LF Matthew Joyce #23
Detroit Tigers MLB
Age: 32 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Great
07/03/2017
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LF MATTHEW JOYCE #23 - AGE: 32 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
81 274 79 19 1 13 43 36 65 .288 .381 .507 4 1.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 45 40
Gap 50 45 50 50
Power 55 50 55 55
Eye 55 55 60 55
Avoid K's 50 45 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 20 40
Errors: - 20 45
Arm: - 20 45
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 40
1st Base: 20 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 35
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 40
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 25
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/02/2017 @ ARI Loss, 3-9 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
06/30/2017 CLE Loss, 4-6 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
06/29/2017 CLE Win, 8-6 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
06/28/2017 CLE Loss, 2-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/27/2017 @ KC Win, 2-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
06/26/2017 @ KC Loss, 3-9 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
06/24/2017 BAL Win, 7-6 4 0 2 3 0 0 0 0
06/23/2017 BAL Win, 9-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/22/2017 BAL Loss, 4-7 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
06/21/2017 TB Win, 5-1 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Joyce is recognized as a natural leader.
High: Leader
Low: Financial Ambition
Birthday:08/03/1984
Born in:Tampa, FL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$1,300,000
Signed Through:2017 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 37 Days
Service This Yr:98 Days
40-Man Service:8 Years, 105 Days
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2007, 5th Pick in Round 1(Supp.)
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2017 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 81 274 79 19 1 13 43 39 36 65 .288 .381 .507 .888 .376 .219 133
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 81 318 6 2 0 2 0 2 139 33 4 3 57.1 55.6 7.44 1.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   82 26 3 0 7 18 14 7 20 1 0 2 .317 .380 .610 .990
Versus Right   192 53 16 1 6 25 25 29 45 1 0 4 .276 .381 .464 .844
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   17 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 1 .176 .364 .176 .540
March   17 5 0 0 1 3 2 4 4 0 0 0 .294 .429 .471 .899
April   90 34 7 0 7 21 18 13 22 1 0 1 .378 .457 .689 1.146
May   84 17 5 1 2 4 8 8 20 1 0 3 .202 .292 .357 .649
June   81 22 7 0 3 15 11 9 19 0 0 2 .272 .359 .469 .828
July   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .750 .500 1.250
Spring Training   44 8 0 0 4 13 11 8 17 1 0 2 .182 .327 .455 .782
Last Year   285 62 14 0 9 36 35 37 63 2 1 1 .218 .308 .361 .669
2 Years Ago   487 118 20 2 19 61 50 54 123 5 0 11 .242 .329 .409 .737
Career   4173 1040 231 16 178 628 588 460 1018 49 1 46 .249 .327 .440 .767
Home   143 40 9 1 6 23 19 10 33 2 0 2 .280 .331 .483 .814
Road   131 39 10 0 7 20 20 26 32 0 0 4 .298 .429 .534 .963
Grass   245 73 19 1 12 39 38 34 58 2 0 5 .298 .392 .531 .922
Turf   29 6 0 0 1 4 1 2 7 0 0 1 .207 .281 .310 .592
Day   68 23 7 1 2 11 9 4 16 0 0 3 .338 .400 .559 .959
Night   206 56 12 0 11 32 30 32 49 2 0 3 .272 .374 .490 .865
As Starter   274 79 19 1 13 43 39 36 65 2 0 6 .288 .381 .507 .888
