Player Report for #96 Matt Thiel

04/26/1981

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P Matt Thiel #96

ABA Boston Colonials

Age: 28

Bats: L

Throws: R

Morale: Normal


	3-3, .500, 2.0 GB

G	GS	Rec	SV	ERA	IP	HA	HR	BB	K	WHIP
1	0	0-0	0	0.00	0.2	2	0	0	0	3.00

	Overall	Potential
Stuff
Movement
Control

Pitching Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Stuff	13	12	13	13
Movement	13	13	13	13
Control	14	13	14	14

Pitch Ratings
Pitch	Current	Potential
Fastball	13	13
Curveball	13	13
Splitter	12	12
Forkball	12	12

Other Pitching Ratings
Velocity	94-96 Mph
Stamina	4
Suggested Role	Bullpen
Groundball Percentage	51 %
Hold Runners	4
Defense	12

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	1
Stealing Ability:	1
Baserunning Inst.:	1
Sacrifice Bunt:	17
Bunt for Hit:	2

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
04/25/1981	@ CIN	Loss, 3-6		0.2	2	0	0	0	0
04/13/1981	PHO	Loss, 2-3		2.0	1	0	0	1	2
04/12/1981	@ ATL	Win, 9-5		3.2	3	0	0	2	1
04/08/1981	PHI	Loss, 3-5		1.2	1	0	0	2	2
04/07/1981	@ PIT	Loss, 7-8		1.1	4	3	3	0	0
04/05/1981	MAN	Win, 2-0		2.1	1	0	0	1	3
04/04/1981	@ PHO	Win, 7-5		1.1	2	1	1	0	0	Win
04/01/1981	@ STL	Win, 5-4		2.0	4	3	3	0	0
03/30/1981	TB	Win, 4-3		1.2	3	1	1	1	3
03/28/1981	PIT	Loss, 2-5		0.1	0	0	0	0	1

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	Normal
Loyalty:	Normal
Desire f. Win:	Very Low
Greed:	Normal
Intelligence:	Low
Work Ethic:	Normal

Matt Thiel
Birthday:	07/20/1952
Born in:	Belmont (Massachusetts)
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 5"
Weight:	247 lbs
Local Popularity:	Insignificant
National Pop.:	Insignificant

Status
Contract:	Major League Contract
Salary:	$179,700
Signed Through:	1981 Season
Major Service:	4 Years, 95 Days
Service This Yr:	7 Days
40-Man Service:	5 Years, 39 Days
Pro Service:	11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	1 option year left
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	1970, 15th Pick in Round 9

American Baseball Association 1981 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	FIP	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	0	0	0.0	1	1	27.03	27.03	0.00	0.00	3.20	3.00	0.3	.500
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667
vs. RHB	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000

American Baseball Association 1981 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
Last Week	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0
April	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Spring Training	11	0	2	0	0	4.43	20.1	23	10	10	3	8	14
Last Year	22	0	3	2	1	3.50	36.0	28	17	14	4	5	21
2 Years Ago	51	0	3	1	2	3.48	67.1	70	26	26	6	15	35
Career	155	5	11	10	8	2.85	230.1	209	91	73	24	51	139
Road	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Grass	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Day	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1975 Washington - ABA	22	5	5	3	1	0	0.61	29.2	21	12	2	1	5	16	0	0	0.88	.220	13.4	577
1976 Washington - ABA	23	24	0	0	0	1	2.08	34.2	28	10	8	3	9	19	0	0	1.07	.243	9.3	162
1977 Washington - ABA	24	10	0	0	3	0	4.91	11.0	14	9	6	3	2	8	0	0	1.45	.306	0.0	78
1978 Washington - ABA	25	42	0	2	3	4	3.00	51.0	46	17	17	7	15	40	0	0	1.20	.262	9.9	123
1979 Washington - ABA	26	51	0	3	1	2	3.48	67.1	70	26	26	6	15	35	0	0	1.26	.296	12.4	119
1980 Washington - ABA	27	19	0	3	2	1	2.35	30.2	20	9	8	2	4	16	0	0	0.78	.202	9.1	167
1980 Boston - ABA	27	3	0	0	0	0	10.13	5.1	8	8	6	2	1	5	0	0	1.69	.333	-3.5	37
1980 Total - ABA	27	22	0	3	2	1	3.50	36.0	28	17	14	4	5	21	0	0	0.92	.224	5.6	0
1981 Boston - ABA	28	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.00	.500	0.3	999
Total ABA		155	5	11	10	8	2.85	230.1	209	91	73	24	51	139	0	0	1.13	.262	50.9	191

