#3 Herschel Matlock, Reliever, 31 yrs, Los Angeles Angels
Saturday, 3/15/1957 |
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| Herschel Matlock
9/12/1925
31
USA
6"7
230
Reliever
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1.0 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 3,500,000
1957
8 Year(s), 56 Days (1336 total Days)
0 Day(s)
9 Year(s), 52 Days (1492 total Days)
10 Year(s)
Inelegible (more than 6 pro years)
Not eligible
Out of Option Years
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 4 | 4 | 6 | 87-90 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 4 | 5 | 7 | |
| Versus RHB | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
| Talent | 4 | 5 | 7 | |
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Pitching Ratings
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5
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Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Versus LHP | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Versus RHP | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Talent | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
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Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
P : 5 (Range), .991 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 2
Outfield Arm : 2
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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
| Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
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| Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0.00 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Road | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
| 1953 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.44 | 20.1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.84 | .135 | SF |
| 1954 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.51 | 17.2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.85 | .238 | SF |
| 1955 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5.79 | 102.2 | 118 | 72 | 66 | 7 | 64 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 1.77 | .330 | KC |
| 1956 | 37 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5.87 | 115.0 | 155 | 89 | 75 | 16 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 1.89 | .346 | KC |
| Total | 88 | 34 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 5.03 | 255.2 | 291 | 163 | 143 | 24 | 140 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 1.69 | .321 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
| 1952, AAA | 46 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4.60 | 92.0 | 98 | 48 | 47 | 7 | 54 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 1.65 | .322 |
| 1953, AAA | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.38 | 11.1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.97 | .222 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1953 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | SF |
| 1954 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | SF |
| 1955 | 22 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .200 | .179 | .379 | KC |
| 1956 | 37 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .040 | .074 | .040 | .114 | KC |
| Total | 88 | 57 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .088 | .131 | .105 | .236 | |
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Drafted in 51st round, 1020th overall pick, by San Francisco in 1952...
Earned first career win on 5/6/1953...
2/13/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration...
Signed as a free agent by Kansas City on 3/2/1955 to a 3-year deal worth $3,500,000 per year...
Had first career hit on 7/9/1955, off Chester Belue (SLC)...
Injured on 5/27/1956 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for one week...
Traded from Kansas City to Los Angeles on 3/15/1957 (Going to KC: P Leo Perez. Going to LA: SS John Correa, P Herschel Matlock)...
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