Jon Matlack
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[edit] Biography
Born on January 19, 1950 in West Chester, Pennsylvania, Jon Matlack (Jonathan Trumpbour Matlack) played for the New York Mets and Texas Rangers over the course of his 13 year career. Matlack broke into the bigs on July 11, 1971 with the New York Mets, and put up a 2.32 ERA in 244 innings pitched in 1972, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Jon Matlack's best season was 1978, when he posted a 2.27 ERA, won 15 games and struck out 157 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | ERA | K | R | ER | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | IB | WP | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NY | N | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4.14 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 31 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1972 | NY | N | 34 | 32 | 15 | 10 | 2.32 | 169 | 79 | 63 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 244 | 215 | 14 | 71 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
| 1973 | NY | N | 34 | 34 | 14 | 16 | 3.20 | 205 | 93 | 86 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 242 | 210 | 16 | 99 | 14 | 6 | 2 |
| 1974 | NY | N | 34 | 34 | 13 | 15 | 2.41 | 195 | 82 | 71 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 265.1 | 221 | 8 | 76 | 11 | 4 | 5 |
| 1975 | NY | N | 33 | 32 | 16 | 12 | 3.38 | 154 | 105 | 86 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 228.2 | 224 | 15 | 58 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| 1976 | NY | N | 35 | 35 | 17 | 10 | 2.95 | 153 | 94 | 86 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 262 | 236 | 18 | 57 | 5 | 13 | 3 |
| 1977 | NY | N | 26 | 26 | 7 | 15 | 4.21 | 123 | 86 | 79 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 169 | 175 | 19 | 43 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 1978 | TEX | A | 35 | 33 | 15 | 13 | 2.27 | 157 | 93 | 68 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 270 | 252 | 14 | 51 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| 1979 | TEX | A | 13 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4.13 | 35 | 43 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 98 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1980 | TEX | A | 35 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 3.68 | 142 | 111 | 96 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 234.2 | 265 | 17 | 48 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | TEX | A | 17 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 4.14 | 43 | 59 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 104.1 | 101 | 8 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 1982 | TEX | A | 33 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3.53 | 78 | 64 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 147.2 | 158 | 14 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 1983 | TEX | A | 25 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4.66 | 38 | 43 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 73.1 | 90 | 7 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Total | NL | 203 | 199 | 82 | 81 | 3.03 | 1023 | 557 | 488 | 65 | 26 | 0 | 1448 | 1312 | 92 | 419 | 57 | 42 | 15 | |
| Total | AL | 158 | 119 | 43 | 45 | 3.41 | 493 | 413 | 347 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 915 | 964 | 69 | 219 | 12 | 26 | 11 | |
| Total | 361 | 318 | 125 | 126 | 3.18 | 1516 | 970 | 835 | 97 | 30 | 3 | 2363 | 2276 | 161 | 638 | 69 | 68 | 26 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NY | N | P | 7 | 6 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1972 | NY | N | P | 34 | 32 | 244 | 8 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | .976 |
| 1973 | NY | N | P | 34 | 34 | 242 | 4 | 40 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 5 | .978 |
| 1974 | NY | N | P | 34 | 34 | 265.1 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 1.000 |
| 1975 | NY | N | P | 33 | 32 | 228.2 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | .912 |
| 1976 | NY | N | P | 35 | 35 | 262 | 10 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 5 | .978 |
| 1977 | NY | N | P | 26 | 26 | 169 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 10 | .969 |
| 1978 | TEX | A | P | 35 | 33 | 270 | 17 | 42 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 7 | .922 |
| 1979 | TEX | A | P | 13 | 13 | 85 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | .905 |
| 1980 | TEX | A | P | 35 | 34 | 234.2 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 7 | .882 |
| 1981 | TEX | A | P | 17 | 16 | 104.1 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | .917 |
| 1982 | TEX | A | P | 33 | 14 | 147.2 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1.000 |
| 1983 | TEX | A | P | 25 | 9 | 73.1 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .941 |
| Total | P | 361 | 318 | 2363 | 68 | 346 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 172 | 92 | 55 | .952 |
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NY | N | 7 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .333 | .273 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | NY | N | 34 | 78 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | .128 | .227 | .141 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 44 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1973 | NY | N | 35 | 65 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | .138 | .282 | .138 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 38 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | NY | N | 34 | 79 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8 | .101 | .153 | .101 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1975 | NY | N | 33 | 70 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .100 | .241 | .100 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | NY | N | 35 | 88 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 9 | .193 | .268 | .205 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 35 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1977 | NY | N | 26 | 50 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .060 | .175 | .080 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1978 | TEX | A | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | TEX | A | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | TEX | A | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | TEX | A | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | TEX | A | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | TEX | A | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | NL | 204 | 441 | 32 | 57 | 0 | 23 | .129 | .230 | .136 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 217 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | AL | 158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 362 | 441 | 32 | 57 | 0 | 23 | .129 | .230 | .136 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 217 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by New York Mets in the 1st round (4th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 6, 1967).
- Traded by New York Mets to Texas Rangers as part of 4-team trade in which Texas Rangers sent Adrian Devine, Tommy Boggs and Eddie Miller to Atlanta Braves; Atlanta Braves sent Willie Montanez to New York Mets; Texas Rangers sent Tom Grieve to New York Mets; New York Mets sent John Milner to Pittsburgh Pirates; Texas Rangers sent Bert Blyleven to Pittsburgh Pirates; Pittsburgh Pirates sent Al Oliver and Nelson Norman to Texas Rangers (December 8, 1977); and Texas Rangers sent Ken Henderson to New York Mets (March 15, 1978).
- Released by Texas Rangers (October 31, 1983).
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