CF Matt Lawton #50
Boston Red Sox XFBL
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
12/31/1999
 OA: 54 POT: 54
BNN Index | XFBL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
CF MATT LAWTON #50 - AGE: 28 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
157 588 152 39 2 10 64 80 81 .259 .360 .383 25 2.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 63 60 65 64
Gap 65 57 67 65
Power 47 44 48 48
Eye 65 57 67 69
Avoid K's 68 65 69 69
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 48 75
Errors: - 52 66
Arm: 1 34 55
Turn DP: - 60 -
Framing: 3 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 87
1st Base: - Center Field: 59
2nd Base: 27 Right Field: 22
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 93
Stealing Aggressiveness: 90
Stealing Ability: 93
Baserunning Inst.: 96
Sacrifice Bunt: 6
Bunt for Hit: 43
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/03/1999 @ BAL Loss, 2-11 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/02/1999 @ BAL Win, 17-14 5 1 0 1 0 0 1 0
10/01/1999 @ BAL Loss, 3-14 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/29/1999 @ CWS Win, 8-4 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 0
09/28/1999 @ CWS Win, 8-2 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/27/1999 BAL Loss, 5-10 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 2
09/26/1999 BAL Loss, 1-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/1999 BAL Win, 9-6 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/24/1999 BAL Loss, 4-6 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/23/1999 TOR Win, 15-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Me. Me. Me.
Personality Class: Selfish
High: Adaptability, Financial Ambition, Work Ethic
Low: Leader, Loyalty
Birthday:11/30/1971
Born in:Gulfport, MS
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$1,840,000
Signed Through:2006 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 171 Days
Service This Yr:183 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1991, 6th Pick in Round 1
X FACTOR BASEBALL LEAGUE 1999 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 157 588 152 39 2 10 64 102 80 81 .259 .360 .383 .742 .334 .124 96
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 149 684 14 4 0 9 0 2 225 51 25 1 96.2 90.5 5.46 2.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   170 39 13 0 4 22 33 17 21 1 0 5 .229 .316 .376 .693
Versus Right   418 113 26 2 6 42 69 63 60 1 0 9 .270 .377 .385 .762
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   83 23 5 0 2 8 15 11 8 0 0 0 .277 .362 .410 .771
May   103 20 5 1 1 7 14 14 16 1 0 1 .194 .294 .291 .585
June   90 26 2 0 3 14 18 16 13 0 0 2 .289 .407 .411 .819
July   92 25 6 1 1 10 18 17 18 0 0 3 .272 .402 .391 .793
August   106 26 8 0 2 12 20 15 13 1 0 4 .245 .357 .377 .735
September   101 31 12 0 1 12 16 7 10 0 0 3 .307 .369 .455 .825
October   13 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 .077 .143 .154 .297
All-Star Game   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   66 18 3 0 0 3 14 10 9 0 0 1 .273 .377 .318 .695
Last Year   382 119 38 5 9 61 77 61 57 4 0 9 .312 .414 .508 .922
2 Years Ago   568 166 38 4 17 95 101 71 89 7 0 18 .292 .384 .463 .847
Career   3245 894 209 18 69 440 565 457 507 27 1 71 .276 .374 .415 .789
Home   285 72 17 1 4 31 50 43 29 2 0 8 .253 .364 .361 .725
Road   303 80 22 1 6 33 52 37 52 0 0 6 .264 .355 .403 .758
Grass   476 115 29 2 7 45 79 61 61 2 0 10 .242 .339 .355 .694
Turf   112 37 10 0 3 19 23 19 20 0 0 4 .330 .444 .500 .944
Day   212 47 11 1 3 17 29 29 25 0 0 5 .222 .329 .325 .655
Night   376 105 28 1 7 47 73 51 56 2 0 9 .279 .377 .415 .792
As Starter   582 152 39 2 10 64 102 80 79 2 0 14 .261 .363 .387 .749
As Reliever / Substitution   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   117 28 5 0 1 18 15 17 23 0 0 6 .239 .364 .308 .672
Inning 1-3   226 53 16 1 6 20 42 20 26 1 0 5 .235 .310 .394 .703
Inning 4-6   184 57 14 1 2 21 36 28 25 1 0 3 .310 .407 .429 .837
Inning 7-9   168 39 9 0 2 22 24 29 28 0 0 6 .232 .365 .321 .686
Extra Innings   10 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 .300 .462 .300 .762
0 Outs   220 54 14 1 3 11 40 20 30 0 0 3 .245 .317 .359 .676
1 Outs   209 56 16 1 3 24 45 35 24 2 0 7 .268 .387 .397 .784
2 Outs   159 42 9 0 4 29 17 25 27 0 0 4 .264 .378 .396 .774
Scoring Position   137 42 11 1 3 53 35 19 15 2 0 5 .307 .405 .467 .872
