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| Player Report for #95 Matt Stairs | | Sunday, August 16th, 1998 | 
| AB | 213 | | HR | 6 | | RBI | 23 | | AVG | .216 | | OPS | .648 |
| | Name: | Matt Stairs | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Nickname: | | Salary: | $316,800 | | Birthday: | 02-27-1968 | Signed Through: | 1998 Season | | Age: | 30 | Years of Major League Service: | 5 Years, 92 Days | | Born in: | Unknown | Major League Service Days this Year: | 139 Days | | Nationality: | Canadian | | | | Height: | 5' 8" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | 6 Years, 76 Days | | Weight: | 177 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 7 Years | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Eligible, but possibly free agent after season! | | Position: | 1B | Minor League Option Years: | 1 option year left | | Bats: | Left | | | | Throws: | Right | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Completely Rested | Drafted | 1991, 23rd Pick in Round 2 | | Morale: | Great | Local Popularity (National) | Unknown (Unknown) |
| | | Batting Ratings (OSA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | | | Versus LHP | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | | | Versus RHP | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | Talent | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 2 | | First Base 1 | | Stealing Ability: | 7 | | Left Field 1 (Arm: 3) | | Baserunning Instincts: | 10 | | Right Field 1 (Arm: 3) | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 1 | | | | Bunt for Hit: | 1 | | | | Hitter Type: | Spray Hitter | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | AB | R | H | BI | HR | BB | K | SB | | | | | | | | | | | 08-15-1998 | CHN | Loss, 6-17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-11-1998 | MIL | Win, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-10-1998 | MIL | Win, 12-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-04-1998 | @ FLO | Win, 6-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-03-1998 | @ FLO | Win, 13-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-02-1998 | @ PIT | Loss, 2-6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-01-1998 | @ PIT | Loss, 0-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 07-31-1998 | @ PIT | Loss, 2-3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 07-29-1998 | FLO | Win, 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 07-28-1998 | FLO | Loss, 5-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Major League Baseball 1998 Batting Stats | | Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO | VORP | | Overall | 98 | 213 | 46 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 66 | .216 | .310 | .338 | .648 | .612 | .122 | -6.5 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 46 | 247 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 72 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 24.4 | 3.78 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 48 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .250 | .313 | .563 | | Versus Right | | 165 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .224 | .326 | .345 | .672 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Last Week | | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .429 | .333 | .762 | | April | | 75 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .227 | .306 | .360 | .666 | | May | | 72 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .325 | .375 | .700 | | June | | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .114 | .244 | .114 | .358 | | July | | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .263 | .364 | .474 | .837 | | August | | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .357 | .417 | .774 | | Spring Training | | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .350 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | | Last Year | | 464 | 117 | 22 | 2 | 11 | 64 | 54 | 30 | 95 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .252 | .295 | .379 | .674 | | 2 Years Ago | | 192 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 29 | 30 | 11 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .299 | .443 | .742 | | Career | | 1747 | 432 | 74 | 9 | 50 | 248 | 218 | 178 | 396 | 17 | 5 | 6 | .247 | .316 | .386 | .702 | | Home | | 79 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .215 | .326 | .392 | .718 | | Road | | 134 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .216 | .301 | .306 | .607 | | Grass | | 87 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .230 | .323 | .322 | .645 | | Turf | | 126 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .206 | .301 | .349 | .651 | | Day | | 65 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .108 | .237 | .169 | .406 | | Night | | 148 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .264 | .343 | .412 | .755 | | Pinch Hitting | | 39 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .256 | .333 | .308 | .641 | | Close/Late | | 71 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .225 | .345 | .310 | .655 | | Inning 1-3 | | 48 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .229 | .288 | .417 | .705 | | Inning 4-6 | | 60 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .314 | .367 | .681 | | Inning 7-9 | | 101 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .228 | .325 | .297 | .622 | | Extra Innings | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 | | 0 Outs | | 76 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .224 | .314 | .316 | .630 | | 1 Outs | | 71 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .211 | .318 | .423 | .740 | | 2 Outs | | 66 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .212 | .297 | .273 | .570 | | Scoring Position | | 55 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .182 | .266 | .309 | .575 | | Bases Empty | | 110 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .286 | .309 | .595 | | Runner on 1st | | 48 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .418 | .438 | .856 | | Runner on 2nd | | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .333 | .167 | .500 | | Runner on 3rd | | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .333 | .143 | .476 | | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .111 | .200 | .278 | .478 | | Runner on 1st & 3rd | | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .143 | .200 | .343 | | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .375 | .875 | 1.250 | | Bases Loaded | | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | | Two Strikes | | 104 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .115 | .225 | .173 | .398 | | First Pitch | | 30 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .600 | .933 | | Count 0-1 | | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .353 | .353 | .647 | 1.000 | | Count 0-2 | | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | Count 1-0 | | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .250 | .263 | .513 | | Count 1-1 | | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .222 | .444 | | Count 1-2 | | 44 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .295 | .477 | | Count 2-0 | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | Count 2-1 | | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | | Count 2-2 | | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .138 | .179 | .317 | | Count 3-0 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .857 | .000 | .857 | | Count 3-1 | | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .733 | .333 | 1.067 | | Full Count | | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 | | Behind in Count | | 78 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .179 | .179 | .308 | .487 | | Ahead in Count | | 44 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .318 | .483 | .477 | .961 |
| | 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 | VORP | | 1991 Scottsdale - A | 23 | 25 | 77 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .299 | .341 | .416 | .757 | 4.0 | | 1991 Fremont - AA | 23 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .429 | .714 | 0.1 | | 1992 Scottsdale - A | 24 | 14 | 49 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .286 | .426 | .367 | .794 | 3.7 | | 1992 Fremont - AA | 24 | 49 | 174 | 52 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 26 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 6 | 0 | .299 | .397 | .379 | .776 | 11.0 | | 1993 Fremont - AA | 25 | 82 | 317 | 101 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 42 | 0 | 4 | 64 | 4 | 0 | .319 | .394 | .457 | .851 | 27.2 | | 1993 Madison - AAA | 25 | 47 | 195 | 49 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 35 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 0 | .251 | .330 | .349 | .679 | 4.8 | | 1994 Madison - AAA | 26 | 14 | 57 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | .439 | .529 | .596 | 1.126 | 11.5 | | Total MLBAAA | | 61 | 252 | 74 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 41 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 1 | 2 | .294 | .377 | .405 | .782 | 16.3 | | Total MLBAA | | 137 | 498 | 155 | 24 | 1 | 11 | 68 | 80 | 70 | 1 | 5 | 98 | 10 | 0 | .311 | .394 | .430 | .823 | 38.3 | | Total MLBA | | 39 | 126 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 0 | .294 | .378 | .397 | .774 | 7.7 |
| | Player History | | 06-15-1991 | Drafted in the 1991 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 23, 49th overall Pick) by the Cleveland Indians. | | 01-01-1992 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 2 (4); Power: 2 (6); Eye: 3 (6). | | 04-01-1992 | Named the #78 prospect in the MLB | | 11-20-1992 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal. | | 01-01-1993 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (4); Power: 2 (3); Eye: 3 (4). | | 04-01-1993 | Named the #42 prospect in the MLB | | 05-31-1993 | Was selected to the 1993 MLB Double A All-Star Game. | | 08-02-1993 | Wins the MLBAAA SL1 Player of the Week Award. | | 01-01-1994 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (4); Power: 4 (5); Eye: 5 (6). | | 11-16-1994 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal. | | 01-01-1995 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 6 (6). | | 03-02-1995 | Injured (strained calf muscle), day-to-day for 6 days. | | 09-25-1995 | Suspended 10 games after ejection following a brawl. | | 11-10-1995 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal. | | 11-10-1995 | Was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Houston Astros, along with 3B T. Fryman, SP D. Mlicki, in exchange for SP J. Suppan, MR P. Young. | | 01-01-1996 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 5 (6). | | 11-13-1996 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $379,500 through arbitration. | | 01-01-1997 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 4 (4). | | 03-14-1997 | Injured (strep throat), day-to-day for 2 days. | | 03-30-1997 | Injured (undisclosed injury), out for 2 weeks. | | 11-17-1997 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $316,800 through arbitration. | | 01-01-1998 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 4 (4). | | Leader Boards Appearances | | |
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