Bio
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Debut
- 1995
Bio
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Debut
- 1995
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,334
- AB
- 4,763
- R
- 756
- H
- 1,273
- HR
- 138
- RBI
- 631
- SB
- 165
- AVG
- .267
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | MIN | 21 | 60 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 1 | .317 |
| 1996 | MIN | 79 | 252 | 34 | 65 | 6 | 42 | 4 | .258 |
| 1997 | MIN | 142 | 460 | 74 | 114 | 14 | 60 | 7 | .248 |
| 1998 | MIN | 152 | 557 | 91 | 155 | 21 | 77 | 16 | .278 |
| 1999 | MIN | 118 | 406 | 58 | 105 | 7 | 54 | 26 | .259 |
| 2000 | MIN | 156 | 561 | 84 | 171 | 13 | 88 | 23 | .305 |
| 2001 |  MIN/NYM | 151 | 559 | 95 | 155 | 13 | 64 | 29 | .277 |
| 2002 | CLE | 114 | 416 | 71 | 98 | 15 | 57 | 8 | .236 |
| 2003 | CLE | 99 | 374 | 57 | 93 | 15 | 53 | 10 | .249 |
| 2004 | CLE | 150 | 591 | 109 | 164 | 20 | 70 | 23 | .277 |
| 2005 |  PIT/CHC/NYY | 141 | 500 | 67 | 127 | 13 | 53 | 18 | .254 |
| 2006 | SEA | 11 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .259 |
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 5,570
- TB
- 1,988
- XBH
- 422
- HBP
- 94
- IBB
- 34
- GIDP
- 113
- P/PA
- 1.54
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | MIN | 70 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | MIN | 286 | 92 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | MIN | 548 | 191 | 46 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | MIN | 662 | 266 | 63 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | MIN | 476 | 144 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | MIN | 664 | 258 | 59 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | MIN/NYM | 657 | 232 | 50 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 0 |
| 2002 | CLE | 484 | 166 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 3.9 |
| 2003 | CLE | 429 | 157 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 4.0 |
| 2004 | CLE | 680 | 249 | 45 | 11 | 3 | 21 | 3.9 |
| 2005 | PIT/CHC/NYY | 585 | 198 | 44 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 3.9 |
| 2006 | SEA | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 12.5
- RC
- 763.2
- RC/27
- 5.60
- ISOP
- .150
- SECA
- .314
- BB/K
- 1.11
- AB/HR
- 34.5
- GO/FO
- 1.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | MIN | 0.6 | 11.6 | 7.3 | .150 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 60 | 0 |
| 1996 | MIN | 0.4 | 31.4 | 4.3 | .107 | 0.2 | 1 | 42 | 0 |
| 1997 | MIN | 0.8 | 74.2 | 5.6 | .167 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 32.9 | 0 |
| 1998 | MIN | 3.6 | 105.9 | 6.7 | .199 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 26.5 | 0 |
| 1999 | MIN | 0.3 | 57.7 | 4.8 | .096 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 58 | 0 |
| 2000 | MIN | 2.1 | 109.9 | 7.2 | .155 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 43.2 | 0 |
| 2001 | MIN/NYM | 2.2 | 93.6 | 5.9 | .138 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 43 | 0 |
| 2002 | CLE | 1.0 | 55.6 | 4.4 | .163 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 27.7 | 0 |
| 2003 | CLE | 1.0 | 55.7 | 5.1 | .171 | 0.3 | 1 | 24.9 | 0 |
| 2004 | CLE | 1.0 | 91.3 | 5.3 | .144 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 29.6 | 1 |
| 2005 | PIT/CHC/NYY | -0.3 | 74.2 | 5.1 | .142 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 38.5 | 1.1 |
| 2006 | SEA | -0.2 | 2.3 | 3.2 | .000 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0.8 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Matt Lawton's career stats?
Matt Lawton played 12 seasons for the Twins, the Guardians and the Mariners. He was a career .267 hitter with 1,273 hits, 138 home runs and 631 RBI. His best season was 1995: a .317 batting average, 1 home run and 12 RBI.
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