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| Name | Team | Age |
| Matt Bates | Retired (2005, Age 33) | Died (2049, Age 78) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 1, Pick 13 (1989) |
2B | B/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Rickey Henderson League | 0 | 3 years (87 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
|
Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 12/7/1971 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alt Pos (3B) | Alt Pos (LF) | Alt Pos (SS) |
| (2.8 %) | (1.6 %) | (0.9 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year
|
Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 1999 | ARI-ATL | 56 | 196 | 18 | 51 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 39 | 7 | 4 | 6 | .738 | .335 | .403 | .260 |
| 2000 | ATL | 18 | 32 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .785 | .378 | .406 | .312 |
| 2001 | ATL | 26 | 49 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .770 | .362 | .408 | .245 |
| 2002 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2004 | BRO | 4 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .915 | .353 | .562 | .312 |
| 2005 | COL | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.167 | .500 | .667 | .333 |
| Total | 106 | 296 | 31 | 79 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 42 | 34 | 57 | 10 | 9 | 9 | .763 | .347 | .416 | .267 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 2005-11-01 | Matt Bates has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 2005-07-27 | The Colorado Mountaineers have waived Brian Buffinton. The Colorado Mountaineers have waived Matt Bates. |
| 2005-06-13 | The Colorado Mountaineers have promoted Tommy Hill to the major league team. The Colorado Mountaineers have designated Matt Bates for assignment. |
| 2004-08-13 | The Brooklyn Empires have promoted Matt Bates to the major league team. The Brooklyn Empires have sent Ed Cardenas to the minors. |
| 2004-04-05 | The Brooklyn Empires have acquired Matt Bates from the waiver wire. |
| 2004-04-01 | The Atlanta Rippers have waived Matt Bates. |
| 2002-04-26 | The Atlanta Rippers have designated Matt Bates for assignment. |
| 2002-04-01 | The Atlanta Rippers have placed Matt Bates on the trade block. |
| 2001-09-11 | The Atlanta Rippers have removed Matt Bates from the trade block. |
| 2001-09-11 | The Atlanta Rippers have placed Matt Bates on the trade block. |
| 1999-07-24 | The Atlanta Rippers have acquired Matt Bates from the waiver wire. |
| 1999-07-20 | The Arizona Atom Smashers have promoted Lefty Novikoff to the major league team. The Arizona Atom Smashers have promoted Fred Chatham to the major league team. The Arizona Atom Smashers have designated Dick Miller for assignment. The Arizona Atom Smashers have designated Matt Bates for assignment. |
| 1999-05-17 | The Arizona Atom Smashers have promoted Matt Bates to the major league team. The Arizona Atom Smashers have sent Sam McDermott to the minors. |
| 1999-05-17 | The Arizona Atom Smashers have acquired Matt Bates from the waiver wire. |
| 1999-04-01 | The Cleveland Spiders have waived Matt Bates. |
| 1991-04-01 | The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Larry Connelly to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Matt Bates to the minors. |
| 1991-03-07 | The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Mike Shugart to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Matt Bates to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Nick Duffy to the major league team. |
| 1990-03-07 | The Cleveland Spiders have placed Matt Bates on the trade block. |