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Name Team Age
Johnny Matthews Retired (2019, Age 36) 45
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 36
(2001)		 2B R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Bobby Doerr League 0 12 years (28 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B+ A-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B- B  B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B- B+ D-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- C+ D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A- A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C  0 12/24/1982
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (1B)
A+ (99.0 %) D  (18.1 %) D- (5.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year Type   Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
2001 Minors 75.00 7 / 7 10 / 10 10 / 13 11 / 12 4 / 11 9 / 11 9 / 11 60 / 75
2002 Minors 54.00 4 / 4 6 / 6 5 / 6 7 / 10 4 / 8 12 / 13 6 / 7 44 / 54
2003 Minors 57.00 8 / 9 7 / 7 4 / 6 4 / 6 2 / 9 6 / 8 9 / 12 40 / 57
2004 Minors 63.00 6 / 9 6 / 8 5 / 7 4 / 5 1 / 12 9 / 12 6 / 10 37 / 63
2005 Minors 10.00 0 / 0 1 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 3 3 / 4 0 / 0 5 / 10
2005 Majors 51.03 130 112 0 4 / 4 7 / 9 2 / 7 8 / 10 0 / 7 3 / 5 4 / 9 28 / 51
2006 Majors 50.34 123 107 20 6 / 8 4 / 5 4 / 6 5 / 7 3 / 8 2 / 11 0 / 5 24 / 50
2007 Majors 63.46 162 118 0 3 / 8 1 / 4 4 / 13 3 / 7 2 / 15 3 / 9 1 / 7 17 / 63
2008 Majors 64.55 162 139 0 3 / 10 1 / 8 3 / 12 0 / 4 0 / 9 3 / 10 4 / 11 14 / 64
2009 Majors 48.14 162 82 0 1 / 5 3 / 11 2 / 5 1 / 4 1 / 6 2 / 8 2 / 9 12 / 48
2010 Majors 57.24 162 119 0 0 / 8 3 / 15 1 / 9 0 / 6 0 / 4 1 / 6 1 / 9 6 / 57
2011 Majors 24.44 162 13 0 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 5 0 / 2 0 / 24
2012 Majors 17.90 82 21 14 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 17
2013 Majors 13.78 70 13 12 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 13
2014 Majors 54.49 147 94 0 1 / 2 1 / 12 0 / 4 1 / 14 0 / 8 0 / 6 0 / 8 3 / 54
2015 Majors 46.21 122 83 40 0 / 4 1 / 9 0 / 4 0 / 7 0 / 5 0 / 8 0 / 9 1 / 46
2016 Majors 52.94 150 97 12 0 / 10 -4 / 13 0 / 7 -5 / 6 -1 / 6 -3 / 8 -1 / 2 -14 / 52
2017 Majors 23.28 162 15 0 -5 / 0 -4 / 6 -4 / 3 -4 / 4 -7 / 6 -4 / 1 -3 / 3 -31 / 23
2018 Minors 10.00 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 3 1 / 2 1 / 10
2018 Majors 47.44 121 85 0 -1 / 4 -1 / 7 -2 / 4 -4 / 8 -5 / 7 -2 / 8 -4 / 9 -19 / 47
2019 Minors 53.00 0 / 10 0 / 8 0 / 10 0 / 6 0 / 5 1 / 7 0 / 7 1 / 53
Total 1917 1098 98 37 / 115 42 / 147 35 / 126 31 / 124 4 / 133 45 / 148 35 / 138 229 / 931
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.