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| YEAR | TEAM | AGE | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | BB | SO | HBP | SF | SH | RBI | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | TAv | VORP | FRAA | WARP |
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| 2008 | DET | 23 | 92 | 277 | 242 | 40 | 61 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 119 | 31 | 65 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 2 | .252 | .339 | .492 | .291 | 13.6 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| 2009 | TBA | 24 | 11 | 37 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .188 | .270 | .500 | .287 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 0.1 |
| 2010 | TBA | 25 | 77 | 261 | 216 | 30 | 52 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 103 | 40 | 55 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 2 | .241 | .360 | .477 | .297 | 14.3 | 3.5 | 1.9 |
| 2011 | TBA | 26 | 141 | 522 | 462 | 69 | 128 | 32 | 2 | 19 | 221 | 49 | 106 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 75 | 13 | 1 | .277 | .347 | .478 | .309 | 33.3 | -3.9 | 3.1 |
| 2012 | TBA | 27 | 124 | 462 | 399 | 55 | 96 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 171 | 55 | 102 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 4 | 3 | .241 | .341 | .429 | .281 | 16.6 | -1.7 | 1.6 |
| 2013 | TBA | 28 | 37 | 131 | 118 | 24 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 58 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 1 | .246 | .321 | .492 | .289 | 4.8 | -2.6 | 0.2 |
| Career | 482 | 1690 | 1469 | 221 | 372 | 87 | 11 | 69 | 688 | 191 | 357 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 233 | 22 | 9 | .253 | .342 | .468 | .295 | 83.5 | -3.2 | 8.4 | ||
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'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.| YEAR | Team | Lg | G | PA | TAv | oppAVG | oppOBP | oppSLG | oppTAv | BABIP | BPF | BRAA | repLVL | POS_ADJ | FRAA | BRR | BVORP | BWARP | VORP | WARP |
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| 2005 | ONE | A- | 65 | 283 | .320 | .261 | .342 | .383 | .000 | .362 | 100 | 13.5 | 5.3 | -2.2 | 9.5 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 | WMI | A | 122 | 530 | .282 | .259 | .331 | .374 | .000 | .283 | 94 | 8.1 | 9.8 | -4 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 | ERI | AA | 130 | 514 | .268 | .263 | .337 | .400 | .000 | .319 | 108 | 4.5 | 15.1 | -5.9 | -1.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 | DET | MLB | 92 | 277 | .291 | .267 | .327 | .420 | .000 | .293 | 101 | 9.2 | 7.9 | -2.2 | 1.7 | -0.3 | 13.6 | 1.5 | 13.6 | 1.5 |
| 2008 | TOL | AAA | 56 | 227 | .302 | .264 | .332 | .408 | .000 | .328 | 98 | 10.8 | 6.4 | -1.7 | 3.3 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 | TBA | MLB | 11 | 37 | .287 | .268 | .329 | .430 | .000 | .130 | 103 | 1.1 | 1.1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 2009 | DUR | AAA | 111 | 493 | .289 | .266 | .331 | .401 | .000 | .323 | 106 | 16.7 | 14.9 | -4.9 | 4.6 | -1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 | TBA | MLB | 77 | 261 | .297 | .261 | .322 | .413 | .000 | .273 | 99 | 9.9 | 7.4 | -2.7 | 3.5 | -2.2 | 14.3 | 1.9 | 14.3 | 1.9 |
| 2010 | PCH | A+ | 10 | 40 | .401 | .247 | .321 | .352 | .000 | .474 | 106 | 6.1 | 1.1 | -0.7 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 | DUR | AAA | 25 | 115 | .315 | .264 | .329 | .409 | .000 | .353 | 101 | 7.1 | 3.2 | -1.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 | TBA | MLB | 141 | 522 | .309 | .254 | .314 | .403 | .000 | .317 | 93 | 25.2 | 9.4 | -5 | -3.9 | -0.3 | 33.3 | 3.1 | 33.3 | 3.1 |
| 2012 | TBA | MLB | 124 | 462 | .281 | .257 | .316 | .413 | .000 | .281 | 94 | 9.5 | 8.3 | -4.2 | -1.7 | 2.1 | 16.6 | 1.6 | 16.6 | 1.6 |
| 2012 | PCH | A+ | 2 | 9 | .000 | .264 | .343 | .422 | .000 | .286 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 2012 | DUR | AAA | 1 | 3 | .000 | .284 | .330 | .405 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 2013 | TBA | MLB | 37 | 131 | .289 | .245 | .315 | .397 | .258 | .239 | 102 | 3.8 | 3.6 | -1.2 | -2.6 | -1.0 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| Career | MLB | 1690 | .296 | .258 | .318 | .410 | .262 | .287 | 96 | 60.6 | 44.4 | -15.5 | -4.4 | -2.2 | 86.1 | 8.6 | 86.1 | 8.6 | ||
