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Matthew
Strom		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 200
 
Born: July 12, 1980 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 2015   
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2002 21 NV GE   3 3 3 5 6 6 1 1 1 2 2 2 6 7 7 2 3 3
2003 22 NV GE   4 5 5 6 6 6 0 0 0 4 4 4 7 8 8 4 4 4
2004 23 NV GE $ 300,000 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 0 0 4 4 4 8 9 8 4 5 5
2005 24 CT FF $ 300,000 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 0 0 4 4 4 7 8 8 5 5 5
2006 25 CT FF $ 300,000 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 0 0 4 4 4 8 8 8 6 6 6
2007 26 CT FF $ 300,000 6 6 6 6 7 7 0 0 0 4 4 4 8 9 8 6 6 6
2008 27 CT FF $ 300,000 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 0 0 4 4 4 8 9 8 6 6 6
OOTP5 Min Ratings   3 3 3 5 6 6 0 0 0 2 2 2 6 7 7 2 3 3
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 300,000 6 6 6 6 7 7 1 1 1 4 4 4 8 9 8 6 6 6
                                             
  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
2009 28 CT FF $ 300,000   8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 10 10 10 7 7 7
2010 29 CT FF $ 300,000   8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 9 10 10 7 7 7
2011 30 CT FF $ 300,000   9 9 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 9 10 10 7 7 7
2012 31 ID GE $ 300,000   9 9 8 6 6 6 5 6 6 10 10 10 7 7 7
2013 32 ID GE $ 300,000   7 7 7 5 5 5 4 5 5 9 10 10 6 7 7
2014 33 ID GE $ 300,000   7 7 7 5 6 5 4 5 5 9 10 10 6 6 6
2015 34 KS GE $ 300,000   5 5 5 5 6 5 3 4 4 8 9 9 5 5 5
2016 35 KS GE $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 4 4 7 9 8 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 4 4 7 9 8 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   9 9 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 10 10 10 7 7 7
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Tyson Bacon Award or Bick Horizon Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2002 21 AA   24 93 8 29 7 1 0 11 0 1 9 21 .312 .373 .409 .781 13.2  
    A   108 350 59 108 15 0 6 40 0 0 44 90 .309 .386 .403 .789 54.7  
2003 22 AAA   99 335 40 83 20 0 6 31 1 0 57 83 .248 .357 .361 .718 46.9  
    AA   36 134 14 43 11 0 1 12 0 1 13 34 .321 .381 .425 .806 20.2  
2004 23 NV GE 137 470 54 121 31 1 5 55 3 1 68 98 .257 .353 .360 .713 64.3 13.6
2005 24 CT FF 47 155 20 52 13 1 6 27 0 0 22 22 .335 .421 .548 .970 31.9 10.5
2006 25 CT FF 135 444 50 114 21 1 5 42 0 1 63 71 .257 .354 .342 .696 57.9 10.1
2007 26 CT FF 150 467 50 121 34 3 12 59 1 0 62 73 .259 .355 .422 .777 72.5 14.4
2008 27 CT FF 117 376 39 114 24 1 9 47 2 1 57 55 .303 .400 .444 .844 64.2 14.9
2009 28 CT FF 141 483 71 140 28 1 12 58 0 0 65 54 .290 .383 .427 .810 78.8 16.7
2010 29 CT FF 144 468 64 122 13 1 12 64 0 1 68 60 .261 .355 .370 .724 64.7 11.5
2011 30 CT FF 151 528 70 145 24 0 12 69 4 0 71 55 .275 .363 .388 .751 77.6 18.2
2012 31 ID GE 156 543 81 146 24 2 10 60 4 1 73 60 .269 .360 .376 .736 79.8 17.2
2013 32 ID GE 151 519 69 150 27 1 7 57 2 0 61 56 .289 .366 .385 .751 75.2 14.7
2014 33 ID GE 132 441 56 124 21 0 12 46 0 1 60 58 .281 .376 .410 .787 70.8 15.6
2015 34 ID GE 60 190 25 60 11 0 4 29 1 1 34 37 .316 .422 .437 .859 35.8 5.7
  KS GE 82 274 28 70 9 0 9 36 1 1 27 41 .255 .326 .387 .713 36.7 7.0
  TOT   142 464 53 130 20 0 13 65 2 2 61 78 .280 .367 .407 .774 72.5 12.7
2016 35 KS GE 103 317 38 69 8 0 6 38 0 0 41 72 .218 .315 .300 .615 30.9 3.3
13 Years Sim 1706 5675 715 1548 288 12 121 687 18 8 772 812 .273 .365 .392 .756 840.9 173.4
1 Years AAA 99 335 40 83 20 0 6 31 1 0 57 83 .248 .368 .361 .729 46.9  
2 Years AA 60 227 22 72 18 1 1 23 0 2 22 55 .317 .382 .419 .801 33.4  
1 Years A 108 350 59 108 15 0 6 40 0 0 44 90 .309 .396 .403 .798 54.7  
4 Years Minors 267 912 121 263 53 1 13 94 1 2 123 228 .288 .382 .391 .773 135.0  
162 Game Average 538 67 146 27 1 11 65 1 0 73 77 .273 .365 .392 .756 79.9  
Career Highs 156 543 81 150 34 3 13 69 4 2 73 98 .335 .421 .548 .970 79.8  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   4073 543 1138 221 10 90 472 13 5 571 553 .279 .373 .405 .778 620.7
vs LH   1602 172 410 67 2 31 215 5 3 201 259 .256 .342 .358 .701 203.8
Home 834 2690 339 744 128 4 60 347 10 4 370 383 .277 .371 .394 .765 398.2
Away 872 2985 376 804 160 8 61 340 8 4 402 429 .269 .359 .390 .749 426.3
RISP   1391 0 403 64 1 20 533 0 0 232 202 .290 .387 .380 .767 219.0
Pinch Hitting   133 7 30 6 0 1 18 0 0 21 26 .226 .333 .293 .627 14.5
Close/Late   711 91 197 35 1 24 99 0 0 129 115 .277 .393 .430 .823 123.8
Mar/Apr 256 865 103 229 48 2 18 99 2 0 115 131 .265 .355 .387 .742 121.5
May 326 1064 142 279 57 2 24 136 3 2 147 169 .262 .356 .387 .743 150.2
June 271 915 113 268 47 3 19 108 2 1 127 124 .293 .385 .413 .799 144.9
July 263 885 128 251 55 0 22 123 3 2 124 122 .284 .379 .420 .800 139.5
August 287 962 114 260 42 5 10 99 4 2 120 126 .270 .358 .356 .713 124.8
Sep/Oct 303 984 115 261 39 0 28 122 4 1 139 140 .265 .357 .390 .747 143.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Zachary Matthews Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
2004 23 NV GE C 133 122 1093.0 872 60 7 1 .993 7.67 97 32 .330 4 6.8
2005 24 CT FF C 46 44 382.3 346 19 3 0 .992 8.59 34 9 .265 0 1.4
2006 25 CT FF C 128 124 1097.3 882 56 6 3 .994 7.69 123 27 .220 4 3.0
2007 26 CT FF C 141 132 1222.3 915 83 16 1 .984 7.35 175 49 .280 6 6.4
2008 27 CT FF C 113 111 975.3 671 38 13 0 .982 6.54 103 22 .214 1 3.1
2009 28 CT FF C 138 134 1196.0 554 69 15 4 .976 4.69 149 41 .275 3 4.5
2010 29 CT FF C 131 128 1107.0 521 49 5 3 .991 4.63 99 25 .253 4 5.4
2011 30 CT FF C 144 137 1221.0 572 58 6 4 .991 4.64 105 31 .295 2 7.3
2012 31 ID GE C 152 142 1281.7 755 57 15 2 .982 5.70 135 35 .259 8 4.2
2013 32 ID GE C 138 129 1174.3 644 68 15 1 .979 5.46 138 46 .333 2 6.3
    1B 1 1 12.0 15 1 0 2 1.000 12.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
2014 33 ID GE C 122 115 1035.3 596 46 10 1 .985 5.58 113 28 .248 3 5.5
2015 34 ID GE C 56 53 474.5 295 22 8 1 .975 6.01 57 14 .246 2 2.7
  KS GE C 77 72 638.1 396 30 10 2 .977 6.01 76 19 .250 2 1.7
  TOT   C 133 125 1112.6 691 52 18 3 .976 6.01 133 33 .248 4 4.3
2016 35 KS GE C 96 95 840.0 557 38 4 1 .993 6.38 61 18 .295 2 5.0
    3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  C 1615 1538 13738.2 8576 693 133 24 .986 6.07 1465 396 .270 43 63.1
  1B 1 1 12.0 15 1 0 2 1.000 12.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   1617 1539 13751.2 8591 694 133 26 .986 6.08 1465 396 .270 43 63.1
Career Highs   152 142 1281.7 915 83 18 4 .994 8.59 175 49 .333 8  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2004 23 NV GE 3 10 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .100 .250 .200 .450
2008 27 CT FF 3 11 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .182 .182 .182 .364
2012 31 ID GE 7 26 0 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 3 .115 .172 .154 .326
2015 34 KS GE 5 20 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500
Career Post-Season Batting 18 67 4 11 2 0 0 6 0 0 4 7 .164 .208 .194 .402
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
2009-8-.383
2011-10-.363
2014-8-.376
 Walks
2011-5-71
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 26)
   Gray Ink Test: 2    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 157)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 36    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 62)
 
