Matt Nokes
[edit] Biography
Matt Nokes (Matthew Dodge Nokes) was born on October 31, 1963 in San Diego, California. He made his Major League debut on September 3, 1985 for the San Francisco Giants. In 1987, his rookie year, he hit .289 with 32 home runs and 87 RBI. Nokes played for the San Francisco Giants, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Colorado Rockies and Baltimore Orioles over the course of his 11 year career.
Most people believe that Matt Nokes's best season was 1987, when he slugged 32 home runs, hit for a .289 average and knocked in 87 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1985
| SF
| N
| 19
| 53
| 3
| 11
| 2
| 5
| .208
| .236
| .358
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1986
| DET
| A
| 7
| 24
| 2
| 8
| 1
| 2
| .333
| .360
| .500
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| 135
| 461
| 69
| 133
| 32
| 87
| .289
| .345
| .536
| 14
| 2
| 35
| 70
| 6
| 3
| 2
| 2
| 13
|
| 1988
| DET
| A
| 122
| 382
| 53
| 96
| 16
| 53
| .251
| .313
| .424
| 18
| 0
| 34
| 58
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 3
| 11
|
| 1989
| DET
| A
| 87
| 268
| 15
| 67
| 9
| 39
| .250
| .298
| .388
| 10
| 0
| 17
| 37
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 7
|
| 1990
| NY
| A
| 92
| 240
| 21
| 57
| 8
| 32
| .237
| .307
| .354
| 4
| 0
| 20
| 33
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 6
|
| 1990
| DET
| A
| 44
| 111
| 12
| 30
| 3
| 8
| .270
| .305
| .414
| 5
| 1
| 4
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 5
|
| 1990
| TOT
| A
| 136
| 351
| 33
| 87
| 11
| 40
| .248
| .306
| .373
| 9
| 1
| 24
| 47
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 11
|
| 1991
| NY
| A
| 135
| 456
| 52
| 122
| 24
| 77
| .268
| .308
| .469
| 20
| 0
| 25
| 49
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 6
|
| 1992
| NY
| A
| 121
| 384
| 42
| 86
| 22
| 59
| .224
| .293
| .424
| 9
| 1
| 37
| 62
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 13
|
| 1993
| NY
| A
| 76
| 217
| 25
| 54
| 10
| 35
| .249
| .303
| .424
| 8
| 0
| 16
| 31
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
|
| 1994
| NY
| A
| 28
| 79
| 11
| 23
| 7
| 19
| .291
| .329
| .595
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1995
| COL
| N
| 10
| 11
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .182
| .250
| .273
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1995
| BAL
| A
| 26
| 49
| 4
| 6
| 2
| 6
| .122
| .185
| .265
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1995
| Total
|
| 36
| 60
| 5
| 8
| 2
| 6
| .133
| .197
| .267
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 29
| 64
| 4
| 13
| 2
| 5
| .203
| .239
| .344
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 873
| 2671
| 306
| 682
| 134
| 417
| .255
| .310
| .444
| 93
| 4
| 198
| 382
| 25
| 10
| 8
| 31
| 69
|
| Total
|
|
| 902
| 2735
| 310
| 695
| 136
| 422
| .254
| .308
| .441
| 96
| 4
| 200
| 395
| 26
| 10
| 8
| 32
| 72
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1985
| SF
| N
| C
| 14
| 13
| 105
| 84
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 1
| 0
| .977
|
| 1986
| DET
| A
| C
| 7
| 7
| 62
| 43
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| OF
| 4
| 3
| 32.1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| C
| 109
| 94
| 845.1
| 595
| 32
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 71
| 18
| 0
| .992
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| LF
| 3
| 2
| 21.1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| DH
| 19
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1988
| DET
| A
| C
| 110
| 100
| 889.2
| 574
| 45
| 7
| 8
| 0
| 6
| 50
| 31
| 0
| .989
|
| 1988
| DET
| A
| DH
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1989
| DET
| A
| C
| 51
| 45
| 390.2
| 235
| 26
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 38
| 19
| 0
| .978
|
| 1989
| DET
| A
| DH
| 33
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1990
| NY
| A
| DH
| 30
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1990
| NY
| A
| OF
| 2
| 1
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| NY
| A
| C
| 46
| 37
| 315.1
| 181
| 27
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 7
| 31
| 22
| 0
| .995
|
| 1990
| NY
| A
| RF
| 2
| 1
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| DET
| A
| DH
| 24
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1990
| DET
| A
| C
| 19
| 15
| 119
| 55
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 9
| 0
| .984
|
| 1990
| TOT
| A
| C
| 65
| 52
| 434.1
| 236
| 34
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 8
| 41
| 31
| 0
| .993
|
| 1990
| TOT
| A
| DH
| 54
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1991
| NY
| A
| C
| 130
| 112
| 1001.2
| 690
| 48
| 6
| 7
| 0
| 11
| 99
| 36
| 2
| .992
|
| 1991
| NY
| A
| DH
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1992
| NY
| A
| C
| 111
| 101
| 903
| 552
| 47
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 7
| 108
| 33
| 1
| .993
|
| 1993
| NY
| A
| C
| 56
| 47
| 400.2
| 245
| 19
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 46
| 17
| 0
| .992
|
| 1993
| NY
| A
| DH
| 11
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1994
| NY
| A
| DH
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1994
| NY
| A
| 1B
| 4
| 3
| 24.2
| 31
| 4
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1994
| NY
| A
| C
| 17
| 13
| 115.1
| 75
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 2
| 0
| .975
|
| 1995
| COL
| N
| C
| 3
| 2
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1995
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1995
| BAL
| A
| C
| 16
| 12
| 99
| 83
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 13
| 3
| 0
| .989
|
| 1995
| Total
|
| C
| 19
| 14
| 109
| 93
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 13
| 3
| 0
| .980
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 3
| 2
| 21.1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 689
| 598
| 5256.2
| 3422
| 262
| 38
| 34
| 0
| 48
| 492
| 192
| 3
| .990
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 6
| 4
| 44.1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 4
| 3
| 24.2
| 31
| 4
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 131
| 108
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 3
| 2
| 23
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by San Francisco Giants in the 20th round of the free-agent draft (June 8, 1981).
- Traded by San Francisco Giants with Dave LaPoint and Eric King to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Juan Berenguer, Bob Melvin and a player to be named later (October 7, 1985); San Francisco Giants received Scott Medvin (December 11, 1985).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers to New York Yankees in exchange for Lance McCullers and Clay Parker (June 4, 1990).
- Granted free agency (October 18, 1994).
- Signed by Baltimore Orioles (December 9, 1994).
- Granted free agency (June 19, 1995).
- Signed by Colorado Rockies (July 20, 1995).
- Released by Colorado Rockies (October 10, 1995).
- Signed by Milwaukee Brewers (December 21, 1995).
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