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Matt
Nokes		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 185
 
Born: October 31, 1963 in Usa, CA, SAN DIEGO
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1989   
All-Star Selections 1988   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1985 21 BSN NL $ 300,000   6 6 5 8 9 8 4 5 4 4 5 5 7 7 7
1986 22 BSN NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 8 9 8 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 8 8
1987 23 BSN NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 8 9 8 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 8 8
1988 24 BSN NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 8 9 8 4 5 5 5 5 5 7 8 8
1989 25 BSN NL $ 3,135,714   6 6 6 8 9 8 4 5 5 4 5 5 7 8 8
1990 26 BSN NL $ 3,664,286   6 6 6 8 9 8 5 5 5 4 5 5 7 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   6 6 5 8 9 8 4 4 4 4 5 5 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,664,286   6 6 6 8 9 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 8 8
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1985 21 BSN NL 9 30 2 9 2 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 .300 .382 .433 .816 3.8 0.9
    AAA   84 313 56 92 11 2 23 68 1 0 45 40 .294 .383 .562 .945 65.4  
    AA   53 179 27 58 6 0 20 38 0 2 14 17 .324 .373 .693 1.066 41.6  
1986 22 BSN NL 148 520 63 119 20 2 17 79 0 0 44 60 .229 .291 .373 .664 53.6 6.6
1987 23 BSN NL 136 493 58 113 13 2 22 72 0 0 39 50 .229 .289 .398 .687 59.6 9.0
1988 24 BSN NL 141 490 75 123 21 1 26 80 0 0 52 47 .251 .330 .457 .787 73.0 13.0
1989 25 BSN NL 147 512 75 143 17 1 29 97 1 0 42 61 .279 .331 .486 .817 77.7 14.0
1990 26 BSN NL 143 509 55 116 16 1 13 62 0 0 48 56 .228 .298 .340 .638 50.0 4.6
6 Years Sim 724 2554 328 623 89 8 107 392 1 0 228 274 .244 .309 .411 .719 317.7 48.1
1 Years AAA 84 313 56 92 11 2 23 68 1 0 45 40 .294 .388 .562 .950 65.4  
1 Years AA 53 179 27 58 6 0 20 38 0 2 14 17 .324 .381 .693 1.073 41.6  
2 Years Minors 137 492 83 150 17 2 43 106 1 2 59 57 .305 .385 .610 .995 107.0  
162 Game Average 571 73 139 19 1 23 87 0 0 51 61 .244 .309 .411 .719 71.1  
Career Highs 148 520 75 143 21 2 29 97 1 0 52 61 .300 .382 .486 .817 77.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1864 254 489 66 7 83 317 1 0 171 179 .262 .326 .439 .765 267.1
vs LH   690 74 134 23 1 24 75 0 0 57 95 .194 .261 .335 .595 61.2
Home 359 1238 169 323 37 3 57 202 0 0 96 125 .261 .316 .434 .749 169.6
Away 365 1316 159 300 52 5 50 190 1 0 132 149 .228 .302 .389 .691 158.7
RISP   666 0 173 29 2 33 283 0 0 79 82 .260 .337 .458 .795 104.5
Pinch Hitting   75 10 16 5 0 3 12 0 0 7 11 .213 .286 .400 .686 8.6
Close/Late   348 40 76 7 1 12 44 0 0 44 44 .218 .312 .348 .660 40.2
Mar/Apr 115 391 43 82 12 0 11 50 0 0 37 53 .210 .281 .325 .606 36.9
May 127 462 60 122 17 2 25 77 0 0 39 40 .264 .325 .472 .797 69.9
June 124 426 59 109 18 2 25 77 1 0 41 50 .256 .321 .484 .805 66.7
July 110 376 49 99 12 0 10 46 0 0 39 41 .263 .338 .375 .713 48.2
August 126 465 65 107 16 1 23 83 0 0 31 41 .230 .283 .417 .700 55.4
Sep/Oct 122 434 52 104 14 3 13 59 0 0 41 49 .240 .306 .376 .682 51.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1985 21 BSN NL C 9 8 69.7 48 6 0 0 1.000 6.98 7 2 .286 0 0.4
1986 22 BSN NL C 143 128 1157.7 723 78 12 2 .985 6.23 141 58 .411 5 8.1
1987 23 BSN NL C 131 119 1101.3 720 61 6 0 .992 6.38 139 46 .331 3 7.2
1988 24 BSN NL C 139 129 1169.3 857 48 13 1 .986 6.97 95 33 .347 1 6.2
1989 25 BSN NL C 144 127 1162.3 936 43 3 2 .997 7.58 84 29 .345 3 8.6
1990 26 BSN NL C 133 120 1084.3 727 52 4 0 .995 6.47 116 39 .336 3 5.4
    CF 4 4 34.3 5 0 2 0 .714 1.31 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  C 699 631 5744.6 4011 288 38 5 .991 6.74 582 207 .356 15 35.9
  CF 4 4 34.3 5 0 2 0 .714 1.31 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   703 635 5779.0 4016 288 40 5 .991 6.70 582 207 .356 15 35.9
Career Highs   144 129 1169.3 936 78 13 2 1.000 7.58 141 58 .411 5  
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Slugging Pct
1989-7-.486
 Homeruns
1988-7-26
1989-3-29
 RBIs
1989-8-97
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 15    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 28    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Earl Williams (945)
  2. Cliff Johnson (944)
  3. Steve Yeager (943)
  4. Carlton Fisk (937)
  5. Clyde McCullough (934)
  6. Jimmie Coker (932)
  7. Aaron Robinson (930)
  8. Paul Ratliff (929)
  9. Steve Souchock (925)
  10. Duffy Dyer (925)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 15th overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1985
Had first career hit (triple) on 9/22/1985, off Mark Huismann (PIT)
Hit first career homerun on 4/4/1986, off Doug Jones (MON)
Was selected to the 1988 Allstar game
2/2/1989: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,135,714 through salary arbitration
Won Gold Glove at Catcher in 1989
2/2/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,664,286 through salary arbitration
 
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