Matt Whiteside

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: August 8, 1967 in Charleston, MO us

Draft: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 25th round of the 1990 MLB June Amateur Draft from Arkansas State University (Jonesboro, AR).

School: Arkansas State University (Jonesboro, AR)

Debut: August 5, 1992 (Age 24-363d, 16,188th in major league history)
vs. OAK 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: May 7, 2005 (Age 37-272d)
vs. CHW 1.2 IP, 3 H, 3 SO, 3 BB, 4 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1993 season

Full Name: Matthew Christopher Whiteside

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.7

ERA

5.23

286

406.0

259

WHIP

1.507

Summary of 52 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 3 tying, 6 go ahead

5 Tms
TEX	31
SDP	7
PHI	6
ATL	5
TOR	3

Platoon
vs RHB	37
vs LHB	15

Home/Road
Home	26
Away	26

Outs
0	20
2	17
1	15

20 Opps
OAK	6
SEA	5
NYY	5
KCR	5
ARI	3
DET	3
CHW	3
TOR	3
MIN	2
COL	2
STL	2
CAL	2
PHI	2
LAD	2
MIL	2
CIN	1
NYM	1
PIT	1
BOS	1
HOU	1

45 Batters
Travis Fryman	2
Ken Griffey Jr.	2
Bobby Abreu	2
Damian Miller	2
Gary Gaetti	2
Edgar Martínez	2
Fernando Viña	2
Erubiel Durazo	1
Scott Brosius	1
Kelly Gruber	1
Aaron Rowand	1
Frank Thomas	1
Ellis Burks	1
Damon Mashore	1
Carlos Delgado	1
Troy O'Leary	1
Terrence Long	1
Chris Stynes	1
Mariano Duncan	1
Brent Gates	1
Scott Stahoviak	1
Homer Bush	1
Jorge Posada	1
Vinny Castilla	1
Danny Tartabull	1
Eric Karros	1
Mark McGwire	1
Chili Davis	1
Tim Salmon	1
Cecil Fielder	1
Sean Berry	1
Pedro Muñoz	1
Tony Batista	1
Scott Lydy	1
Gary Sheffield	1
Mike Gallego	1
Paul Molitor	1
Tom Lampkin	1
Mike Macfarlane	1
Paul Konerko	1
Greg Gagne	1
Dan Wilson	1
Gerald Williams	1
Edgardo Alfonzo	1
Emil Brown	1

18 Parks
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	12
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	6
VeteransStad (PHI)	5
Arlington St (ARL)	4
Chase Field (PHO)	3
Tiger Stad (DET)	3
RingCentral Col (OAK)	2
Qualcomm St (SAN)	2
KauffmanStad (KAN)	2
Kingdome (SEA)	2
Busch Stad (STL)	2
Yankee Stad (NYC)	2
Angel Stad (ANA)	2
Turner Fld (ATL)	1
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	1
Guaranteed (CHI)	1

Where Hit
9	18
7	15
78	8
89	6
8	5

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	13
3	11
2	8
4	6
5	6
6	3
7+	3
Unk	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	38
2·HR gms	7

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	26
1--	16
12-	4
-2-	4
1-3	2

84 Runs
RISP	10
0 on	26
1 on	20
2 on	6
Any on	26

Inning
4	8
5	3
6	9
7	8
8	17
9	6
Extra	1

4-6	20
7-end	32

RelScore
+4..	21
+3	3
+2	8
+1	3
Tied	6
-1	2
-2	2
-3	1
-4..	6

Ahead	35
Tied	6
Behind	11

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	13
1-2	6
0-1	6
1-1	5
2-0	5
2-1	4
2-2	4
3-2	2
Unk	2
1-0	2
3-1	2
0-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
RF	10
3B	9
1B	7
C	6
CF	5
2B	4
DH	4
SS	3
PH	2
LF	2