Bases Empty   336 83 20 1 6 6 51 45 46 0 0 8 .247 .350 .366 .716
Runner on 1st   115 27 8 0 1 5 16 16 20 0 0 1 .235 .333 .330 .664
Runner on 2nd   54 15 3 0 2 12 13 8 6 0 0 3 .278 .400 .444 .844
Runner on 3rd   19 8 3 0 1 9 5 5 1 0 0 0 .421 .542 .737 1.279
Runner on 1st & 2nd   29 9 3 1 0 9 7 1 2 0 0 1 .310 .355 .483 .838
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 4 0 0 0 5 3 1 2 0 0 0 .364 .417 .364 .780
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 4 1 0 0 9 2 3 2 1 0 1 .364 .500 .455 .955
Bases Loaded   13 2 1 0 0 9 5 1 2 1 0 0 .154 .200 .231 .431
Two Strikes   261 60 11 0 3 25 39 35 81 1 0 8 .230 .338 .307 .644
First Pitch   70 17 4 0 2 4 9 4 0 0 0 1 .243 .293 .386 .679
Count 0-1   49 14 2 2 2 7 9 0 0 1 0 3 .286 .321 .531 .851
Count 0-2   42 9 1 0 1 9 5 0 15 0 0 3 .214 .267 .310 .576
Count 1-0   68 22 3 0 1 7 12 0 0 0 0 1 .324 .333 .412 .745
Count 1-1   69 16 5 0 2 8 7 0 0 0 0 1 .232 .243 .391 .634
Count 1-2   77 15 4 0 0 4 6 0 29 0 0 2 .195 .215 .247 .462
Count 2-0   17 4 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .235 .353 .588
Count 2-1   44 12 9 0 0 5 9 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .273 .477 .750
Count 2-2   84 21 6 0 0 4 10 0 24 0 0 2 .250 .267 .321 .589
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 5 24 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   10 7 3 0 0 3 11 17 0 0 0 0 .700 .889 1.000 1.889
Full Count   58 15 0 0 2 8 18 35 13 1 0 1 .259 .537 .362 .899
Behind in Count   168 38 7 2 3 20 20 0 44 1 0 8 .226 .260 .345 .605
Ahead in Count   139 45 17 0 1 20 38 41 0 0 0 1 .324 .481 .468 .948
Batting Leadoff   95 28 4 0 3 10 18 15 13 0 0 2 .295 .402 .432 .833
Batting 2nd   348 91 27 2 4 36 60 45 42 1 0 11 .261 .363 .385 .748
Batting 3rd   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   10 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 .100 .250 .100 .350
Batting 5th   27 6 2 0 1 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 .222 .222 .407 .630
Batting 6th   41 14 2 0 2 6 8 5 6 0 0 0 .341 .413 .537 .950
Batting 7th   15 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 .200 .250 .267 .517
Batting 8th   42 9 3 0 0 6 12 12 9 1 0 1 .214 .393 .286 .679
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   276 68 21 0 5 14 47 46 37 0 0 8 .246 .370 .377 .747
Medium Leverage   222 56 13 1 4 26 39 26 29 0 0 4 .252 .341 .374 .715
High Leverage   86 27 5 1 1 24 16 7 15 2 0 2 .314 .371 .430 .801
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1994 Boston - XFBL 22 158 601 153 38 2 11 72 104 82 9 4 89 21 15 .255 .351 .379 .730 86 90 0.9
1995 Boston - XFBL 23 153 536 146 27 3 8 77 96 89 7 2 94 21 10 .272 .382 .379 .760 102 106 2.7
1996 Boston - XFBL 24 154 570 158 29 2 14 71 85 74 14 8 97 22 9 .277 .369 .409 .778 103 104 1.8
1997 Boston - XFBL 25 153 568 166 38 4 17 95 101 71 18 7 89 31 12 .292 .384 .463 .847 119 118 3.1
1998 Boston - XFBL 26 113 382 119 38 5 9 61 77 61 9 4 57 14 4 .312 .414 .508 .922 139 132 3.8
1999 Boston - XFBL 27 157 588 152 39 2 10 64 102 80 14 2 81 25 1 .259 .360 .383 .742 89 96 2.7
Total XFBL 888 3245 894 209 18 69 440 565 457 71 27 507 134 51 .276 .374 .415 .789 104 106 15.0
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1991 Jamestown - BC 19 60 218 46 7 0 6 29 30 29 6 4 46 10 2 .211 .315 .326 .641 86 85 0.9
1992 Greenville - A 20 105 321 90 19 4 14 64 86 125 15 4 62 20 11 .280 .495 .495 .990 162 157 4.3
1992 Louisville - AAA 20 22 79 18 5 0 4 12 15 13 4 1 11 4 2 .228 .361 .443 .804 120 118 0.6
1993 Louisville - AAA 21 132 481 150 28 5 18 60 99 88 7 3 59 29 12 .312 .423 .503 .926 157 150 5.9
1998 Louisville - AAA 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 192 356 0.0
Total IL 155 560 168 33 5 22 72 115 102 11 4 70 33 14 .300 .415 .495 .910 151 146
Total WCL 105 321 90 19 4 14 64 86 125 15 4 62 20 11 .280 .495 .495 .990 162 157
Total NYPL 60 218 46 7 0 6 29 30 29 6 4 46 10 2 .211 .315 .326 .641 86 85
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1994 Boston - XFBL LF 3 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 21.1 1.27 +0.0 .980
1994 Boston - XFBL CF 155 150 439 10 1 458 9 .980 1270.2 3.18 -3.5 1.003
1994 Boston - XFBL RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1995 Boston - XFBL LF 6 2 5 1 0 6 0 1.000 29.0 1.86 -0.6 .980
1995 Boston - XFBL CF 138 137 391 15 3 410 4 .990 1207.2 3.03 -2.0 1.003
1996 Boston - XFBL 2B 6 4 5 14 2 19 0 1.000 40.0 4.28 -0.1 1.010