Statistics For All Levels
| Year | Team | Lg | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | ISO | TAv | VORP | FRAA | WARP |
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| 2005 | ONE | A- | 283 | 51 | 81 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 30 | 29 | 9 | 5 | .331 | .404 | .453 | .122 | .320 | 0.0 | 9.5 | 0.0 |
| 2006 | WMI | A | 530 | 75 | 120 | 30 | 5 | 11 | 86 | 56 | 70 | 5 | 4 | .258 | .341 | .415 | .157 | .282 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| 2007 | ERI | AA | 514 | 61 | 117 | 33 | 3 | 17 | 70 | 51 | 127 | 4 | 6 | .257 | .335 | .454 | .197 | .268 | 0.0 | -1.9 | 0.0 |
| 2008 | TOL | AAA | 227 | 36 | 54 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 41 | 24 | 62 | 2 | 3 | .270 | .354 | .550 | .280 | .302 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| 2008 | DET | MLB | 277 | 40 | 61 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 33 | 31 | 65 | 0 | 2 | .252 | .339 | .492 | .240 | .291 | 13.6 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| 2009 | DUR | AAA | 493 | 73 | 114 | 35 | 2 | 16 | 66 | 67 | 98 | 14 | 5 | .273 | .378 | .482 | .209 | .289 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
| 2009 | TBA | MLB | 37 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .188 | .270 | .500 | .312 | .287 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 0.1 |
| 2010 | PCH | A+ | 40 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .379 | .538 | .759 | .379 | .401 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 2010 | DUR | AAA | 115 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 3 | .293 | .435 | .478 | .185 | .315 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 2010 | TBA | MLB | 261 | 30 | 52 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 40 | 40 | 55 | 2 | 2 | .241 | .360 | .477 | .236 | .297 | 14.3 | 3.5 | 1.9 |
| 2011 | TBA | MLB | 522 | 69 | 128 | 32 | 2 | 19 | 75 | 49 | 106 | 13 | 1 | .277 | .347 | .478 | .201 | .309 | 33.3 | -3.9 | 3.1 |
| 2012 | DUR | AAA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 | PCH | A+ | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .333 | .375 | .125 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 | TBA | MLB | 462 | 55 | 96 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 59 | 55 | 102 | 4 | 3 | .241 | .341 | .429 | .188 | .281 | 16.6 | -1.7 | 1.6 |
| 2013 | TBA | MLB | 131 | 24 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 1 | .246 | .321 | .492 | .246 | .289 | 4.8 | -2.6 | 0.2 |
Injury History beta
| Date On | Date Off | Transaction | Days | Games | Side | Body Part | Injury | Severity | Surgery Date | Reaggravation |
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| 2012-08-29 | 2012-08-30 | DTD | 1 | 0 | - | Forearm | Tightness | - | - | |
| 2012-07-19 | 2012-07-20 | DTD | 1 | 0 | - | Low Back | Soreness | - | - | |
| 2012-06-20 | 2012-07-17 | 15-DL | 27 | 0 | Left | Abdomen | Strain | Oblique | - | - |
| 2012-06-17 | 2012-06-19 | DTD | 2 | 0 | - | General Medical | Illness | - | - | |
| 2012-05-10 | 2012-05-11 | DTD | 1 | 0 | Left | Ankle | Sprain | - | - | |
| 2011-07-18 | 2011-07-19 | DTD | 1 | 1 | Right | Knee | Soreness | Foul Tip | - | - |
| 2011-06-09 | 2011-06-11 | DTD | 2 | 1 | Left | Shoulder | Inflammation | Had Injection Sore for 10 Days | - | |
| 2011-05-14 | 2011-05-14 | DTD | 0 | 0 | Right | Thigh | Tightness | Quadriceps | - | |
| 2011-03-21 | 2011-03-22 | Camp | 1 | 0 | Back | Tightness | - | |||
| 2010-03-26 | 2010-05-31 | 15-DL | 66 | 51 | Right | Elbow | Strain | - | ||
| 2010-03-11 | 2010-03-21 | Camp | 10 | 0 | Right | Elbow | Soreness | - | ||
| 2009-02-22 | 2009-03-22 | Camp | 28 | 0 | Right | Lower Leg | Strain | Calf | - | |
| 2008-08-28 | 2008-08-30 | DTD | 2 | 1 | General Medical | Respiratory | Flu | - |
