Matt Lawton
Matthew Lawton
Born: November 30, 1971
Gulfport, MS USA
Primary Position: RF
All Position(s) Played: RF, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 180
College: Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Career: 1995-2006
Draft: Round 13 (1991 June Amateur Draft, Minnesota Twins)
School: Mississippi Gulf Coast CC
Minor League Statistics
Matt Lawton compiled a career batting average of .267 with 138 home runs and 631 RBI in his 1334-game career with the Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs and Seattle Mariners. He began playing during the 1995 season and last took the field during the 2006 campaign.
 Minnesota Twins |
 New York Mets |
 Cleveland Indians |
 Pittsburgh Pirates |
 New York Yankees |
 Chicago Cubs |
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Batting:
| Year | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 21 | 70 | 60 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | .317 | .414 | .467 | .881 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 79 | 286 | 252 | 34 | 65 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 42 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 28 | .258 | .339 | .365 | .704 | 92 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1997 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 142 | 548 | 460 | 74 | 114 | 29 | 3 | 14 | 60 | 7 | 4 | 76 | 81 | .248 | .366 | .415 | .781 | 191 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1998 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 152 | 662 | 557 | 91 | 155 | 36 | 6 | 21 | 77 | 16 | 8 | 86 | 64 | .278 | .387 | .478 | .864 | 266 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 1999 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 118 | 476 | 406 | 58 | 105 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 54 | 26 | 4 | 57 | 42 | .259 | .353 | .355 | .708 | 144 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2000 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 156 | 664 | 561 | 84 | 171 | 44 | 2 | 13 | 88 | 23 | 7 | 91 | 63 | .305 | .405 | .460 | .865 | 258 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 2001 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 103 | 444 | 376 | 71 | 110 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 51 | 19 | 6 | 63 | 46 | .293 | .396 | .439 | .835 | 165 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2001 | NL | New York Mets | 48 | 213 | 183 | 24 | 45 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 34 | .246 | .352 | .366 | .718 | 67 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 114 | 484 | 416 | 71 | 98 | 19 | 2 | 15 | 57 | 8 | 9 | 59 | 34 | .236 | .342 | .399 | .741 | 166 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 99 | 429 | 374 | 57 | 93 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 53 | 10 | 3 | 47 | 47 | .249 | .343 | .420 | .762 | 157 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 150 | 680 | 591 | 109 | 164 | 25 | 0 | 20 | 70 | 23 | 9 | 74 | 84 | .277 | .366 | .421 | .787 | 249 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2005 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 101 | 445 | 374 | 53 | 102 | 28 | 1 | 10 | 44 | 16 | 9 | 58 | 61 | .273 | .380 | .433 | .813 | 162 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2005 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 19 | 83 | 78 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | .244 | .289 | .308 | .597 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | AL | New York Yankees | 21 | 57 | 48 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | .125 | .263 | .250 | .513 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 11 | 29 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .259 | .310 | .259 | .570 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1334 | 5570 | 4763 | 756 | 1273 | 267 | 17 | 138 | 631 | 165 | 66 | 681 | 613 | .267 | .368 | .417 | .785 | 1988 | 113 | 94 | 2 | 30 | 34 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | AL | Minnesota Twins | OF | 19 | 14 | 137.3 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .972 | 2.294 | 1.842 |
| 1996 | AL | Minnesota Twins | OF | 75 | 65 | 590.0 | 196 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .985 | 3.051 | 2.667 |
| 1997 | AL | Minnesota Twins | OF | 138 | 126 | 1124.0 | 278 | 9 | 7 | 3 | .976 | 2.298 | 2.080 |
| 1998 | AL | Minnesota Twins | OF | 151 | 147 | 1320.0 | 398 | 12 | 4 | 5 | .990 | 2.795 | 2.715 |
| 1999 | AL | Minnesota Twins | OF | 109 | 103 | 901.3 | 213 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .982 | 2.157 | 1.982 |
| 2000 | AL | Minnesota Twins | OF | 143 | 141 | 1209.0 | 278 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .983 | 2.099 | 1.972 |
| 2001 | AL | Minnesota Twins | OF | 94 | 90 | 799.7 | 193 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .980 | 2.195 | 2.074 |
| 2001 | NL | New York Mets | OF | 48 | 46 | 410.7 | 96 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.126 | 2.021 |
| 2002 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 108 | 107 | 902.0 | 229 | 6 | 6 | 2 | .975 | 2.345 | 2.176 |
| 2003 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 74 | 73 | 643.0 | 133 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .993 | 1.918 | 1.851 |
| 2004 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 142 | 142 | 1238.0 | 266 | 9 | 4 | 3 | .986 | 1.999 | 1.937 |
| 2005 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 98 | 98 | 841.7 | 206 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .995 | 2.246 | 2.143 |
| 2005 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 19 | 19 | 158.7 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .971 | 1.872 | 1.737 |
| 2005 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 19 | 14 | 137.0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .969 | 2.036 | 1.632 |
| 2006 | AL | Seattle Mariners | OF | 7 | 6 | 49.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.020 | 1.571 |
| Totals | 1244 | 1191 | 10461.3 | 2595 | 59 | 42 | 19 | .984 | 2.283 | 2.133 |
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