OrderPos
3rd	14
5th	7
4th	7
8th	6
7th	5
1st	4
9th	4
6th	4
2nd	1

Leverage
High Lev	7
Medium Lev	9
Low Lev	36

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1992	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1992-08-08	Ken Griffey Jr.	SEA		TEX	behind 1-6	b 8	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	3	8	3%	5%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); G. Briley Scores; K. Griffey Scores
1993	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	1993-06-08	Pedro Muñoz	MIN	@	TEX	tied 2-2	t 10	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	9	38%	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
3	3	2	1	1993-06-14	Tim Salmon	CAL		TEX	ahead 4-2	b 7	1	---	5,(1-2) BSFFX	1	3	9	6%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
4	4	3	2	1993-06-14	Kelly Gruber	CAL		TEX	ahead 5-2	b 7	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	5	4%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
5	5	4	1	1993-06-30	Mike Macfarlane	KCR	@	TEX	behind 3-5	t 8	0	---	4,(1-2) .BSFX	1	4	2	12%	25%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
6	6	5	1	1993-07-02	Cecil Fielder	DET		TEX	behind 2-4	b 8	0	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	4	3	33%	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Fryman Scores
7	7	6	1	1993-09-07	Danny Tartabull	NYY	@	TEX	ahead 2-0	t 6	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	9	8%	86%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
8	8	7	1	1993-09-29	Scott Lydy	OAK	@	TEX	behind 4-11	t 7	2	1--	7,(1-2) .BFCFFFX	2	3	9	1%	2%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); M. Armas Scores
1994	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	1994-05-04	Travis Fryman	DET		TEX	ahead 6-2	b 4	1	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	3	5	4%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
10	10	2	1	1994-06-06	Mike Gallego	NYY	@	TEX	ahead 11-6	t 8	1	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	2	8	6	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); B. Williams Scores
11	11	3	1	1994-06-09	Greg Gagne	KCR	@	TEX	behind 2-7	t 9	0	1--	8,(2-2) CFFFFBBX	2	8	6	2%	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball); H. Brooks Scores
12	12	4	1	1994-06-20	Frank Thomas	CHW		TEX	ahead 4-2	b 7	0	---	4,(1-2) .BFSX	1	3	3	6%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
13	13	5	1	1994-07-21	Paul Molitor	TOR		TEX	ahead 7-3	b 8	2	1--	3,(0-2) SFX	2	3	DH	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Butler Scores
14	14	6	1	1994-08-08	Ken Griffey Jr.	SEA	@	TEX	ahead 12-4	t 8	0	---	2,(1-0) ..BX	1	3	8	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
1995	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
15	15	1	1	1995-06-02	Scott Stahoviak	MIN	@	TEX	ahead 4-3	t 8	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	3	12%	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
16	16	2	1	1995-06-20	Travis Fryman	DET		TEX	behind 4-8	b 7	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	5	6%	14%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
17	17	3	1	1995-06-24	Brent Gates	OAK	@	TEX	behind 4-5	t 8	0	---		1	7	4	23%	50%		Home Run (Deep RF)
18	18	4	1	1995-08-27	Gary Gaetti	KCR		TEX	ahead 3-2	b 8	2	1--	5,(1-2) FCFBX	2	4	5	12%	96%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); W. Joyner Scores
19	19	5	1	1995-09-03	Gary Gaetti	KCR	@	TEX	tied 5-5	t 8	2	12-	3,(2-0) BBX	3	3	5	42%	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball); J. Damon Scores; G. Gagne Scores
1996	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
20	20	1	1	1996-04-14	Mariano Duncan	NYY		TEX	ahead 7-2	b 6	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	6	9	2%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
21	21	2	2	1996-04-14	Gerald Williams	NYY		TEX	ahead 10-2	b 8	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	8	7	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); M. Duncan Scores
22	22	3	1	1996-07-06	Edgar Martínez	SEA	@	TEX	ahead 8-5	t 9	1	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	3	DH	3%	98%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
23	23	4	1	1996-07-14	Scott Brosius	OAK		TEX	ahead 8-1	b 6	0	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	6	5	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
24	24	5	1	1996-07-21	Damon Mashore	OAK	@	TEX	ahead 9-8	t 9	2	1--		2	1	9	17%	95%		Home Run (Deep RF); M. Bordick Scores
25	25	6	1	1996-09-12	Fernando Viña	MIL	@	TEX	ahead 11-0	t 7	2	---	6,(3-2) BSBCBX	1	1	4	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
26	26	7	2	1996-09-12	Fernando Viña	MIL	@	TEX	ahead 13-2	t 9	2	-2-	5,(2-2) BCCBX	2	1	4	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); J. Levis Scores
