Matt Albers

Q: When was Matt Albers born?

Matt Albers was born on January 20, 1983.

Q: Where was Matt Albers born?

Matt Albers was born in Houston, TX .

Q: How tall is Matt Albers?

Matt Albers is 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Matt Albers weigh when playing?

Matt Albers weighed 225 lbs (102 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Matt Albers in the Hall of Fame?

Matt Albers has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Matt Albers drafted?

Matt Albers was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 23rd round of the 2001 MLB June Amateur Draft from William P. Clements HS (Sugar Land, TX) .

Q: How many strikeouts did Matt Albers have?

Matt Albers had 571 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Matt Albers played for?

Matt Albers played for 9 teams; the Houston Astros, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, Cleveland Indians, Houston Astros, Chicago White Sox, Washington Nationals and Milwaukee Brewers.

Q: When did Matt Albers retire?

Matt Albers last played in 2019.

Q: What are Matt Albers' nicknames?

Albie, Big Salt are nicknames for Matt Albers.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 225lb (185cm, 102kg)

Born: January 20, 1983 in Houston, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 23rd round of the 2001 MLB June Amateur Draft from William P. Clements HS (Sugar Land, TX).

High School: William P. Clements HS (Sugar Land, TX)

School: San Jacinto College (Pasadena, TX)

Debut: July 25, 2006 (Age 23-186d, 18,937th in major league history)
vs. CIN 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 28, 2019 (Age 36-251d)
vs. COL 0.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2007 season

Agents: SSG Baseball

Full Name: Matthew James Albers

Nicknames: Albie or Big Salt

Pronunciation: \AL-burrs\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.4

ERA

4.35

616

759.0

571

WHIP

1.403

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
2002	19	HOU-min	Rk	2	3	.400	5.13	13	13	0	0	0	0	59.2	61	38	34	2	38	0	72	7	1	5	273			1.659	9.2	0.3	5.7	10.9	1.89	MTV APPY
2003	20	HOU-min	A-	5	4	.556	2.92	15	14	0	0	0	0	86.1	69	37	28	1	25	0	94	5	1	4	355			1.089	7.2	0.1	2.6	9.8	3.76	TRC NYPL
2004	21	HOU-min	A	8	3	.727	3.31	22	21	0	0	0	0	111.1	95	51	41	3	57	0	140	6	0	11	474			1.365	7.7	0.2	4.6	11.3	2.46	LEX SALL
2005	22	HOU-min	A+	8	12	.400	4.66	28	27	0	0	0	0	148.2	161	86	77	15	62	0	146	8	0	7	655			1.500	9.7	0.9	3.8	8.8	2.35	SAL CARL
2006	23	HOU-min	AA,AAA	12	3	.800	2.49	23	23	0	0	0	0	141.0	120	51	39	6	57	2	121	14	0	9	603			1.255	7.7	0.4	3.6	7.7	2.12	CPC,RRK TL,PCL
2006	23	HOU	NL	0	2	.000	6.00	4	2	0	0	0	0	15.0	17	10	10	1	7	0	11	0	0	0	66	76	3.95	1.600	10.2	0.6	4.2	6.6	1.57
2007	24	HOU-min	AAA	2	3	.400	3.74	9	9	0	1	0	0	53.0	50	28	22	6	22	0	43	2	0	3	223			1.358	8.5	1.0	3.7	7.3	1.95	RRK PCL
2007	24	HOU	NL	4	11	.267	5.86	31	18	2	0	0	0	110.2	127	77	72	18	50	6	71	7	0	7	508	76	5.62	1.599	10.3	1.5	4.1	5.8	1.42
2008	25	BAL-min	A-	0	0		0.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	8			1.000	4.5	0.0	4.5	18.0	4.00	ADN NYPL
2008	25	BAL	AL	3	3	.500	3.49	28	3	5	0	0	0	49.0	43	21	19	4	22	1	26	2	0	1	208	128	4.60	1.327	7.9	0.7	4.0	4.8	1.18
2009	26	BAL-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	5.68	10	0	1	0	0	0	12.2	19	11	8	1	5	0	12	0	0	2	63			1.895	13.5	0.7	3.6	8.5	2.40	NFK IL
2009	26	BAL	AL	3	6	.333	5.51	56	0	13	0	0	0	67.0	80	43	41	3	36	3	49	2	0	3	309	83	3.92	1.731	10.7	0.4	4.8	6.6	1.36
2010	27	BAL	AL	5	3	.625	4.52	62	0	19	0	0	0	75.2	78	41	38	6	34	5	49	2	0	2	329	92	4.24	1.480	9.3	0.7	4.0	5.8	1.44
2011	28	BOS-min	AAA	0	0		0.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	10			0.333	3.0	0.0	0.0	6.0		PAW IL
2011	28	BOS	AL	4	4	.500	4.73	56	0	10	0	0	0	64.2	62	35	34	7	31	1	68	5	0	2	289	91	4.00	1.438	8.6	1.0	4.3	9.5	2.19
2012	29	TOT	MLB	3	1	.750	2.39	63	0	12	0	0	0	60.1	46	21	16	9	22	3	44	2	0	1	241	176	4.77	1.127	6.9	1.3	3.3	6.6	2.00
2012	29	BOS	AL	2	0	1.000	2.29	40	0	8	0	0	0	39.1	30	14	10	6	15	3	25	1	0	0	157	186	5.03	1.144	6.9	1.4	3.4	5.7	1.67
2012	29	ARI	NL	1	1	.500	2.57	23	0	4	0	0	0	21.0	16	7	6	3	7	0	19	1	0	1	84	161	4.28	1.095	6.9	1.3	3.0	8.1	2.71
2013	30	CLE	AL	3	1	.750	3.14	56	0	21	0	0	0	63.0	57	25	22	2	23	3	35	1	0	6	262	121	3.49	1.270	8.1	0.3	3.3	5.0	1.52
2014	31	HOU	AL	0	0		0.90	8	0	1	0	0	0	10.0	10	1	1	0	3	0	8	1	0	0	42	446	2.73	1.300	9.0	0.0	2.7	7.2	2.67
2015	32	CHW-min	AAA,AA	1	0	1.000	4.63	8	0	0	0	0	0	11.2	10	6	6	2	1	0	9	0	0	0	45			0.943	7.7	1.5	0.8	6.9	9.00	CHR,BIR IL,SOUL
2015	32	CHW	AL	2	0	1.000	1.21	30	0	5	0	0	0	37.1	31	6	5	3	9	2	28	1	0	0	149	326	3.48	1.071	7.5	0.7	2.2	6.8	3.11
2016	33	CHW	AL	2	6	.250	6.31	58	1	11	0	0	0	51.1	67	44	36	10	19	1	30	3	0	4	237	64	5.80	1.675	11.7	1.8	3.3	5.3	1.58
2017	34	WSN	NL	7	2	.778	1.62	63	0	23	0	0	2	61.0	35	12	11	6	17	0	63	4	0	0	233	277	3.40	0.852	5.2	0.9	2.5	9.3	3.71
2018	35	MIL-min	AA,AAA,A	1	0	1.000	0.00	5	0	0	0	0	0	6.2	3	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	22			0.450	4.1	0.0	0.0	13.5		BIL,CSP,APP SOUL,PCL,MIDW
2018	35	MIL	NL	3	3	.500	7.34	34	0	10	0	0	1	34.1	45	29	28	10	12	2	32	2	0	1	157	56	6.31	1.660	11.8	2.6	3.1	8.4	2.67
2019	36	MIL	NL	8	6	.571	5.13	67	0	13	0	0	4	59.2	53	34	34	8	29	3	57	3	1	2	258	87	4.66	1.374	8.0	1.2	4.4	8.6	1.97
14 Yrs				47	48	.495	4.35	616	24	145	0	0	7	759.0	751	399	367	87	314	30	571	35	1	29	3288	98	4.50	1.403	8.9	1.0	3.7	6.8	1.82
162 Game Avg.				5	5	.495	4.35	65	3	15	0	0	1	81	80	42	39	9	33	3	61	4	0	3	349	98	4.50	1.403	8.9	1.0	3.7	6.8	1.82

