Matt Stark
Matthew Scott Stark
Born: January 21, 1965
Whittier, CA US
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, OF, RF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 225
Draft: Round 1 (1983 June Amateur Draft, Toronto Blue Jays)
Draft: Round 2 (1988 Rule V Draft, Atlanta Braves)
School: Los Altos HS (Hacienda Heights, CA)
N/A
Career: 1983-1999
Major League Statistics
Matt Stark compiled a career batting average of .293 with 88 home runs and 530 RBI in his 824-game career with the Medicine Hat Blue Jays, Florence Blue Jays, Knoxville Blue Jays, Birmingham Barons, Vancouver Canadians, Midland Angels, Veracruz Aguila, Mexico City Diablos Rojos, St. Paul Saints, Reynosa Broncos, Yucatan Leones, Union Laguna Algodoneros, Bridgeport Bluefish and Monterrey Sultanes. He began playing during the 1983 season and last took the field during the 1999 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | R | PION | Medicine Hat Blue Jays | 60 | 241 | 206 | 29 | 58 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 33 | .282 | .369 | .427 | .796 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1984 | A | SALL3 | Florence Blue Jays | 69 | 249 | 205 | 24 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 25 | .224 | .348 | .312 | .660 | 64 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1985 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Blue Jays | 18 | 58 | 53 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | .245 | .310 | .321 | .631 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1985 | A | SALL3 | Florence Blue Jays | 110 | 473 | 381 | 66 | 113 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 70 | 7 | 3 | 83 | 29 | .297 | .419 | .438 | .858 | 167 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |
| 1986 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Blue Jays | 120 | 485 | 424 | 63 | 125 | 21 | 0 | 17 | 72 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 47 | .295 | .364 | .465 | .829 | 197 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | |
| 1987 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Blue Jays | 25 | 101 | 87 | 10 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | .299 | .396 | .448 | .844 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Blue Jays | 97 | 386 | 334 | 37 | 89 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 54 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 28 | .266 | .352 | .422 | .774 | 141 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1990 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 129 | 558 | 453 | 69 | 140 | 26 | 0 | 14 | 109 | 3 | 4 | 85 | 52 | .309 | .417 | .459 | .876 | 208 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 5 | |
| 1991 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Canadians | 118 | 478 | 394 | 47 | 112 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 68 | 0 | 3 | 79 | 37 | .284 | .406 | .419 | .825 | 165 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1992 | AA | TL | Midland Angels | 16 | 65 | 53 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | .377 | .492 | .547 | 1.039 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | Ind | NORL | St. Paul Saints | 31 | 133 | 114 | 15 | 46 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | .404 | .481 | .614 | 1.095 | 70 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | Ind | NORL | St. Paul Saints | 13 | 54 | 45 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | .311 | .407 | .644 | 1.052 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | Ind | ATLL | Bridgeport Bluefish | 18 | 74 | 66 | 6 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | .348 | .405 | .394 | .799 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 824 | 3355 | 2815 | 384 | 825 | 141 | 5 | 88 | 530 | 16 | 17 | 464 | 302 | .293 | .393 | .440 | .834 | 1240 | 19 | 28 | 6 | 42 | 14 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | R | PION | Medicine Hat Blue Jays | C | 32 | 215 | 19 | 10 | 1 | .959 | 7.312 | 11 | |||
| 1984 | A | SALL3 | Florence Blue Jays | C | 67 | 383 | 36 | 12 | 1 | .972 | 6.254 | 13 | |||
| 1985 | A | SALL3 | Florence Blue Jays | C | 58 | 392 | 36 | 17 | 4 | .962 | 7.379 | 10 | |||
| 1985 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Blue Jays | C | 18 | 85 | 8 | 4 | 1 | .959 | 5.167 | 4 | |||
| 1986 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Blue Jays | C | 118 | 665 | 73 | 16 | 12 | .979 | 6.254 | 15 | |||
| 1987 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Blue Jays | C | 3 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.000 | 0 | |||
| 1988 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Blue Jays | C | 12 | 78 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .989 | 7.250 | 1 | |||
| 1990 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | C | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .800 | 1 | |||
| 1990 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 1B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
| 1991 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Canadians | 1B | 60 | 461 | 28 | 6 | 35 | .988 | 8.150 | ||||
| 1992 | AA | TL | Midland Angels | C | 11 | 50 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .964 | 4.909 | 1 | |||
| 1994 | Ind | NORL | St. Paul Saints | 1B | 26 | 227 | 13 | 2 | 30 | .992 | 9.231 | ||||
| 1995 | Ind | NORL | St. Paul Saints | 1B | 2 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 11.500 | ||||
| 1995 | Ind | NORL | St. Paul Saints | OF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
| 1995 | Ind | NORL | St. Paul Saints | RF | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| Totals | 415 | 2603 | 231 | 70 | 89 | .976 | 6.829 | 56 | 0 | 0 |
Minor League Service:
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