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  1. Terry Fetty (936)
  2. Carlos Fimenez (933)
  3. James Salabie (919)
  4. Johney Yoon (914)
  5. David Freels (912)
  6. Ike Hardstone (910)
  7. James Easson (906)
  8. In-Sun An (906)
  9. Jorge Guizar (891)
  10. Zack Pattison (890)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 10th overall pick, by Nevada in 2002
Injured on 5/15/2002 with a Knocked Out Teeth, out for 4 days
Had first career hit (double) on 4/5/2004, off John Shultis (Uta)
Hit first career homerun on 4/27/2004, off James Coca (Cal)
Injured on 6/18/2004 with a Sprained Wrist, out for one week
Traded from Nevada to Connecticut on 3/1/2005 (Going to Nev: P P. Knutson, C A. Hernandez. Going to Con: 1B D. Birnbaum, C M. Strom)
Won Player of the Week award on 4/25/2005, hitting .524 with 3 HR, 8 RBI
Injured on 5/29/2005 with a Broken Hip, out for full season
Injured on 6/6/2008 with a Broken Foot, out for 6 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 9/20/2011, hitting .417 with 3 HR, 11 RBI
Injured on 5/21/2014 with a Fractured Ribs, out for 2 weeks
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Wisconsin on 9/11/2014
Injured on 9/21/2014 with a Broken Nose, out for one week
Traded from Idaho to Kansas on 6/21/2015 (Going to Kan: C Matthew Strom. Going to Ida: C Luciano Echevarria, RF Donnie Loftin, LF Al Eastwood)
Was selected to the 2015 Allstar game
 
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