Jon
Matlack
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 220
 
Born: January 19, 1950 in Usa, PA, WEST CHESTER
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1971 21 NYG NL $ 300,000 9 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
1972 22 NYG NL $ 300,000 9 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
1973 23 NYG NL $ 300,000 9 6 5 6 7 7 7 8 8 8
1974 24 NYG NL $ 300,000 9 6 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 8
1975 25 NYG NL $ 2,928,571 9 6 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
1976 26 NYG NL $ 4,000,000 9 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
1977 27 IND AL $ 4,000,000 9 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6
1978 28 IND AL $ 4,000,000 9 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6
1979 29 IND AL $ 4,000,000 9 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 6
1980 30 MIA NL $ 5,000,000 9 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6
1981 31 MIA NL $ 5,000,000 9 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
1982 32 MIA NL $ 5,000,000 9 6 5 5 6 5 5 6 6 6
1983 33 MIA NL $ 5,500,000 9 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
1984 34 MIA NL   9 6 5 6 4 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   9 6 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,500,000 9 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1971 21 NYG NL 10 14 .417 31 31 7 1 0 242.0 278 134 25 73 171 4.98 .285 .333 .440 .773 9.3
    AAA   0 0 .000 8 0 0 0 0 17.3 12 4 2 3 10 2.08 .197 .234 .361 .595  
1972 22 NYG NL 13 19 .406 36 36 16 2 0 286.3 287 117 28 90 184 3.68 .258 .314 .403 .718 23.5
1973 23 NYG NL 12 18 .400 34 34 21 3 0 276.0 267 116 28 74 137 3.78 .253 .302 .402 .704 22.2
1974 24 NYG NL 14 17 .452 35 35 21 1 0 286.3 279 134 31 94 180 4.21 .252 .308 .397 .705 19.7
1975 25 NYG NL 15 12 .556 34 34 14 1 0 274.3 284 126 24 96 151 4.13 .267 .325 .410 .735 18.6
1976 26 NYG NL 11 17 .393 31 31 15 2 0 232.7 249 132 28 78 96 5.11 .273 .332 .446 .779 10.5
1977 27 IND AL 10 19 .345 32 32 17 1 0 246.7 283 138 21 86 113 5.04 .290 .346 .415 .761 10.2
1978 28 IND AL 11 18 .379 32 32 16 3 0 260.0 267 107 23 69 118 3.70 .268 .314 .393 .707 20.2
1979 29 IND AL 8 20 .286 34 34 10 0 0 263.7 264 120 32 93 129 4.10 .258 .319 .396 .714 16.0
1980 30 MIA NL 13 17 .433 34 34 9 0 0 246.7 262 110 28 79 111 4.01 .271 .323 .430 .752 11.3
1981 31 MIA NL 10 13 .435 34 34 10 1 0 269.7 260 105 36 80 148 3.50 .247 .300 .389 .690 16.6
1982 32 MIA NL 14 17 .452 34 34 12 1 0 265.0 250 109 23 88 140 3.70 .249 .308 .372 .680 15.8
1983 33 MIA NL 6 13 .316 28 28 6 0 0 194.7 216 113 30 95 88 5.22 .282 .357 .445 .802 2.6
1984 34 MIA NL 1 3 .250 9 0 0 0 0 8.7 14 9 1 1 6 9.35 .359 .381 .487 .868 0.0
    AAA   1 2 .333 47 0 0 0 9 35.3 40 18 4 17 16 4.59 .280 .356 .434 .790  
14 Years Sim 148 217 .405 438 429 174 16 0 3352.6 3460 1570 358 1096 1772 4.21 .265 .321 .409 .730 196.5
2 Years AAA 1 2 .333 55 0 0 0 9 52.7 52 22 6 20 26 3.76 .255 .321 .412 .733  
Season Average 10 15 .400 31 30 12 1 0 239.5 247 112 25 78 126 4.21 .265 .321 .409 .730  
Career Highs 15 20 .556 36 36 21 3 0 286.3 287 138 36 96 184 9.35 .359 .381 .487 .868  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   2602 1161 274 836 1316   .267 .325 .414 .739
vs LH   858 409 84 260 456   .260 .314 .397 .711
Home 72 109 .398 218 214 63 7 0 1657.9 1740 836 192 560 892 4.54 .268 .326 .421 .746