1996 Boston - XFBL LF 12 9 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 94.0 1.91 +0.6 .976
1996 Boston - XFBL CF 133 131 359 14 1 381 8 .979 1168.0 2.87 -4.4 .991
1997 Boston - XFBL LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1997 Boston - XFBL CF 150 144 389 13 2 404 2 .995 1298.2 2.79 -3.5 .984
1998 Boston - XFBL LF 17 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 40.0 1.12 +0.3 .982
1998 Boston - XFBL CF 115 104 296 8 1 306 2 .993 884.0 3.10 +5.2 1.024
1999 Boston - XFBL LF 63 11 45 0 0 46 1 .978 188.0 2.15 +2.3 1.075
1999 Boston - XFBL CF 135 131 318 5 2 329 6 .982 1096.1 2.65 +4.3 1.017
1999 Boston - XFBL RF 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 16.0 0.56 -0.0 .983
TOTAL 2B 6 4 5 14 2 19 0 1.000 40.0 4.28 -0.1 1.010
TOTAL LF 101 26 78 1 0 80 1 .988 372.1 1.91 +2.7 1.032
TOTAL CF 826 797 2192 65 10 2288 31 .986 6925.1 2.93 -3.9 1.002
TOTAL RF 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 16.0 0.56 -0.0 .983
PLAYER HISTORY
06/02/1991 Drafted in the 1991 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 6, 6th overall pick) by the Boston Red Sox.
07/07/1991 Named the #30 prospect in the XFBL
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 37 (83); Power: 19 (60); Eye: 57 (85).
04/06/1992 Named the #32 prospect in the XFBL
05/16/1992 Injured (mild shoulder strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
06/01/1992 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 1 day.
08/18/1992 Injured (bruised forearm),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/16/1992 Wins the 1992 WCL Platinum Stick Award at CF.
09/18/1992 Finished 2nd in 1992 WCL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
09/19/1992 Wins the 1992 International League Round 1 with the Louisville Stallions!
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 49 (76); Power: 23 (55); Eye: 70 (91).
04/05/1993 Named the #14 prospect in the XFBL
05/10/1993 Wins the IL Player of the Week Award.
06/06/1993 Injured (groin tightness),day-to-day for one week.
06/07/1993 Wins the IL Player of the Week Award.
10/02/1993 Wins the 1993 IL Platinum Stick Award at CF.
10/04/1993 Wins the 1993 IL Most Valuable Player Award.
11/01/1993 Named the #23 prospect in the XFBL
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 59 (70); Power: 20 (39); Eye: 79 (92).
04/03/1994 Named the #22 prospect in the XFBL
06/01/1994 Wins the XFBL AL Rookie of the Month Award.
08/12/1994 Injured (bruised elbow),day-to-day for one week.
11/21/1994 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $71,000.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 54 (64); Power: 21 (38); Eye: 78 (89).
06/17/1995 Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for 5 days.
08/11/1995 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/19/1995 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $73,000.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 62 (66); Power: 37 (42); Eye: 81 (89).
04/08/1996 Injured (calf soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/19/1996 Goes 5-6 against the Baltimore Orioles, with 2 2B, 0 RBI and 1 R.
11/20/1996 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $260,000.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 59 (62); Power: 36 (38); Eye: 79 (85).
07/14/1997 Was selected to the 1997 X Factor Baseball League All-Star Game.
11/20/1997 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $687,500.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 61 (63); Power: 48 (49); Eye: 65 (73).
04/26/1998 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
05/04/1998 Wins the XFBL AL Player of the Week Award.
08/18/1998 Injured (strained shoulder),out for 5-6 weeks.
09/22/1998 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
11/20/1998 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,250,000.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 62 (63); Power: 48 (49); Eye: 66 (72).
07/05/1999 Was selected to the 1999 X Factor Baseball League All-Star Game.
08/12/1999 Signed a 7-year contract extension worth a total of $12,880,000 with the Boston Red Sox organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SB Rank
1999 25 9
Year BB Rank
1995 89 6
Year IBB Rank
1998 6 6
Year HP Rank
1994 9 10
1996 14 3
1997 18 1
1998 9 9
1999 14 3
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