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Barry Zito League
6-8-2098
Jiggs Matteson Right Field
Retired (2023, Age 40)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .303 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .860 Status Deceased (2065) Option Years 0  
H 2303 Age at Death 82 Date of Birth 08-23-1983
HR 302 Drafted Round 1, Pick 4
(2005)		 Majors Svc Time 16 years
(11 games)
RBI 1099
SB 204 Salary $0.50M Final Contract Year 2023
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship B 
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L B  Velocity D    Mentor vR A+
Speed C+ Bunt B+ Control F    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B  WS Rings 0
1B D- (5.1%) LF --- Arm C  WS Appearances 3
2B D+ (25.7%) CF D  (19.0%)   Health C  LCS Appearances 5
3B F  (0.1%) RF A+ (100%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 6
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
2007 DET
142
522
58
147
21
7
17
74
51
 104 1 6
6
 2 4
.789
.343
.446
.165
.282
2008 DET
118
419
55
123
16
5
13
51
50
 90 3 2
10
 2 5
.820
.371
.449
.155
.294
2009 DET
143
552
67
167
27
3
17
71
51
 96 0 2
19
 8 0
.815
.360
.455
.152
.303
2010 DET
142
534
90
165
25
7
17
67
51
 110 2 1
22
 4 3
.848
.371
.478
.169
.309
2011 DET
142
555
99
159
28
6
19
72
54
 103 2 2
18
 9 3
.812
.351
.461
.175
.286
2012 WAS
142
579
113
187
31
4
31
107
69
 110 1 3
28
 4 27
.945
.394
.551
.228
.323
2013 WAS
142
590
122
185
33
5
33
85
69
 94 3 1
25
 5 12
.942
.388
.554
.241
.314
2014 WAS
142
579
117
187
29
4
28
94
80
 96 2 3
19
 10 2
.937
.405
.532
.209
.323
2015 WAS
115
482
100
158
19
7
25
79
60
 88 2 0
11
 5 2
.956
.404
.552
.224
.328
2016 WAS
142
584
113
186
29
3
34
95
54
 113 3 3
16
 3 4
.930
.377
.553
.235
.318
2017 WAS
142
565
119
181
26
9
26
90
70
 99 2 2
18
 13 2
.932
.396
.536
.216
.320
2018 WAS
142
573
73
155
21
5
9
59
61
 115 4 3
4
 3 2
.715
.343
.372
.101
.271
2019 STL
124
203
26
55
5
0
3
28
22
 33 1 1
2
 3 2
.684
.344
.340
.069
.271
2020 STL
112
220
28
69
15
2
9
36
23
 32 0 0
2
 1 3
.901
.379
.523
.209
.314
2021 STL
134
390
45
111
16
5
14
64
39
 66 0 0
2
 2 5
.809
.350
.459
.174
.285
2022 STL
103
257
35
68
9
1
7
27
31
 51 2 0
2
 3 7
.737
.348
.389
.125
.265
Total
2127
7604
1260
2303
350
73
302
1099
835
 1400 28 29
204
 77 83
.860
.373
.487
.184
.303
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2023-11-01Jiggs Matteson has retired from the Free Agency Pool
2022-09-02Jiggs Matteson of the St. Louis Writers is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
2022-04-01The St. Louis Writers have promoted Gerald McEvoy to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Eric McWilliams to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Jiggs Matteson to the major league team.
2022-03-31Jiggs Matteson has signed with the St. Louis Writers for $0.58M per year for 1 year.
2021-03-28The St. Louis Writers have promoted Walt Demola to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Jiggs Matteson to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Randy Rowan to the major league team.
2021-03-28Jiggs Matteson has signed with the St. Louis Writers for $0.51M per year for 1 year.
2020-03-29The St. Louis Writers have promoted Jiggs Matteson to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Don Fletcher to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Brian Sierra to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Chappie Robinson to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Heinie Gordon to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Joe Lally to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Cal Ortiz to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have sent Jim Morrison to the minors. The St. Louis Writers have sent Bill Blattner to the minors.
2020-03-29Jiggs Matteson has signed with the St. Louis Writers for $0.99M per year for 1 year.
2019-03-29The St. Louis Writers have promoted Jiggs Matteson to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Mike Comiskey to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Omar Alley to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Brad Sanders to the major league team.
2019-03-29Jiggs Matteson has signed with the St. Louis Writers for $2.99M per year for 1 year.
2016-11-01Jiggs Matteson now holds the league record for career batting average.
2015-06-12Jiggs Matteson of the Washington Insiders is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
2012-03-30The Washington Insiders have promoted Jiggs Matteson to the major league team.
2012-03-30Jiggs Matteson has signed with the Washington Insiders for $7.35M per year for 7 years.
2008-05-12Jiggs Matteson of the Detroit Mustangs is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
2007-03-28The Detroit Mustangs have promoted Joe Lally to the major league team. The Detroit Mustangs have promoted Jiggs Matteson to the major league team.