Close/Late   55 16 4 0 1 4 6 8 15 1 0 0 .291 .375 .418 .793
Inning 1-3   82 24 6 0 4 15 14 10 16 1 0 2 .293 .379 .512 .891
Inning 4-6   110 32 7 1 7 21 17 15 28 0 0 1 .291 .381 .564 .945
Inning 7-9   76 20 4 0 2 6 8 11 20 1 0 3 .263 .374 .395 .768
Extra Innings   6 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .833 1.333
0 Outs   96 25 5 1 3 7 18 9 19 0 0 2 .260 .336 .427 .764
1 Outs   77 23 8 0 2 10 8 12 19 2 0 2 .299 .398 .481 .878
2 Outs   101 31 6 0 8 26 13 15 27 0 0 2 .307 .407 .604 1.011
Scoring Position   69 17 6 0 4 31 5 10 20 2 0 0 .246 .333 .507 .841
Bases Empty   154 46 8 1 7 7 27 21 33 0 0 5 .299 .400 .500 .900
Runner on 1st   51 16 5 0 2 5 7 5 12 0 0 1 .314 .386 .529 .915
Runner on 2nd   20 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 7 0 0 0 .050 .208 .050 .258
Runner on 3rd   8 2 1 0 1 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 .250 .250 .750 1.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   20 6 3 0 1 8 1 0 4 0 0 0 .300 .300 .600 .900
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 4 2 0 0 7 0 4 0 1 0 0 .500 .615 .750 1.365
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .000 .286 .000 .286
Bases Loaded   8 4 0 0 2 12 2 0 3 1 0 0 .500 .444 1.250 1.694
Two Strikes   151 27 9 0 4 18 11 12 65 1 0 1 .179 .242 .318 .560
First Pitch   30 10 2 1 1 2 4 2 0 0 0 1 .333 .394 .567 .961
Count 0-1   21 5 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 .238 .333 .333 .667
Count 0-2   27 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 13 0 0 0 .148 .148 .259 .407
Count 1-0   23 10 0 0 2 7 3 0 0 0 0 1 .435 .458 .696 1.154
Count 1-1   27 13 2 0 3 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 .481 .481 .889 1.370
Count 1-2   48 6 5 0 0 2 4 0 23 0 0 1 .125 .143 .229 .372
Count 2-0   8 7 1 0 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .875 .875 1.750 2.625
Count 2-1   7 3 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 .429 .375 1.000 1.375
Count 2-2   36 6 2 0 1 4 1 0 18 1 0 0 .167 .162 .306 .468
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   7 4 2 0 0 2 2 12 0 0 0 0 .571 .842 .857 1.699
Full Count   40 11 2 0 2 11 5 12 11 0 0 0 .275 .442 .475 .917
Behind in Count   96 15 7 0 1 3 8 0 36 0 0 4 .156 .190 .260 .450
Ahead in Count   45 24 4 0 5 15 15 22 0 1 0 1 .533 .681 .956 1.637
Batting 2nd   9 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 3 0 0 0 .111 .200 .444 .644
Batting 5th   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Batting 6th   59 22 6 0 4 19 10 6 14 1 0 2 .373 .441 .678 1.119
Batting 7th   164 46 11 1 6 17 23 22 34 1 0 3 .280 .374 .470 .843
Batting 8th   38 9 2 0 2 5 4 6 12 0 0 1 .237 .356 .447 .803
Low Leverage   126 36 9 0 6 15 17 23 29 1 0 4 .286 .409 .500 .909
Medium Leverage   109 31 4 1 4 14 17 7 30 1 0 2 .284 .336 .450 .786
High Leverage   39 12 6 0 3 14 5 6 6 0 0 0 .308 .400 .692 1.092
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2008 Boston - MLB 23 150 576 144 31 3 31 108 110 69 6 13 139 3 1 .250 .330 .476 .806 113 109 1.4
2009 Boston - MLB 24 161 619 151 34 2 25 101 89 54 10 5 142 3 2 .244 .312 .426 .739 94 92 0.0
2010 Boston - MLB 25 147 498 133 30 4 19 67 63 54 2 5 112 11 8 .267 .338 .458 .796 119 119 2.0
2011 Boston - MLB 26 155 563 150 36 1 22 80 69 55 3 6 137 6 2 .266 .332 .451 .783 114 113 2.6
2012 Boston - MLB 27 150 530 131 33 2 24 89 83 67 5 6 151 4 3 .247 .334 .453 .787 112 109 0.7
2013 Boston - MLB 28 102 312 67 13 0 16 42 45 30 2 5 83 3 2 .215 .284 .410 .694 95 92 -0.0