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1970 Total - HS	17	13	0	2	1	11	2.37	30.1	25	10	8	1	10	26	0	0	1.15	.250	0.0	100
1970 Laguna Beach - A	17	7	0	0	0	0	8.68	9.1	15	12	9	2	7	7	0	0	2.36	.406	-4.0	44
1971 Laguna Beach - A	18	16	5	2	3	1	5.71	34.2	43	25	22	4	17	15	0	0	1.73	.325	-4.1	63
1972 Laguna Beach - A	19	28	28	10	9	0	3.44	162.1	159	66	62	9	81	103	0	0	1.48	.302	14.0	94
1973 Laguna Beach - A	20	6	6	4	1	0	1.96	36.2	24	12	8	3	11	25	0	0	0.95	.200	11.7	194
1973 Beeville - AA	20	3	3	0	1	0	2.84	19.0	16	6	6	2	8	13	0	0	1.26	.264	3.4	137
1974 Beeville - AA	21	41	0	1	2	8	2.38	53.0	33	14	14	1	10	48	0	0	0.81	.232	12.7	151
1975 Welland - AAA	22	41	14	7	5	0	3.15	123.0	106	49	43	10	50	81	1	0	1.27	.265	23.5	131
1976 Welland - AAA	23	17	0	1	1	2	1.64	22.0	17	5	4	0	7	17	0	0	1.09	.270	7.3	225
Total GHL		58	14	8	6	2	2.92	145.0	123	54	47	10	57	98	1	0	1.24	.266	30.8	145.1
Total STL		44	3	1	3	8	2.50	72.0	49	20	20	3	18	61	0	0	0.93	.241	16.1	147.7
Total SCL		57	39	16	13	1	3.74	243.0	241	115	101	18	116	150	0	0	1.47	.296	17.7	103.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1975 Washington - ML	P	5	5	1	7	0	9	1	.889	29.2	2.43	-0.4	.867
1976 Washington - ML	P	24	0	1	5	1	6	0	1.000	34.2	1.56	+0.2	1.044
1977 Washington - ML	P	10	0	0	2	0	3	1	.667	11.0	1.64	-0.5	.517
1978 Washington - ML	P	42	0	8	6	0	14	0	1.000	51.0	2.47	+0.1	1.037
1979 Washington - ML	P	51	0	3	8	0	11	0	1.000	67.1	1.47	-0.3	.932
1980 Washington - ML	P	19	0	1	4	0	5	0	1.000	30.2	1.47	-0.5	.773
1980 Boston - ML	P	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	5.1	0.00	0.0	.000
1981 Boston - ML	P	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	0.2	13.50	0.0	.000

Player History
06/15/1970	Drafted in the 1970 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 15, 164th overall pick) by the Washington Mutuals, out of high school (Wakefield Memorial; Wakefield, MA).
01/01/1971	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (8); Movement: 8 (10); Control: 3 (11).
07/11/1971	Injured (torn meniscus (knee)), out for 3 months.
01/01/1972	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 8 (10); Control: 2 (9).
06/05/1972	Was selected to the 1972 Southern California League All-Star Game.
06/11/1972	Injured (finger blister), day-to-day for 6 days.
01/01/1973	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (12); Movement: 10 (11); Control: 6 (13).
04/16/1973	Named the #54 prospect in the ABA
05/09/1973	Injured (surgery to remove bone chips (elbow)), out for 5 months.
01/01/1974	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (13); Movement: 11 (12); Control: 9 (13).
01/01/1975	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 10 (13).
06/29/1975	Injured (shoulder soreness), day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1976	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (14); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 11 (13).
05/09/1976	Injured (mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1977	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (14); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 11 (13).
05/17/1977	Injured (shoulder subluxation), out for one week.
06/01/1977	Injured (shoulder inflammation), out for 3-4 months.
07/25/1977	Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 3 months.
01/01/1978	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (14); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 14 (15).
01/01/1979	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 14 (15).
01/01/1980	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 14 (14).
07/29/1980	Was traded by the Washington Mutuals to the Boston Colonials, along with LF Cristo Ramírez, in exchange for RF Jim Miller.
01/01/1981	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 14 (14).

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	G	Rank
1979	51	8

Year	HLD	Rank
1978	12	3
1979	13	3

Year	RA	Rank
1979	51	8