Matt Ginter

Q: When was Matt Ginter born?

Matt Ginter was born on December 24, 1977.

Q: Where was Matt Ginter born?

Matt Ginter was born in Lexington, KY .

Q: How tall is Matt Ginter?

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

Q: How much did Matt Ginter weigh when playing?

Matt Ginter weighed 215 lbs (97 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Matt Ginter in the Hall of Fame?

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

Q: When was Matt Ginter drafted?

Matt Ginter was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 17th round of the 1996 MLB June Amateur Draft from George Rogers Clark HS (Winchester, KY) and the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (22nd) of the 1999 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS) .

Q: How many strikeouts did Matt Ginter have?

Matt Ginter had 132 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Matt Ginter played for?

Matt Ginter played for 4 teams; the Chicago White Sox, New York Mets, Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians.

Q: When did Matt Ginter retire?

Matt Ginter last played in 2008.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 215lb (185cm, 97kg)

Born: December 24, 1977 in Lexington, KY us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 17th round of the 1996 MLB June Amateur Draft from George Rogers Clark HS (Winchester, KY) and the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (22nd) of the 1999 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS).

High School: George Rogers Clark HS (Winchester, KY)

School: Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS)

Debut: September 1, 2000 (Age 22-252d, 17,758th in major league history)
vs. ANA 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: August 3, 2008 (Age 30-223d)
vs. MIN 6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, 5 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2002 season

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Matthew Shane Ginter

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.0

ERA

5.43

232.0

132

WHIP

1.483

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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
1999	21	CHW-min	A,Rk	5	2	.714	3.91	12	9	1	0	0	1	48.1	43	24	21	3	22	0	39	3	0	1	206			1.345	8.0	0.6	4.1	7.3	1.77	BUR,WHS MIDW,ARIZ
2000	22	CHW-min	AA	11	8	.579	2.25	27	26	0	0	0	0	179.2	153	72	45	6	60	2	126	13	0	12	741			1.186	7.7	0.3	3.0	6.3	2.10	BIR SOUL
2000	22	CHW	AL	1	0	1.000	13.50	7	0	3	0	0	0	9.1	18	14	14	5	7	0	6	0	0	1	52	38	11.06	2.679	17.4	4.8	6.8	5.8	0.86
2001	23	CHW-min	AAA	2	3	.400	2.59	22	10	2	0	0	0	76.1	62	26	22	3	24	4	67	7	0	5	319			1.127	7.3	0.4	2.8	7.9	2.79	CHR IL
2001	23	CHW	AL	1	0	1.000	5.22	20	0	7	0	0	0	39.2	34	23	23	2	14	2	24	7	0	2	167	89	4.08	1.210	7.7	0.5	3.2	5.4	1.71
2002	24	CHW-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	3.94	13	0	7	0	0	0	16.0	20	8	7	3	10	1	9	0	0	1	74			1.875	11.3	1.7	5.6	5.1	0.90	CHR IL
2002	24	CHW	AL	1	0	1.000	4.47	33	0	15	0	0	1	54.1	59	34	27	6	21	0	37	1	0	2	236	101	4.25	1.472	9.8	1.0	3.5	6.1	1.76
2003	25	CHW-min	AAA	3	5	.375	3.03	49	0	27	0	0	14	68.1	66	27	23	2	22	3	52	4	0	1	298			1.288	8.7	0.3	2.9	6.8	2.36	CHR IL
2003	25	CHW	AL	0	0		13.50	3	0	0	0	0	0	3.1	2	5	5	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	15	38	9.63	0.900	5.4	2.7	2.7	0.0	0.00
2004	26	NYM-min	AAA	1	5	.167	2.95	11	11	0	0	0	0	64.0	55	26	21	4	8	1	49	1	2	1	255			0.984	7.7	0.6	1.1	6.9	6.13	NFK IL
2004	26	NYM	NL	1	3	.250	4.54	15	14	0	0	0	0	69.1	82	41	35	8	20	5	38	5	0	1	313	94	4.53	1.471	10.6	1.0	2.6	4.9	1.90
2005	27	DET-min	AAA	4	3	.571	4.33	17	10	1	0	0	0	68.2	72	35	33	9	10	0	49	3	1	1	283			1.194	9.4	1.2	1.3	6.4	4.90	TOL IL
2005	27	DET	AL	0	1	.000	6.17	14	1	2	0	0	0	35.0	49	25	24	6	9	1	15	2	0	0	157	69	5.33	1.657	12.6	1.5	2.3	3.9	1.67

2006	28	BOS-PIT-min	AAA	5	14	.263	4.33	24	23	1	1	0	1	141.1	147	80	68	15	26	2	85	5	1	3	587			1.224	9.4	1.0	1.7	5.4	3.27	PAW,INA IL
2007	29	STL-MIL-min	AAA	2	6	.250	4.41	32	8	7	0	0	2	69.1	88	42	34	5	10	2	43	2	0	2	300			1.413	11.4	0.6	1.3	5.6	4.30	MEM,NVL PCL
2008	30	CLE-min	AAA	6	6	.500	4.14	18	17	1	0	0	0	100.0	109	57	46	10	32	0	65	5	0	2	439			1.410	9.8	0.9	2.9	5.9	2.03	BFL IL
2008	30	CLE	AL	1	3	.250	5.14	4	4	0	0	0	0	21.0	25	12	12	3	3	1	12	0	0	2	87	84	4.27	1.333	10.7	1.3	1.3	5.1	4.00
2009	31	MIL-min	AAA	3	3	.500	3.81	38	3	15	0	0	2	75.2	85	41	32	7	24	0	52	5	0	7	336			1.441	10.1	0.8	2.9	6.2	2.17	NVL PCL
7 Yrs				5	7	.417	5.43	96	19	27	0	0	1	232.0	269	154	140	31	75	9	132	17	0	8	1027	82	4.82	1.483	10.4	1.2	2.9	5.1	1.76
162 Game Avg.				3	4	.417	5.43	57	11	16	0	0	1	137	159	91	83	18	44	5	78	10	0	5	607	82	4.82	1.483	10.4	1.2	2.9	5.1	1.76