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| 2011-08-16 17:00:00 | What kind of career do you see Matt Joyce having? Do you think at his peak he can put up similar numbers (incl. OBP) as JD Drew? (DS from LA) | He will never be the defender Drew is/was, but the rest of that comp works for me. Joyce has been given small pockets of chances against lefties but the fact he has to sit against lefties at times for a well-below replacement level guy like Elliot Johnson makes no sense. The Rays are not contending right now so I do not see why the club does not put Joyce out there as much as possible and let him sink or swim against lefties because it is still better than what an org soldier like Johnson would do. An outside theory floated by my colleague at DRaysBay, Heath Baywood, is moving Joyce to first base if the team cannot find a FA solution this off-season or cannot trade for someone. (Jason Collette) |
| 2011-06-20 14:00:00 | Is Matt Joyce worth keeping for the year or should I trade him now and try to get a quality starting pitcher out of him? What type of pitcher could I get? (Tim from Bronx) | Joyce is producing at a level well beyond his 90th percentile PECOTA projection, and there's nowhere to go but down. He's capable of being a productive corner outfielder, but it's a reach to think he's going to evolve into a star.
As to who you could get, i have no idea your league, format, or the tendencies of your other owners. Best I can say is make him available and see who bites. (Jay Jaffe) |
| 2011-06-02 13:00:00 | AL Keeper 5x5, I'm in first place with a lot of seeming overachievers -- Matt Joyce, Avila, Bedard, Pineda, but I have those players at good prices. How to decide who to keep, who to deal, and how to value them? (jmercan from NJ) | I'm buying into Avila least and would likely attempt to keep Joyce and Pineda since you have them at good prices unless you get a really great offer. Bedard is good but is a perpetual injury risk, so if you get a good deal, take it while his value is high. Avila I'd attempt to trade too, though I'm not giving him away. (Derek Carty) |
| 2011-06-02 13:00:00 | Are you buying or selling Matt Joyce? (jmoore from Detroit) | Depends on who I'm talking to. Two days ago I was trying to buy Joyce in the CardRunners Expert League (AL-only) but wasn't successful. Unless you're in a league with a bunch of fish, you're not going to trade Joyce for a top-shelf player, but because of the endowment effect, his owners likely aren't trading him either. I like Joyce and buy into him aside from the AVG, so if you can get him for a reasonable price, do it. If you own him, ride it out, because he's a good one. (Derek Carty) |
| 2011-05-26 13:00:00 | Wow, Matt Joyce. I always him to get a real shot, but I was expecting more of a .260, 25 HR type of guy. What's your thought on where he ends up numbers-wise? (Rob from Alaska) | I'm a big Matt Joyce fan. Joyce got off to a bit of a slow start on the home run front, but lately he seems to launch one every other game. I think 20-to-25 home runs is a fair estimate, especially if he gets a little more time versus lefties. He may not hit them well, but I think he can steal a homer or two off them. (R.J. Anderson) |
| 2010-07-01 14:00:00 | Would you be playing Matt Joyce over Desmond Jennings if you had an offense in desperate need of a spark? What am I missing here? I know he was hurt, but a .965 OPS in June suggests that striking while the iron is hot may be in order here. (Jim Humdingding from Sphinx Park, CO) | I would take Jennings over Joyce any day of the week and twice on Sundays. (Kevin Goldstein) |
| 2010-03-26 13:00:00 | wher do you see sean rodriguez fitting in tampa? (mjk415 from elmhurst,ill) | The Rays seem to be bursting at the seams with talent right now. Joe Maddon has some interesting options when it comes to where Ben Zobrist plays, and who that leaves in the mix. If Zobrist is a second baseman, Rodriguez and Reid Brignac probably compete for the final utility spot and the Matt Joyce/Gabe Kapler platoon goes off as planned. If Zobrist is a right fielder, Rodriguez has a shot at winning the second base job.
