Rick Matula

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: November 22, 1953 in Wharton, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 16th round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from Wharton HS (Wharton, TX) and the Atlanta Braves in the 14th round of the 1976 MLB June Amateur Draft from Sam Houston State University (Huntsville, TX).

High School: Wharton HS (Wharton, TX)

School: Sam Houston State University (Huntsville, TX)

Debut: April 8, 1979 (Age 25-137d, 14,156th in major league history)
vs. HOU 7.0 IP, 6 H, 3 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER, L

Last Game: June 11, 1981 (Age 27-201d)
vs. MON 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1979 season

Full Name: Richard Carlton Matula

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.1

ERA

4.41

355.0

129

WHIP

1.470

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	13-20 / in Starts: 13-17
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	25 games
Most Games w/o RBI	25 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 64 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	39 (18-12-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 64 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	39 (19-13-6)

Most Driven In
B Nahorodny	0

1980 Batting Game Log

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1980 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	29	3 (2)	Apr 12	ATL	@	CIN	L,4-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.16	-0.058	1.71	-0.05%	-0.50	P
2	30	8 (4)	Apr 18	ATL		CIN	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.45	-0.035	.41	-0.02%	-0.72	P
3	31	12 (3)	Apr 23	ATL		SDP	W,2-1	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.40	-0.049	1.01	-0.02%	-0.60	P
4	32	17 (4)	Apr 30	ATL	@	SDP	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.11	-0.056	.99	-0.03%	-0.46	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	33	22 (4)	May 5	ATL	@	PHI	L,1-7	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.66	-0.016	.48	-0.01%	-0.15	P
6	34	25 (2)	May 10	ATL		HOU	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.81	-0.039	.69	-0.02%	-0.30	P
7	35	30 (4)	May 18 (1)	ATL		NYM	W,2-1	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9	.70	-0.011	.40	0.00%	-0.23	P
8	36	35 (4)	May 23	ATL	@	NYM	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.063	.063	.125	9	.78	-0.038	.34	-0.01%	-0.30	P
9	37	42 (6)	May 30	ATL	@	LAD	L,4-8	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.059	.059	.118	9	2.25	-0.049	1.14	-0.02%	-0.44	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	38	47 (4)	Jun 4	ATL	@	SFG	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.048	.048	.048	.095	9	.29	-0.029	.16	-0.01%	-0.62	P
11	39	51 (3)	Jun 9	ATL		STL	L,5-8	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.043	.043	.043	.087	9	1.11	-0.053	.41	-0.01%	-0.49	P
12	40	56 (4)	Jun 15	ATL	@	CHC	L,1-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.040	.040	.040	.080	9	.53	-0.026	.18	-0.01%	-0.25	P
13	41	61 (4)	Jun 19	ATL		PIT	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.036	.036	.036	.071	9	1.07	-0.083	.33	-0.02%	-0.71	P
14	42	66 (4)	Jun 25	ATL	@	CIN	L,3-15	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.036	.036	.036	.071	9						P
15	43	71 (4)	Jun 30	ATL		HOU	W,5-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.032	.032	.032	.065	9	1.48	-0.121	.51	-0.03%	-1.01	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	44	76 (4)	Jul 5	ATL		SDP	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.029	.029	.029	.059	9	1.20	-0.099	.53	-0.03%	-1.10	P
17	45	81 (4)	Jul 13 (1)	ATL	@	HOU	L,5-6	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.027	.027	.027	.054	9	.88	-0.064	.40	-0.02%	-0.65	P
18	46	86 (4)	Jul 17	ATL		NYM	L,0-6	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.027	.027	.027	.054	9						P
19	47	91 (4)	Jul 21	ATL		MON	L,6-8	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.027	.027	.027	.054	9						P
20	48	97 (5)	Jul 27	ATL	@	PHI	L,4-17	GS-2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.053	.053	.053	.105	9	.41	0.013	.14	0.00%	0.12	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
21	49	103 (5)	Aug 3	ATL	@	MON	L,5-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.053	.053	.053	.105	9						P
22	50	106 (2)	Aug 6	ATL		LAD	L,2-6	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.075	.075	.075	.150	9	.95	0.024	.09	0.00%	0.23	P
23	51	111 (4)	Aug 11	ATL	@	LAD	W,3-2	GS-9	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.116	.116	.116	.233	9	1.04	0.032	.10	0.00%	0.17	P
24	52	116 (4)	Aug 16	ATL	@	SFG	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	9	.50	0.000	.10	0.00%	0.03	P
25	53	121 (4)	Aug 22	ATL		STL	L,4-7	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.130	.130	.261	9	.46	-0.012	.07	0.00%	-0.10	P
26	54	126 (4)	Aug 27	ATL	@	PIT	W,7-4	GS-8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.122	.140	.122	.262	9	.60	-0.022	.11	0.00%	-0.45	P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
27	55	131 (4)	Sep 1	ATL	@	CHC	W,5-2	GS-9	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.151	.118	.269	9	.74	-0.012	.06	0.00%	-0.27	P
28	56	136 (4)	Sep 7	ATL		PIT	W,6-5	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.151	.118	.269	9						P
29	57	141 (4)	Sep 13	ATL		SDP	W,5-3	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.143	.111	.254	9	.85	-0.066	.04	0.00%	-0.84	P
30	58	146 (4)	Sep 18	ATL	@	SFG	W,2-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.136	.105	.241	9	1.19	-0.097	.15	-0.01%	-1.22	P
31	59	151 (4)	Sep 23	ATL	@	LAD	L,2-4	GS-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.136	.105	.241	9	2.23	-0.048	.06	0.00%	-0.44	P
32	60	158 (6)	Oct 2	ATL	@	HOU	L,2-3	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.105	.136	.105	.241	9						P
33	61	160 (1)	Oct 4	ATL	@	CIN	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.105	.136	.105	.241	9						P
							13-20		64	57	0	6	0	0	0	0	2	0	25	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.136	.105	.241		.90	-1.014	.36	-0.30%	-11.30

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