CHW (4 yrs)				3	0	1.000	5.82	63	0	25	0	0	1	106.2	113	76	69	14	43	2	67	10	0	5	470	80	4.95	1.463	9.5	1.2	3.6	5.7	1.56
NYM (1 yr)				1	3	.250	4.54	15	14	0	0	0	0	69.1	82	41	35	8	20	5	38	5	0	1	313	94	4.53	1.471	10.6	1.0	2.6	4.9	1.90
CLE (1 yr)				1	3	.250	5.14	4	4	0	0	0	0	21.0	25	12	12	3	3	1	12	0	0	2	87	84	4.27	1.333	10.7	1.3	1.3	5.1	4.00
DET (1 yr)				0	1	.000	6.17	14	1	2	0	0	0	35.0	49	25	24	6	9	1	15	2	0	0	157	69	5.33	1.657	12.6	1.5	2.3	3.9	1.67

AL (6 yrs)				4	4	.500	5.81	81	5	27	0	0	1	162.2	187	113	105	23	55	4	94	12	0	7	714	78	4.95	1.488	10.3	1.3	3.0	5.2	1.71
NL (1 yr)				1	3	.250	4.54	15	14	0	0	0	0	69.1	82	41	35	8	20	5	38	5	0	1	313	94	4.53	1.471	10.6	1.0	2.6	4.9	1.90

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

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
2001	23	CHW	AL	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1

2004	26	NYM	NL	0.2	13	19	14	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	5	.214	.313	.286	.598	58	.280	47	4	0	0	3	0	0	1
2 Yrs				0.2	15	19	14	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	5	.214	.313	.286	.598	58	.280	47	4	0	0	3	0	0	1
162 Game Avg				1.6	162	205	151	11	32	11	0	0	11	0	0	22	54	.214	.313	.286	.598	58	.280	47	43	0	0	32	0	0

NYM (1 Yr)				0.2	13	19	14	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	5	.214	.313	.286	.598	58	.280	47	4	0	0	3	0	0	1
CHW (1 Yr)				0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1

NL (1 Yr)				0.2	13	19	14	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	5	.214	.313	.286	.598	58	.280	47	4	0	0	3	0	0	1
AL (1 Yr)				0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1

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					Standard											DRS		Range Factor				Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	Rdrs	Rdrs/yr	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
2000	22	CHW	AL	P	7	0	0	9.1	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	.960			0.96	1.64	0.14	1.60	1	0	0			0
2001	23	CHW	AL	P	20	0	0	39.2	7	3	4	0	0	1.000	.954			1.59	1.75	0.35	1.74	2	2	1	33.3	29.3	0
2002	24	CHW	AL	P	33	0	0	54.1	6	4	2	0	1	1.000	.957			0.99	1.69	0.18	1.67	2	6	2	25.0	31.9	1
2003	25	CHW	AL	P	3	0	0	3.1	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	.960	0	0	2.70	1.62	0.33	1.70	0	0	0			0
2004	26	NYM	NL	P	15	14	0	69.1	10	4	4	2	0	.800	.965	-1	-17	1.04	1.84	0.53	1.82	1	6	2	25.0	28.0	0
2005	27	DET	AL	P	14	1	0	35.0	8	4	4	0	1	1.000	.954	2	72	2.06	1.70	0.57	1.68	0	2	4	66.7	29.8	1

2008	30	CLE	AL	P	4	4	0	21.0	3	1	2	0	0	1.000	.953	0	0	1.29	1.59	0.75	1.60	2	1	0	0.0	27.0	0
7 Yrs					96	19	0	232.0	36	17	17	2	2	.944	.958	1	6	1.32	1.73	0.35	1.70	8	17	9	34.6	29.7	2

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Matt Ginter?

Matt Ginter is 46 years old.

When was Matt Ginter born?

Matt Ginter was born on December 24, 1977.

Where was Matt Ginter born?

Matt Ginter was born in Lexington, KY.

How tall is Matt Ginter?

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

How much did Matt Ginter weigh when playing?

Matt Ginter weighed 215 lbs (97 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Matt Ginter play?

Matt Ginter played 7 seasons.

Is Matt Ginter in the Hall of Fame?

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

When was Matt Ginter drafted?

Matt Ginter was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 17th round of the 1996 MLB June Amateur Draft from George Rogers Clark HS (Winchester, KY) and the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (22nd) of the 1999 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS).

What position did Matt Ginter play?

Matt Ginter was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Matt Ginter have?

Matt Ginter had 132 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Matt Ginter played for?

Matt Ginter played for 4 teams; the Chicago White Sox, New York Mets, Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians.

When did Matt Ginter retire?

Matt Ginter last played in 2008.

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