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Bobby Doerr League
5-24-2028
Johnny Matthews Second Base
Retired (2019, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .248 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .688 Status Retired (2019) Option Years 0  
H 1050 Age 45 (OS 46) Date of Birth 12-24-1982
HR 102 Drafted Round 3, Pick 36
(2001)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(28 games)
RBI 531
SB 197
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B+ Velocity C+   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A- WS Rings 0
1B D- (5.0%) LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 0
3B D  (18.1%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
2005 LHP 47 78 21 4 0 6 18 2 17 .837 .286 .551 .282 .269
2005 RHP 106 334 57 7 4 4 32 20 73 .468 .216 .251 .081 .171
2006 LHP 47 82 20 4 4 3 14 13 16 .847 .347 .500 .256 .244
2006 RHP 100 334 88 14 4 6 41 27 79 .702 .319 .383 .120 .263
2007 LHP 69 133 30 1 1 8 23 9 28 .701 .273 .429 .203 .226
2007 RHP 113 354 65 10 3 5 28 31 94 .521 .250 .271 .088 .184
2008 LHP 66 146 45 8 4 5 15 11 31 .881 .361 .521 .212 .308
2008 RHP 130 419 108 13 7 6 41 44 108 .692 .327 .365 .107 .258
2009 LHP 46 82 21 4 1 2 11 8 16 .725 .322 .402 .146 .256
2009 RHP 74 236 57 9 4 1 24 10 52 .599 .272 .326 .085 .242
2010 LHP 70 123 40 7 2 3 18 17 14 .896 .408 .488 .163 .325
2010 RHP 104 293 71 5 4 7 42 23 60 .658 .300 .358 .116 .242
2011 LHP 33 36 7 1 1 1 3 3 6 .618 .256 .361 .167 .194
2011 RHP 14 36 7 2 0 1 5 5 5 .626 .293 .333 .139 .194
2012 LHP 20 41 11 2 0 1 3 5 9 .738 .348 .390 .122 .268
2012 RHP 22 47 11 1 0 1 4 2 9 .584 .265 .319 .085 .234
2013 LHP 24 37 8 1 0 0 4 4 10 .553 .310 .243 .027 .216
2013 RHP 12 22 1 1 0 0 1 2 7 .216 .125 .091 .045 .045
2014 LHP 73 69 18 5 0 3 10 7 16 .793 .329 .464 .203 .261
2014 RHP 94 276 84 23 3 10 45 21 72 .870 .352 .518 .214 .304
2015 LHP 29 37 10 2 0 1 6 2 10 .713 .308 .405 .135 .270
2015 RHP 83 259 68 14 1 10 40 22 53 .762 .322 .440 .178 .263
2016 LHP 54 114 38 6 3 1 17 9 23 .847 .382 .465 .132 .333
2016 RHP 81 260 68 7 2 9 36 20 60 .723 .316 .408 .146 .262
2017 LHP 21 39 9 2 0 3 7 3 7 .799 .286 .513 .282 .231
2017 RHP 11 26 7 1 1 0 4 5 9 .772 .387 .385 .115 .269
2018 LHP 28 53 12 2 0 2 6 6 13 .694 .317 .377 .151 .226
2018 RHP 81 267 68 12 0 3 33 12 52 .617 .284 .333 .079 .255
Total LHP 627 1070 290 49 16 39 155 99 216 .790 .334 .456 .185 .271
Total RHP 1025 3163 760 119 33 63 376 244 733 .653 .295 .359 .118 .240
Total 1236 4233 1050 168 49 102 531 343 949 .688 .305 .383 .135 .248
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2019-11-01Johnny Matthews has retired from the Kansas City Royals
2018-08-17The Kansas City Royals have designated Johnny Matthews for assignment.
2016-05-24Johnny Matthews of the Kansas City Royals is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
2015-08-14Johnny Matthews of the Kansas City Royals is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
2015-06-03Johnny Matthews of the Kansas City Royals is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
2014-04-18The Kansas City Royals have acquired Johnny Matthews from the waiver wire.
2014-03-25The Minnesota Twins have designated John Jones for assignment. The Minnesota Twins have designated Todd Zeile for assignment. The Minnesota Twins have designated Johnny Matthews for assignment.
2013-04-18Johnny Matthews of the Minnesota Twins is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
2012-06-01Johnny Matthews of the Minnesota Twins is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
2006-07-20Johnny Matthews of the Minnesota Twins is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
2005-05-07The Minnesota Twins have promoted Gene McGovern to the major league team. The Minnesota Twins have promoted Johnny Matthews to the major league team.
2002-04-18The Minnesota Twins have acquired Johnny Matthews from the waiver wire.
2002-04-01The Cincinnati Reds have waived Johnny Matthews.