, 8-5 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
09/26/2020 @ ATL Loss, 3-4 4 1 1 2 1 0 2 0
09/25/2020 @ ATL Loss, 1-5 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/24/2020 @ NYY Win, 2-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/23/2020 @ NYY Loss, 1-2 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/22/2020 @ NYY Loss, 1-8 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/20/2020 BAL Win, 11-10 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/19/2020 BAL Win, 7-2 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
09/18/2020 BAL Loss, 2-8 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/17/2020 BAL Loss, 4-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/03/1984
Born in:Tampa, FL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$3,000,000
Signed Through:2020 Season
Major Service:11 Years, 123 Days
Service This Yr:187 Days
40-Man Service:11 Years, 123 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2020 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 134 472 102 30 2 22 69 63 63 147 .216 .313 .428 .741 .313 .212 105
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 120 543 5 0 0 10 0 3 202 54 1 1 50.0 64.9 4.57 1.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   87 19 5 0 2 10 12 12 36 1 0 2 .218 .324 .345 .668
Versus Right   385 83 25 2 20 59 51 51 111 2 0 3 .216 .311 .447 .757
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
March   10 3 1 0 1 2 3 3 1 0 0 0 .300 .462 .700 1.162
April   71 17 5 0 6 15 14 9 13 0 0 1 .239 .333 .563 .897
May   71 13 4 1 3 4 8 9 24 0 0 0 .183 .275 .394 .669
June   79 16 5 0 3 8 9 13 30 0 0 0 .203 .315 .380 .695
July   80 14 5 0 4 14 6 12 29 0 0 1 .175 .290 .388 .678
August   83 23 5 1 1 13 11 8 26 2 0 1 .277 .340 .398 .738
September   78 16 5 0 4 13 12 9 24 1 0 2 .205 .300 .423 .723
Spring Training   32 5 1 0 1 5 3 3 6 0 0 0 .156 .229 .281 .510
2 Years Ago   382 93 20 1 14 50 42 40 98 4 0 4 .243 .319 .411 .730
Career   3983 954 232 18 167 563 554 557 1025 46 2 39 .240 .335 .433 .768
Home   244 57 16 0 12 42 36 37 77 3 0 1 .234 .333 .447 .780
Road   228 45 14 2 10 27 27 26 70 0 0 4 .197 .291 .408 .699
Grass   452 95 26 2 20 63 58 61 140 3 0 5 .210 .309 .409 .718
Turf   20 7 4 0 2 6 5 2 7 0 0 0 .350 .409 .850 1.259
Day   138 26 5 1 5 16 15 19 41 1 0 2 .188 .294 .348 .642
Night   334 76 25 1 17 53 48 44 106 2 0 3 .228 .321 .461 .782
As Starter   458 100 29 2 21 67 61 62 141 3 0 5 .218 .316 .428 .744
As Reliever / Substitution   14 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 6 0 0 0 .143 .200 .429 .629
Pinch Hitting   11 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 5 0 0 0 .182 .250 .545 .795
Close/Late   107 18 4 0 6 16 11 19 41 0 0 2 .168 .305 .374 .679
Inning 1-3   178 49 12 1 11 23 30 22 44 1 0 1 .275 .356 .539 .896
Inning 4-6   151 22 7 0 4 22 13 13 49 1 0 2 .146 .222 .272 .493
Inning 7-9   133 30 11 1 6 22 19 27 52 1 0 2 .226 .362 .459 .821
Extra Innings   10 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .100 .182 .400 .582
0 Outs   189 35 13 1 9 16 29 27 60 0 0 3 .185 .297 .407 .704
1 Outs   146 35 8 1 7 25 23 12 44 3 0 1 .240 .296 .452 .748
2 Outs   137 32 9 0 6 28 11 24 43 0 0 1 .234 .352 .431 .783
Scoring Position   109 26 8 1 6 48 15 16 37 3 0 0 .239 .328 .495 .824
Bases Empty   292 57 17 1 12 12 38 41 86 0 0 4 .195 .303 .384 .686
Runner on 1st   71 19 5 0 4 9 10 6 24 0 0 1 .268 .333 .507 .840
Runner on 2nd   33 5 1 1 1 6 2 4 13 0 0 0 .152 .243 .333 .577
Runner on 3rd   12 8 2 0 3 12 4 1 4 1 0 0 .667 .643 1.583 2.226
Runner on 1st & 2nd   31 5 2 0 1 7 4 6 9 0 0 0 .161 .297 .323 .620
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 1 0 0 1 5 3 2 2 1 0 0 .125 .273 .500 .773
Bases Loaded   18 5 3 0 0 15 1 3 7 1 0 0 .278 .364 .444 .808
Two Strikes   302 46 12 1 8 33 29 31 147 1 0 3 .152 .237 .278 .516
First Pitch   45 12 3 1 3 7 7 0 0 0 0 2 .267 .298 .578 .876
