Bio
- Height
- 5' 9"
- Debut
- 1992
Bio
- Height
- 5' 9"
- Debut
- 1992
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,895
- AB
- 5,204
- R
- 770
- H
- 1,366
- HR
- 265
- RBI
- 899
- SB
- 30
- AVG
- .262
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | WSH | 13 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .167 |
| 1993 | WSH | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .375 |
| 1995 | BOS | 39 | 88 | 8 | 23 | 1 | 17 | 0 | .261 |
| 1996 | ATH | 61 | 137 | 21 | 38 | 10 | 23 | 1 | .277 |
| 1997 | ATH | 133 | 352 | 62 | 105 | 27 | 73 | 3 | .298 |
| 1998 | ATH | 149 | 523 | 88 | 154 | 26 | 106 | 8 | .294 |
| 1999 | ATH | 146 | 531 | 94 | 137 | 38 | 102 | 2 | .258 |
| 2000 | ATH | 143 | 476 | 74 | 108 | 21 | 81 | 5 | .227 |
| 2001 | CHC | 128 | 340 | 48 | 85 | 17 | 61 | 2 | .250 |
| 2002 | MIL | 107 | 270 | 41 | 66 | 16 | 41 | 2 | .244 |
| 2003 | PIT | 121 | 305 | 49 | 89 | 20 | 57 | 0 | .292 |
| 2004 | KC | 126 | 439 | 48 | 117 | 18 | 66 | 1 | .267 |
| 2005 | KC | 127 | 396 | 55 | 109 | 13 | 66 | 1 | .275 |
| 2006 |  KC/TEX/DET | 117 | 348 | 42 | 86 | 13 | 51 | 0 | .247 |
| 2007 | TOR | 125 | 357 | 58 | 103 | 21 | 64 | 2 | .289 |
| 2008 |  TOR/PHI | 121 | 337 | 46 | 85 | 13 | 49 | 1 | .252 |
| 2009 | PHI | 99 | 103 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 0 | .194 |
| 2010 | SD | 78 | 99 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 16 | 2 | .232 |
| 2011 | WSH | 56 | 65 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .154 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 17
- AB
- 24
- R
- 1
- H
- 3
- HR
- 1
- RBI
- 3
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .125
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 6,024
- TB
- 2,481
- XBH
- 572
- HBP
- 57
- IBB
- 59
- GIDP
- 109
- P/PA
- 2.10
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | WSH | 38 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | WSH | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | BOS | 95 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | ATH | 158 | 75 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | ATH | 410 | 205 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | ATH | 593 | 267 | 60 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | ATH | 623 | 283 | 67 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | ATH | 562 | 197 | 47 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | CHC | 403 | 157 | 38 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | MIL | 315 | 129 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3.8 |
| 2003 | PIT | 357 | 171 | 41 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4.1 |
| 2004 | KC | 496 | 198 | 42 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 4.0 |
| 2005 | KC | 466 | 176 | 40 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3.9 |
| 2006 | KC/TEX/DET | 394 | 146 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4.2 |
| 2007 | TOR | 405 | 196 | 50 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3.8 |
| 2008 | TOR/PHI | 387 | 138 | 26 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 4.2 |
| 2009 | PHI | 129 | 39 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.3 |
| 2010 | SD | 111 | 47 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4.3 |
| 2011 | WSH | 74 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 11.6
- RC
- 884.1
- RC/27
- 5.90
- ISOP
- .214
- SECA
- .353
- BB/K
- 0.64
- AB/HR
- 19.6
- GO/FO
- 0.80
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | WSH | -0.3 | 3 | 3.1 | .067 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | WSH | 0.0 | 1 | 4.7 | .125 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | BOS | -0.3 | 9 | 3.4 | .136 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 88 | 0 |
| 1996 | ATH | 0.6 | 27.2 | 7.1 | .270 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 13.7 | 0 |
| 1997 | ATH | 1.7 | 77.1 | 8 | .284 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 13 | 0 |
| 1998 | ATH | 3.1 | 96.4 | 6.7 | .216 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 20.1 | 0 |
| 1999 | ATH | 1.4 | 101.5 | 6.7 | .275 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | ATH | -0.4 | 69.8 | 4.9 | .187 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 22.7 | 0 |
| 2001 | CHC | 1.3 | 58.2 | 5.9 | .212 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 20 | 0 |
| 2002 | MIL | 0.5 | 45.5 | 5.8 | .233 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 16.9 | 0 |
| 2003 | PIT | 1.0 | 64.3 | 7.7 | .269 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 15.3 | 0 |
| 2004 | KC | 0.1 | 66.2 | 5.3 | .185 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 24.4 | 1 |
| 2005 | KC | 0.8 | 67 | 6 | .169 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 30.5 | 0.6 |
| 2006 | KC/TEX/DET | 0.2 | 48.2 | 4.8 | .172 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 26.8 | 0.8 |
| 2007 | TOR | 2.2 | 70.1 | 7.2 | .261 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 17 | 0.7 |
| 2008 | TOR/PHI | -0.4 | 46.8 | 4.7 | .157 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 25.9 | 0.8 |
| 2009 | PHI | 0.4 | 16.2 | 5.3 | .184 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 20.6 | 0.9 |
| 2010 | SD | 0.4 | 15.1 | 5.2 | .242 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 16.5 | 0.6 |
| 2011 | WSH | -0.7 | 2.3 | 1.1 | .015 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.6 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Matt Stairs's career stats?
Matt Stairs played 19 seasons for the Nationals, the Red Sox, the Athletics, the Cubs, the Brewers, the Pirates, the Royals, the Blue Jays, the Phillies and the Padres. He was a career .262 hitter with 1,366 hits, 265 home runs and 899 RBI. His best season was 1993: a .375 batting average, 0 home runs and 2 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
19 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1992 to 2011
Championships
- 2008 World Series with the Philadelphia Phillies
All-time career rank
- 230th in home runs (265)
Among the 10,343 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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