BAL (3 yrs)				11	12	.478	4.60	146	3	37	0	0	0	191.2	201	105	98	13	92	9	124	6	0	6	846	95	4.22	1.529	9.4	0.6	4.3	5.8	1.35
HOU (3 yrs)				4	13	.235	5.51	43	20	3	0	0	0	135.2	154	88	83	19	60	6	90	8	0	7	616	80	5.22	1.577	10.2	1.3	4.0	6.0	1.50
BOS (2 yrs)				6	4	.600	3.81	96	0	18	0	0	0	104.0	92	49	44	13	46	4	93	6	0	2	446	113	4.39	1.327	8.0	1.1	4.0	8.0	2.02
MIL (2 yrs)				11	9	.550	5.94	101	0	23	0	0	5	94.0	98	63	62	18	41	5	89	5	1	3	415	73	5.26	1.479	9.4	1.7	3.9	8.5	2.17
CHW (2 yrs)				4	6	.400	4.16	88	1	16	0	0	0	88.2	98	50	41	13	28	3	58	4	0	4	386	96	4.82	1.421	9.9	1.3	2.8	5.9	2.07
ARI (1 yr)				1	1	.500	2.57	23	0	4	0	0	0	21.0	16	7	6	3	7	0	19	1	0	1	84	161	4.28	1.095	6.9	1.3	3.0	8.1	2.71
WSN (1 yr)				7	2	.778	1.62	63	0	23	0	0	2	61.0	35	12	11	6	17	0	63	4	0	0	233	277	3.40	0.852	5.2	0.9	2.5	9.3	3.71
CLE (1 yr)				3	1	.750	3.14	56	0	21	0	0	0	63.0	57	25	22	2	23	3	35	1	0	6	262	121	3.49	1.270	8.1	0.3	3.3	5.0	1.52

AL (9 yrs)				24	23	.511	4.05	394	4	93	0	0	0	457.1	458	230	206	41	192	19	318	18	0	18	1982	104	4.24	1.421	9.0	0.8	3.8	6.3	1.66
NL (6 yrs)				23	25	.479	4.80	222	20	52	0	0	7	301.2	293	169	161	46	122	11	253	17	1	11	1306	92	4.88	1.376	8.7	1.4	3.6	7.5	2.07

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Matt Albers?

Matt Albers is 41 years old.

When was Matt Albers born?

Matt Albers was born on January 20, 1983.

Where was Matt Albers born?

Matt Albers was born in Houston, TX.

How tall is Matt Albers?

Matt Albers is 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Matt Albers weigh when playing?

Matt Albers weighed 225 lbs (102 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Matt Albers play?

Matt Albers played 14 seasons.

Is Matt Albers in the Hall of Fame?

Matt Albers has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Matt Albers drafted?

Matt Albers was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 23rd round of the 2001 MLB June Amateur Draft from William P. Clements HS (Sugar Land, TX).

What position did Matt Albers play?

Matt Albers was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Matt Albers have?

Matt Albers had 571 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Matt Albers played for?

Matt Albers played for 9 teams; the Houston Astros, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, Cleveland Indians, Houston Astros, Chicago White Sox, Washington Nationals and Milwaukee Brewers.

When did Matt Albers retire?

Matt Albers last played in 2019.

What are Matt Albers' nicknames?

Albie, Big Salt are nicknames for Matt Albers.

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