Count 0-1   23 6 2 0 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 .261 .250 .478 .728
Count 0-2   35 3 1 0 0 2 2 0 21 0 0 1 .086 .111 .114 .225
Count 1-0   30 9 5 0 2 5 4 0 0 1 0 0 .300 .290 .667 .957
Count 1-1   34 14 2 0 5 12 8 0 0 0 0 0 .412 .412 .912 1.324
Count 1-2   87 10 1 0 3 4 6 0 50 0 0 1 .115 .125 .230 .355
Count 2-0   11 5 2 0 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 .455 .455 1.182 1.636
Count 2-1   18 7 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .389 .389 .611 1.000
Count 2-2   102 16 4 0 3 12 6 0 53 1 0 0 .157 .155 .284 .440
Count 3-0   1 1 1 0 0 0 1 16 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Count 3-1   8 2 2 0 0 3 6 16 0 0 0 0 .250 .750 .500 1.250
Full Count   78 17 6 1 2 15 15 31 23 0 0 1 .218 .445 .397 .843
Behind in Count   145 19 4 0 4 9 10 0 71 1 0 2 .131 .142 .241 .383
Ahead in Count   68 24 11 0 5 14 17 32 0 1 0 0 .353 .554 .735 1.290
Batting Leadoff   300 64 21 1 15 44 39 46 93 1 0 2 .213 .321 .440 .761
Batting 3rd   14 3 2 0 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .214 .267 .571 .838
Batting 4th   18 5 0 0 1 4 6 4 5 0 0 0 .278 .409 .444 .854
Batting 5th   34 10 2 0 2 9 7 6 11 1 0 0 .294 .390 .529 .920
Batting 6th   57 12 3 1 2 3 4 3 17 0 0 1 .211 .262 .404 .666
Batting 7th   19 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 7 0 0 1 .158 .200 .158 .358
Batting 8th   25 4 2 0 0 3 4 3 10 1 0 1 .160 .267 .240 .507
Batting 9th   5 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .800 1.000
Low Leverage   169 49 15 1 9 20 24 23 50 1 0 2 .290 .379 .550 .930
Medium Leverage   211 33 10 1 7 21 27 29 63 0 0 3 .156 .267 .313 .580
High Leverage   91 19 5 0 6 28 12 10 34 2 0 0 .209 .282 .462 .743
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
2008 Detroit - MLB 23 92 242 61 16 3 12 33 40 31 2 2 65 0 2 .252 .339 .492 .831 114 115 1.0
2009 Tampa Bay - MLB 24 11 32 6 1 0 3 7 3 3 1 1 7 1 0 .188 .270 .500 .770 101 94 0.1
2010 Tampa Bay - MLB 25 77 216 52 15 3 10 40 30 40 2 3 55 2 2 .241 .360 .477 .837 132 125 1.3
2011 Tampa Bay - MLB 26 141 462 128 32 2 19 75 69 49 4 7 106 13 1 .277 .347 .478 .825 129 117 2.6
2012 Tampa Bay - MLB 27 124 399 96 18 3 17 59 55 55 6 1 102 4 3 .241 .341 .429 .769 115 110 1.5
2013 Tampa Bay - MLB 28 140 413 97 22 0 18 47 61 59 2 7 87 7 3 .235 .328 .419 .747 110 108 2.0
2014 Tampa Bay - MLB 29 140 418 106 23 2 9 52 51 62 4 9 111 2 5 .254 .349 .383 .732 113 107 2.0
2015 Los Angeles - MLB 30 93 247 43 12 1 5 21 17 30 4 2 67 0 3 .174 .272 .291 .564 58 57 -1.0
2016 Pittsburgh - MLB 31 140 231 56 10 1 13 42 45 59 3 0 67 1 1 .242 .403 .463 .866 139 138 2.2
2017 Oakland - MLB 32 141 469 114 33 0 25 68 78 66 2 7 113 4 1 .243 .335 .473 .808 117 114 2.2
2018 Los Angeles - MLB 33 17 53 13 4 0 3 7 5 7 0 0 10 0 1 .245 .333 .491 .824 115 116 -0.0
2018 Cleveland - MLB 33 92 329 80 16 1 11 43 37 33 4 4 88 0 0 .243 .316 .398 .714 87 87 -0.3
2018 Total - MLB 33 109 382 93 20 1 14 50 42 40 4 4 98 0 1 .243 .319 .411 .730 91 91 -0.3
2020 Houston - MLB 35 134 472 102 30 2 22 69 63 63 5 3 147 1 1 .216 .313 .428 .741 99 105 1.0
Total MLB 1342 3983 954 232 18 167 563 554 557 39 46 1025 35 23 .240 .335 .433 .768 111 108 14.8
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
2015 Salt Lake - AAA 30 11 36 12 1 0 2 6 3 5 1 1 9 0 0 .333 .419 .528 .946 159 159 0.5
Total AAA 11 36 12 1 0 2 6 3 5 1 1 9 0 0 .333 .419 .528 .946 159 159
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2008 Detroit - MLB LF 60 41 94 2 0 99 3 .970 409.1 2.11 0.0 .000
2008 Detroit - MLB RF 25 16 42 0 0 43 1 .977 161.0 2.35 0.0 .000
2008 Detroit - MLB DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 16.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2009 Tampa Bay - MLB CF 4 4 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 32.0 2.53 0.0 .000
2009 Tampa Bay - MLB RF 5 4 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 36.0 1.50 0.0 .000