2014 San Francisco - MLB 29 8 29 5 1 1 0 1 5 4 0 0 3 0 0 .172 .273 .276 .549 62 48 -0.1
2015 Seattle - MLB 30 154 487 118 20 2 19 61 50 54 11 5 123 16 2 .242 .329 .409 .737 104 105 0.8
2016 San Francisco - MLB 31 88 285 62 14 0 9 36 35 37 1 2 63 1 4 .218 .308 .361 .669 83 88 -0.7
2017 Detroit - MLB 32 81 274 79 19 1 13 43 39 36 6 2 65 4 3 .288 .381 .507 .888 131 133 1.4
Total MLB 1196 4173 1040 231 16 178 628 588 460 46 49 1018 51 27 .249 .327 .440 .767 107 106 8.1
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 OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2007 Riverdale - A 22 78 302 118 25 1 25 73 74 29 7 1 66 2 0 .391 .454 .728 1.183 219 217 6.1
2014 Brownsville - A 29 17 64 16 1 0 5 9 7 10 0 0 16 2 1 .250 .351 .500 .851 111 114 0.3
2014 Essex Junction - AA 29 4 16 7 0 0 0 2 4 4 0 0 4 1 0 .438 .550 .438 .988 145 159 0.3
2014 Gaston - AAA 29 75 303 74 17 2 16 50 54 27 4 1 84 2 1 .244 .313 .472 .785 109 109 1.9
2014 Modesto - AAA 29 32 114 27 5 1 1 13 18 16 1 1 23 3 1 .237 .333 .325 .658 80 79 0.3
2014 Total - AAA 29 107 417 101 22 3 17 63 72 43 5 2 107 5 2 .242 .319 .432 .751 101 101 2.2
2016 Modesto - AAA 31 43 153 38 13 3 6 30 24 17 3 1 36 5 0 .248 .333 .490 .824 118 117 1.1
Total MAAA 150 570 139 35 6 23 93 96 60 8 3 143 10 2 .244 .323 .447 .770 106 105
Total MAA 4 16 7 0 0 0 2 4 4 0 0 4 1 0 .438 .550 .438 .988 145 159
Total MA 95 366 134 26 1 30 82 81 39 7 1 82 4 1 .366 .436 .689 1.124 199 199
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2013 Boston - MLB 28 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 7 39 -1.1
Total MLB 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 7 39
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2008 Boston - MLB LF 103 103 228 5 0 234 1 .996 878.0 2.39 -1.9 .996
2008 Boston - MLB RF 4 4 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 33.2 2.14 -1.7 .886
2009 Boston - MLB LF 17 17 41 1 0 43 1 .977 157.0 2.41 -1.4 .940
2009 Boston - MLB RF 7 7 16 2 0 18 0 1.000 64.0 2.53 -0.4 .989
2010 Boston - MLB LF 84 63 144 3 1 150 3 .980 579.1 2.28 -1.0 .985
2010 Boston - MLB RF 56 56 106 2 0 108 0 1.000 474.2 2.05 -2.9 .959
2011 Boston - MLB LF 137 134 255 5 0 267 7 .974 1168.2 2.00 -3.1 .978
2011 Boston - MLB RF 15 14 24 0 0 25 1 .960 123.1 1.75 -0.5 .949
2012 Boston - MLB LF 23 13 34 2 0 37 1 .973 139.0 2.33 -0.3 .956
2012 Boston - MLB RF 128 127 229 2 0 233 2 .991 1034.2 2.01 -9.5 .950
2013 Boston - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2013 Boston - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
2013 Boston - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
2013 Boston - MLB RF 21 17 41 1 0 43 1 .977 156.0 2.42 -2.4 .987
2014 San Francisco - MLB 1B 8 8 66 2 7 68 0 1.000 75.1 8.12 -0.4 1.029
2015 Seattle - MLB RF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 +0.3 .983
2016 San Francisco - MLB RF 88 88 130 4 1 136 2 .985 738.0 1.63 -8.0 .924
2017 Detroit - MLB LF 76 74 109 2 0 112 1 .991 613.2 1.63 -6.2 .921
2017 Detroit - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2017 Detroit - MLB RF 7 7 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 57.0 1.74 +0.3 .986
TOTAL 1B 8 8 66 2 7 68 0 1.000 75.1 8.12 -0.4 1.029
TOTAL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
TOTAL LF 441 404 811 18 1 843 14 .983 3536.2 2.11 -14.1 .973
TOTAL RF 327 321 567 11 1 584 6 .990 2688.1 1.94 -24.8 .949
PLAYER HISTORY
06/01/2007 Drafted in the 2007 first-year player draft (Supplemental Round 1, Pick 5, 31st overall pick) by the Boston Red Sox.