Away 76 108 .413 220 215 111 9 0 1694.6 1720 734 166 536 880 3.90 .263 .319 .398 .717
Mar/Apr 17 36 .321 65 61 20 2 0 471.0 516 239 60 156 228 4.57 .277 .333 .431 .764
May 32 36 .471 81 76 33 4 0 608.0 600 253 63 177 320 3.75 .257 .309 .401 .710
June 29 33 .468 71 71 30 2 0 549.3 595 262 51 177 279 4.29 .275 .330 .418 .749
July 27 31 .466 69 69 32 4 0 549.3 539 240 58 185 328 3.93 .255 .315 .400 .715
August 20 43 .317 77 77 32 2 0 590.3 630 289 65 205 307 4.41 .271 .331 .413 .744
Sep/Oct 23 38 .377 75 75 27 2 0 584.6 580 287 61 196 310 4.42 .258 .318 .396 .714
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1971 21 NYG NL P 31 31 242.0 11 33 1 2 .978 1.64    
1972 22 NYG NL P 36 36 286.3 13 37 3 2 .943 1.57    
1973 23 NYG NL P 34 34 276.0 13 37 4 1 .926 1.63    
1974 24 NYG NL P 35 35 286.3 21 49 2 5 .972 2.20    
1975 25 NYG NL P 34 34 274.3 14 30 4 4 .917 1.44    
1976 26 NYG NL P 31 31 232.7 13 25 3 1 .927 1.47    
1977 27 IND AL P 32 32 246.7 15 42 0 4 1.000 2.08    
1978 28 IND AL P 32 32 260.0 16 40 1 3 .982 1.94    
1979 29 IND AL P 34 34 263.7 17 36 2 1 .964 1.81    
1980 30 MIA NL P 34 34 246.7 12 36 2 2 .960 1.75    
1981 31 MIA NL P 34 34 269.7 19 46 4 3 .942 2.17    
1982 32 MIA NL P 34 34 265.0 18 42 4 6 .938 2.04    
1983 33 MIA NL P 28 28 194.7 12 23 2 1 .946 1.62    
1984 34 MIA NL P 9 0 8.7 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.08    
Career Totals   438 429 3352.6 195 477 32 35 .955 1.80    
Career Highs   36 36 286.3 21 49 4 6 1.000 2.20    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1971-8-14
1972-5-19
1973-4-18
1974-7-17
1976-3-17
1977-2-19
1978-3-18
1979-1-20
1980-4-17
1982-7-17
CAR-14-217
Games Started
1972-4-36
1973-7-34
1974-5-35
1975-7-34
1979-9-34
1980-10-34
Complete Games
1972-2-16
1973-2-21
1974-1-21
1975-3-14
1976-2-15
1977-3-17
1978-3-16
1979-5-10
1980-9-9
1981-7-10
1982-5-12
CAR-30-174
Shutouts
1971-10-1
1972-7-2
1973-2-3
1976-1-2
1978-4-3
Innings Pitched
1972-1-286.3
1973-6-276.0
1974-3-286.3
1975-7-274.3
1979-4-263.7
1981-6-269.7
1982-7-265.0
Hits Allowed
1971-3-278
1972-4-287
1973-9-267
1974-8-279
1975-8-284
1977-5-283
1978-10-267
1979-3-264
1980-4-262
1981-6-260
Homeruns Allowed
1972-9-28
1973-9-28
1974-6-31
1976-6-28
1979-2-32
1980-3-28
1981-1-36
1983-3-30
CAR-37-358
Strikeouts
1972-8-184
1974-9-180
Walks Allowed
1979-9-93
1983-6-95
WHiP
1973-10-1.24
OOBP
1973-10-.302
 
 
   Black Ink Test: 6    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 62    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 24    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 4th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1971
Earned first career win on 5/1/1971
Won Player of the Week award on 7/21/1973, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1973, going 6-0, 0.83
Won Player of the Week award on 9/29/1974, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA
2/1/1975: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,928,571 through salary arbitration
10/22/1975: Signed a contract extension with New York (N), $4,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 5/2/1976 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Won Player of the Week award on 8/25/1976, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Signed as a free agent by Miami on 2/16/1980 to a 3-year deal worth $5,000,000 per year
Won Player of the Week award on 5/27/1981, winning 2 games with a 1.06 ERA