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Matt
Ritchie		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 225
 
Born: February 6, 1942 in Puerto Rico
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 31 MON FL $ 2,000,000 2 5 4 6 8 8 2 2 2 3 4 3 4 5 5 5 4 4
1974 32 MON FL $ 2,000,000 2 5 4 6 8 8 2 2 2 3 4 3 4 5 5 5 4 5
1975 33 VAN JL $ 1,484,300 2 4 4 6 8 8 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 4 4
1976 34 NO FL $ 2,510,000 2 4 3 6 8 7 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 4 4
1977 35 NO FL $ 2,510,000 0 2 1 5 7 7 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 4 4 4 2 3
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 1,484,300 0 2 1 5 7 7 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 4 4 4 2 3
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 2,510,000 2 5 4 6 8 8 2 2 2 3 4 3 4 5 5 5 4 5
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 31 MON FL 140 447 71 132 37 5 11 59 8 5 44 89 .295 .358 .474 .832 72.3 13.2
1974 32 MON FL 109 335 31 88 25 8 7 49 10 4 35 78 .263 .333 .448 .781 48.1 8.5
1975 33 VAN JL 114 360 44 85 24 5 5 39 1 0 37 80 .236 .308 .372 .680 42.3 7.3
    AAA   4 9 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .222 .222 .333 .556 0.5  
1976 34 NO FL 150 494 43 112 38 1 5 55 6 3 36 117 .227 .285 .338 .623 43.7 4.7
1977 35 NO FL 65 245 13 39 12 1 4 25 3 1 10 62 .159 .194 .265 .459 9.2 0.0
5 Years Sim 578 1881 202 456 136 20 32 227 28 13 162 426 .242 .304 .387 .691 215.6 33.6
1 Years AAA 4 9 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .222 .222 .333 .556 0.5  
162 Game Average 527 56 127 38 5 8 63 7 3 45 119 .242 .304 .387 .691 60.4  
Career Highs 150 494 71 132 38 8 11 59 10 5 44 117 .295 .358 .474 .832 72.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1537 164 389 114 19 29 193 21 11 135 374 .253 .315 .409 .723 193.1
vs LH   344 38 67 22 1 3 34 7 2 27 52 .195 .257 .291 .548 24.9
Home 298 941 103 235 68 13 13 111 12 6 86 219 .250 .316 .391 .707 113.4
Away 280 940 99 221 68 7 19 116 16 7 76 207 .235 .292 .383 .675 104.6
RISP   454 0 124 40 7 3 180 0 0 45 108 .273 .337 .412 .748 61.0
Pinch Hitting   29 5 6 1 0 1 5 0 0 8 7 .207 .378 .345 .723 4.7
Close/Late   253 28 54 19 2 5 27 0 0 22 62 .213 .281 .364 .644 25.3
Mar/Apr 98 320 26 66 20 3 2 40 2 1 19 77 .206 .249 .306 .556 23.0
May 119 383 40 91 25 5 13 56 3 2 32 95 .238 .301 .431 .732 48.7
June 99 308 34 73 19 2 3 23 5 3 30 69 .237 .305 .341 .646 32.2
July 90 308 26 79 31 1 6 43 3 5 28 77 .256 .316 .422 .738 39.0
August 90 298 44 84 27 4 6 32 8 1 25 55 .282 .340 .460 .800 44.8
Sep/Oct 82 264 32 63 14 5 2 33 7 1 28 53 .239 .319 .352 .671 30.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1973 31 MON FL SS 128 124 1007.7 127 323 21 67 .955 4.02   5.7
    3B 1 0 2.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.1
1974 32 MON FL SS 93 90 805.0 126 263 16 56 .960 4.35   4.3
    3B 1 0 1.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1975 33 VAN JL SS 109 97 877.3 104 307 9 45 .979 4.22   4.6
1976 34 NO FL SS 149 148 1263.3 160 420 22 63 .963 4.13   4.0
1977 35 NO FL SS 65 65 585.7 85 229 14 34 .957 4.83   1.6
  SS 544 524 4539.0 602 1542 82 265 .963 4.25   20.2
  3B 2 0 3.3 0 2 0 0 1.000 5.41   0.1
Career Totals   546 524 4542.3 602 1544 82 265 .963 4.25   20.3
Career Highs   149 148 1263.3 160 420 22 67 .979 4.83    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1973 31 MON FL 6 21 6 9 2 1 1 2 1 0 5 5 .429 .538 .762 1.300
1974 32 MON FL 3 13 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .154 .154 .231 .385
Career Post-Season Batting 9 34 7 11 3 1 1 2 1 0 5 9 .324 .410 .559 .969
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Doubles
1973-8-37
1976-6-38
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 13)
   Gray Ink Test: 4    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 95)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 21    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 46)
 
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Dickie Thon (969)
  2. Dusty Reynolds (968)
  3. Dan Chase (955)
  4. Christian Jovanich (946)
  5. Bill Bonilla (944)
  6. Derek Mellor (943)
  7. Harry Leferts (943)
  8. Andy Askewi (940)
  9. Kurdt Crover (935)
  10. Mickey Dominguez (930)
History
Drafted in 20th round, 457th overall pick, by Montreal in 1973
Had first career hit on 4/2/1973, off Arky Mooris (BRK)
Hit first career homerun on 4/10/1973, off Eric Ezell (BUF)
Signed as a free agent by Vancouver on 4/1/1975 to a 1-year deal worth $1,484,300 per year
Injured on 9/14/1975 with a Fractured Hand, out for 6-7 weeks
Signed as a free agent by New Orleans on 2/6/1976 to a 2-year deal worth $2,510,000 per year
Injured on 6/14/1977 with a Broken Knee, out for full season
 
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