06/18/2007 Wins the MA SL2 Player of the Week Award.
06/22/2007 Named the #49 prospect in the MLB
07/27/2007 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/06/2007 Wins the MA SL2 Player of the Week Award.
09/03/2007 Wins the MA SL2 Player of the Week Award.
09/16/2007 Wins the 2007 MA SL2 Round 1 MVP Award.
09/26/2007 Wins the 2007 MA SL2 Round 2 MVP Award.
10/09/2007 Wins the 2007 Round 3 MVP Award.
10/10/2007 Wins the 2007 MLB Class A Round 3 with the Riverdale Spikes!
10/21/2007 Wins the 2007 MA SL2 Platinum Stick Award at LF.
10/23/2007 Finished 3rd in 2007 MA SL2 Most Valuable Player Award voting.
10/29/2007 Named the #55 prospect in the MLB
01/01/2008 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 60 (60).
03/31/2008 Named the #47 prospect in the MLB
06/01/2008 Wins the MLB AL Rookie of the Month Award.
06/15/2008 Was selected to the 2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
11/14/2008 Finished 2nd in 2008 MLB AL Rookie of the Year Award voting.
11/25/2008 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $380,000.
01/01/2009 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 65 (65).
11/25/2009 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $400,000.
01/01/2010 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 55 (55).
11/03/2010 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,820,000 with the Boston Red Sox organization.
01/01/2011 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 60 (60).
05/06/2011 Injured (bruised finger),day-to-day for 5 days.
06/30/2011 Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for one week.
11/20/2011 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,891,600.
01/01/2012 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 60 (60).
11/19/2012 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $4,642,000.
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 60 (60).
06/11/2013 Injured (recurring back spasms),out for 6 weeks.
11/18/2013 Became a free agent.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 60 (60).
03/08/2014 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the New York Yankees organization.
04/30/2014 Did not elect for free agency and will remain in the New York organization.
06/02/2014 Wins the MAAA SL2 Player of the Week Award.
07/08/2014 Was traded by the New York Yankees to the San Francisco Giants, along with CF Billy Burns, in exchange for LF Xavier Avery and RP Edgar Olmos.
11/25/2014 Became a free agent.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 55 (55).
04/01/2015 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Seattle Mariners organization.
07/03/2015 Injured (strained hamstring),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
11/24/2015 Became a free agent.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 55 (55).
02/01/2016 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the San Francisco Giants organization.
07/20/2016 Injured (hip flexor strain),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
11/21/2016 Became a free agent.
12/23/2016 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,300,000 with the Detroit Tigers organization.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 55 (55).
03/25/2017 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at left field at the Detroit Tigers development complex.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2009 161 3
2015 154 5
Year AB Rank
2009 619 8
Year K Rank
2009 142 8
Year RBI Rank
2008 108 9
Year R Rank
2008 110 5
Year HP Rank
2015 11 6
Year SF Rank
2008 13 2
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