Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 2014
- Draft
- 2010Rd 5, Pk 160
- College
- Villanova
Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 2014
- Draft
- 2010Rd 5, Pk 160
- College
- Villanova
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 363
- AB
- 589
- R
- 80
- H
- 136
- HR
- 12
- RBI
- 61
- SB
- 7
- AVG
- .231
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | CHC | 33 | 62 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .226 |
| 2015 | CHC | 47 | 72 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 2 | .222 |
| 2016 | CHC | 107 | 185 | 30 | 48 | 5 | 24 | 2 | .259 |
| 2017 |  CHC/SD | 119 | 195 | 28 | 44 | 3 | 18 | 0 | .226 |
| 2018 | SD | 57 | 75 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 3 | .187 |
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 667
- TB
- 209
- XBH
- 46
- HBP
- 5
- IBB
- 2
- GIDP
- 8
- P/PA
- 3.78
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | CHC | 66 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.3 |
| 2015 | CHC | 80 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.7 |
| 2016 | CHC | 200 | 74 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3.8 |
| 2017 | CHC/SD | 237 | 69 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3.9 |
| 2018 | SD | 84 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.7 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- -0.6
- RC
- 66.6
- RC/27
- 3.80
- ISOP
- .124
- SECA
- .236
- BB/K
- 0.49
- AB/HR
- 49.1
- GO/FO
- 0.70
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | CHC | -0.4 | 5.8 | 3.2 | .129 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 31 | 1 |
| 2015 | CHC | -0.5 | 7.1 | 3.3 | .111 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 72 | 0.6 |
| 2016 | CHC | 0.4 | 22 | 4.1 | .141 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 37 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | CHC/SD | 0.2 | 26.5 | 4.5 | .128 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 65 | 0.7 |
| 2018 | SD | -0.3 | 5.2 | 2.2 | .080 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 75 | 0.8 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Matt Szczur's career stats?
Matt Szczur played 5 seasons for the Cubs and the Padres. He was a career .231 hitter with 136 hits, 12 home runs and 61 RBI. His best season was 2016: a .259 batting average, 5 home runs and 24 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
5 seasons, 2014 to 2018
Championships
- 2016 World Series with the Chicago Cubs
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