2009 Tampa Bay - MLB DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2010 Tampa Bay - MLB LF 13 8 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 75.0 1.92 0.0 .000
2010 Tampa Bay - MLB RF 52 45 99 4 0 106 3 .972 397.0 2.34 0.0 .000
2010 Tampa Bay - MLB DH 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 80.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2011 Tampa Bay - MLB LF 15 8 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 86.2 2.08 0.0 .000
2011 Tampa Bay - MLB RF 126 112 211 8 3 222 3 .986 1006.1 1.96 0.0 .000
2012 Tampa Bay - MLB LF 33 28 48 2 0 50 0 1.000 245.1 1.83 0.0 .000
2012 Tampa Bay - MLB RF 89 78 133 0 0 135 2 .985 712.0 1.68 0.0 .000
2013 Tampa Bay - MLB LF 58 41 80 0 0 80 0 1.000 364.2 1.97 0.0 .000
2014 Tampa Bay - MLB LF 81 70 132 5 1 139 2 .986 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Tampa Bay - MLB RF 15 13 24 0 0 25 1 .960 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 Salt Lake - AAA P 16 0 5 3 0 11 3 .727 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 Los Angeles - MLB LF 64 58 95 2 0 98 1 .990 467.2 1.87 0.0 .000
2015 Salt Lake - AAA LF 7 0 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 Los Angeles - MLB RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Pittsburgh - MLB LF 26 14 26 1 0 27 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Pittsburgh - MLB RF 43 30 55 0 0 55 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2017 Oakland - MLB LF 24 18 42 1 0 43 0 1.000 157.1 2.46 0.0 .000
2017 Oakland - MLB CF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.1 2.16 0.0 .000
2017 Oakland - MLB RF 115 103 205 4 2 216 7 .968 907.0 2.07 0.0 .000
2018 Los Angeles - MLB LF 17 17 27 0 0 28 1 .964 148.0 1.64 -2.3 .943
2018 Cleveland - MLB LF 4 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 23.2 1.52 -0.5 .978
2018 Cleveland - MLB RF 82 81 163 9 0 173 1 .994 700.0 2.21 -4.4 .960
2020 Houston - MLB LF 44 39 56 1 0 58 1 .983 346.2 1.48 -2.3 .971
2020 Houston - MLB RF 5 5 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 44.2 1.21 +0.2 .995
TOTAL P 16 0 5 3 0 11 3 .727 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 446 344 650 14 1 672 8 .988 2324.1 2.57 -5.1 .963
TOTAL CF 5 5 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 40.1 2.45 0.0 .000
TOTAL RF 559 487 944 25 5 987 18 .982 3966.0 2.20 -4.2 .962
TOTAL DH 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 104.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/07/2005 Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 12th round of the 2005 MLB June Amateur Draft from Florida Southern College (Lakeland, FL).
12/10/2008 Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Tampa Bay Rays for P Edwin Jackson.
07/12/2011 Selected to the 2011 MLB All-Star Game.
12/16/2014 Traded by the Tampa Bay Rays to the Los Angeles Angels for P Kevin Jepsen.
11/02/2015 Became a free agent.
02/20/2016 Signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
11/03/2016 Became a free agent.
11/30/2016 Signed as a free agent with the Oakland Athletics.
04/17/2018 Was traded by the Los Angeles Angels to the Cleveland Indians, along with 1B Eric Hosmer, in exchange for CF Kevin Pillar, 3B Trevor Plouffe.
11/27/2018 Became a free agent.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 65 (65).
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 70 (70).
01/20/2020 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,000,000 with the Houston Astros organization.
03/09/2020 Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for 6 days.
04/02/2020 Injured on 03/31/2020, diagnosed with a bruised toe, will not miss additional time.
09/09/2020 Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for 1 day.
09/12/2020 Injured (Bruised thigh), day-to-day for 5 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
2011 9 10
Year SF Rank
2014 9 3
2017 7 8
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2020 - OOTP Baseball 21.6 Build 83