The fact that he can play the outfield as well as the other infield positions certainly works in his favor if he goes the utility route. Oh, and an aside to a reader whom I'll leave unidentified: the surest way for me to ignore any question you ever ask in a chat until the end of time is to complain about the pace of things in my chat. I'm not Keith Law firing off two-syllable answers, though I'll gladly give you one: GET BENT. (Jay Jaffe) |
| 2010-02-09 13:00:00 | Do you think Carl Crawford gets dealt before the deadline this year, paving the way for Jennings? Or do you see an outfield of Crawford, Jennings and Upton heading into August? (tommybones from brooklyn) | I think it all depends upon where the Rays are in the standings. Crawford is obviously more likely to get dealt if they're out of it.
That said, it's going to be *very* interesting to see what happens, because there's a line of thinking that says they keep Crawford and trade Upton at the point when his value is on the rise again. Remember, they've also got to figure out where Ben Zobrist fits, and Matt Joyce... suffice it to say that they've got an enviable amount of depth and flexibility. (Jay Jaffe) |
| 2010-01-21 13:00:00 | So if you're Andrew Friedman, and you have Zorilla, Bartlett, Brignac, Sean Rodriguez, and Matt Joyce all scrapping it out for 3 spots (RF, 2B, SS). Who do you play where, who do you put on the bench, and who do you put in AAA? Where are they being assigned on your fantasy lists? (Stephanie from DC) | Zorilla at 2nd, Bartlett at SS for now, replace him with Brignac if necessary, Rodriguez in Z's old gig when he used to back up Aki (with occasional ABs elsewhere) and Joyce in RF. (Marc Normandin) |
| 2009-10-13 14:00:00 | Could you rate Dave Dombrowski's job performance since the day after the '08 season ended? Thanks. (lemppi from Ankeny, IA) | The cutoff favors him, since it avoids getting into so many multi-year mistakes as far as big conracts signed before then. Edwin Jackson proved to be a bit of a steal, kicking sand in the face of a stathead community that was falling all over itself to anoint Matt Joyce as the Anointed One. I also tend to be charitable when a GM is willing to reinforce a bid for the brass ring; yes, Washburn and Huff didn't deliver, but Washburn was a good choice. I would have rather seen the Tigers go after and get a quality offensive addition, but that's easier to say than to conjure up, especially when the farm system isn't replete with trade-worthy bits. (Christina Kahrl) |
| 2009-10-11 13:00:00 | What do the Rays do, Matt Joyce/Sean Rodriguez/Reid Brignac all have spent more than enough time in AAA and really have nothing to prove. Do the Rays assume that Jason Bartlett's 2009 is nothing more than a "fluke" and shouldn't be expect from here on out? (jlarsen from chicago) | I assume you think that Zobrist will be a 2B, Jake? I'm loathe to offer the Rays any advice, but like the Angels a couple years back, they're going to need to turn minor league talent into major league talent via trade. There's a point where "best available" stops being so good on a talent level, especially with a real issue of payroll and bullpen. (Will Carroll) |
| 2009-08-25 13:00:00 | Will the Rays get a nice advantage in the Wild Card race based upon the quality of September callups they can make (Wade Davis, Matt Joyce, maybe Jeremy Hellickson)? (achaik from ME) | Nah. It's nice to have those guys, but no September call-ups play enough to make that big a difference, or at least not predictably so. (And anybody can go .390/.460/.710 for a month.) (Joe Sheehan) |
| 2009-08-05 13:00:00 | Hey, Marc! Big fan, with a serious question!
Who do you see having a brighter future, Reddick or Matt Joyce? (Suttree from DRays bay) | I know Joyce has solid defense and a lot of potential with his bat. Reddick is setup the other way, with better D than hitting. Both look like pretty good bets to stick in an outfield for awhile though, and I know Rays fans are really excited about Joyce's ability. (Marc Normandin) |
| 2009-04-20 13:00:00 | In your Kazmir article, you mention the possibility of adding a CF so that Upton can make the move to RF. What would this mean for Matt Joyce? Is his future as a DH? (aclaykearney from St. Pete, FL) | Matt Joyce isn't a player who drives decision-making, so what happens to him is something of a tertiary concern. He's a platoon outfielder in the Choo class, someone who can help a team if he gets to play, but no star potential. (Joe Sheehan) |
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