27	27	8	1	1996-09-19	Dan Wilson	SEA		TEX	ahead 5-3	b 5	2	1--	7,(1-2) CFBFFFX	2	9	2	13%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); M. Whiten Scores
1997	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
28	28	1	1	1997-05-27	Carlos Delgado	TOR		TEX	behind 2-15	b 8	2	1--	3,(1-1) BFX	2	5	3	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Brito Scores; C. Delgado Scores
29	29	2	1	1997-06-07	Chili Davis	KCR		TEX	ahead 5-3	b 6	0	1--	1,(0-0) .X	2	5	DH	9%	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. King Scores
30	30	3	1	1997-07-06	Tony Batista	OAK	@	TEX	tied 5-5	t 6	0	12-	5,(3-1) BB2FBX	3	9	6	22%	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); S. Brosius Scores; G. Williams Scores/unER; T. Batista Scores
31	31	4	1	1997-08-05	Troy O'Leary	BOS	@	TEX	ahead 9-1	t 4	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	6	9	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
1998	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
32	32	1	1	1998-04-17	Tom Lampkin	STL		PHI	behind 2-3	b 4	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	13%	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
33	33	2	2	1998-04-17	Mark McGwire	STL		PHI	tied 3-3	b 4	2	-2-	5,(2-2) B.CFBX	2	3	3	22%	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); D. DeShields Scores
34	34	3	1	1998-05-01	Sean Berry	HOU	@	PHI	ahead 9-2	t 6	2	-2-	3,(2-0) BBX	2	4	5	1%	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); D. Bell Scores
35	35	4	1	1998-05-04	Ellis Burks	COL	@	PHI	ahead 6-0	t 4	1	1--	3,(1-1) 1BFX	2	2	8	3%	98%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); M. Lansing Scores
36	36	5	2	1998-05-04	Vinny Castilla	COL	@	PHI	ahead 8-1	t 5	0	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	5	5	1%	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
37	37	6	1	1998-05-29	Edgardo Alfonzo	NYM	@	PHI	ahead 7-0	t 8	2	1--	4,(2-1) BBFX	2	5	5	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); M. Piazza Scores
1999	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
38	38	1	1	1999-08-24	Bobby Abreu	PHI		SDP	ahead 12-2	b 7	1	12-	3,(1-1) BCX	3	3	9	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Ducey Scores; R. Gant Scores
2000	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
39	39	1	1	2000-06-02	Edgar Martínez	SEA		SDP	ahead 4-2	b 7	1	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	4	DH	8%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); A. Rodriguez Scores
40	40	2	1	2000-06-06	Terrence Long	OAK		SDP	ahead 4-2	b 6	2	---	6,(3-2) BFBFBX	1	1	8	8%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
41	41	3	1	2000-06-16	Chris Stynes	CIN	@	SDP	behind 4-7	t 6	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	9	PH	8%	22%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
42	42	4	1	2000-06-21	Damian Miller	ARI		SDP	ahead 10-6	b 8	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	7	2	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
43	43	5	1	2000-07-05	Eric Karros	LAD	@	SDP	tied 5-5	t 8	0	1--	6,(2-2) BSSBFX	2	5	3	29%	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); S. Green Scores
44	44	6	1	2000-07-28	Emil Brown	PIT		SDP	ahead 10-2	b 4	2	1-3	5,(3-1) BSBBX	3	7	9	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); K. Young Scores; A. Ramírez Scores
2001	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
45	45	1	1	2001-04-26	Damian Miller	ARI		ATL	ahead 8-6	b 8	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	8	2	4%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
46	46	2	2	2001-04-26	Erubiel Durazo	ARI		ATL	ahead 9-6	b 8	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	9	PH	2%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
47	47	3	1	2001-05-12	Gary Sheffield	LAD		ATL	tied 0-0	b 9	0	---	2,(0-1) SX	1	3	7	37%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
48	48	4	1	2001-06-13	Homer Bush	TOR		ATL	ahead 7-3	b 5	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	4	3%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
49	49	5	1	2001-07-03	Bobby Abreu	PHI	@	ATL	behind 5-14	t 9	2	1--	4,(2-1) CBBX	2	3	9	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); D. Glanville Scores
2005	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
50	50	1	1	2005-04-20	Jorge Posada	NYY	@	TOR	ahead 7-1	t 6	1	12-	2,(0-1) CX	3	7	2	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); A. Rodriguez Scores; J. Giambi Scores
51	51	2	1	2005-05-07	Paul Konerko	CHW	@	TOR	ahead 6-2	t 4	1	1-3	2,(0-1) FX	3	4	3	7%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); S. Podsednik Scores; C. Everett Scores
52	52	3	2	2005-05-07	Aaron Rowand	CHW	@	TOR	ahead 9-2	t 4	1	---	4,(2-1) BFBX	1	5	8	1%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)