Matt Alexander was born on Thursday, January 30, 1947, in Shreveport, Louisiana. Alexander was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 23, 1973, with the Chicago Cubs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Matt Alexander baseball stats page.
"I'm going to have everybody sign it (a base from the game where the single season base stealing mark was broken), everybody except the pitchers. Shoot, they don't steal no bases." - Matt Alexander in Team Stolen Base Record (Baseball Digest : December 1976)
Matt Alexander![]() Matt Alexander Autograph on a 1978 Topps (#102) |
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Matt AlexanderMatt Alexander Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Matt AlexanderMatt Alexander Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1973 | 26 | Cubs | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .200 |
| 1974 | 27 | Cubs | 45 | 54 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .204 | .358 | .278 |
| 1975 | 28 | Athletics | 63 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .182 | .100 |
| 1976 | 29 | Athletics | 61 | 30 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .033 | .033 | .033 |
| 1977 | 30 | Athletics | 90 | 42 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .304 | .262 |
| 1978 | 31 | Pirates | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1979 | 32 | Pirates | 44 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .538 | .538 | .692 |
| 1980 | 33 | Pirates | 37 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| 1981 | 34 | Pirates | 15 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .364 | .364 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 9 Years | 374 | 168 | 111 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .214 | .294 | .262 | ||
Matt AlexanderMatt Alexander Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1973 Cubs | CF | 3 | 2 | 39 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.69 |
| 1974 Cubs | 2B | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
| 1974 Cubs | 3B | 19 | 13 | 375 | 38 | 2.0 | 35 | 12 | 23 | 3 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .921 | 2.52 |
| 1974 Cubs | CF | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.69 |
| 1974 Cubs | RF | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1975 Athletics | 2B | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .667 | 6.00 |
| 1975 Athletics | 3B | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1975 Athletics | CF | 3 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
| 1975 Athletics | LF | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1975 Athletics | RF | 7 | 1 | 57 | 4 | 0.6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.89 |
| 1976 Athletics | CF | 7 | 0 | 42 | 3 | 0.4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.93 |
| 1976 Athletics | LF | 7 | 1 | 59 | 2 | 0.3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.92 |
| 1976 Athletics | RF | 11 | 3 | 129 | 16 | 1.5 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.35 |
| 1977 Athletics | 2B | 4 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
| 1977 Athletics | 3B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1977 Athletics | CF | 17 | 2 | 143 | 14 | 0.8 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.64 |
| 1977 Athletics | LF | 7 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.90 |
| 1977 Athletics | RF | 10 | 0 | 63 | 5 | 0.5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.14 |
| 1979 Pirates | CF | 3 | 2 | 42 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.57 |
| 1979 Pirates | LF | 6 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1979 Pirates | RF | 3 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 1.7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.09 |
| 1979 Pirates | SS | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1980 Pirates | 2B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1980 Pirates | CF | 2 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.00 |
| 1980 Pirates | LF | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
| 1981 Pirates | CF | 3 | 0 | 51 | 6 | 2.0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.18 |
| 1981 Pirates | LF | 3 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 7.20 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| CF Totals | 41 | 7 | 378 | 37 | 0.9 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.64 | |
| RF Totals | 32 | 4 | 291 | 30 | 0.9 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.78 | |
| LF Totals | 26 | 1 | 138 | 9 | 0.3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.76 | |
| 3B Totals | 22 | 13 | 396 | 38 | 1.7 | 35 | 12 | 23 | 3 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .921 | 2.39 | |
| 2B Totals | 10 | 0 | 51 | 7 | 0.7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .857 | 3.18 | |
| SS Totals | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
| 8 Years | 132 | 25 | 1,260 | 121 | 0.9 | 117 | 88 | 29 | 4 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 2.51 | |
Matt AlexanderMatt Alexander Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1973 Cubs | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 9 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
| 1974 Cubs | 8 | 4 | .667 | 13 | 13 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1975 Athletics | 17 | 10 | .630 | 2 | 51 | 17 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1976 Athletics | 20 | 7 | .741 | 2 | 45 | 19 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1977 Athletics | 26 | 14 | .650 | 0 | 67 | 1 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 21.0 | - | - | - |
| 1978 Pirates | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0 | 7 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1979 Pirates | 13 | 1 | .929 | 1 | 36 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.0 | - | - | - |
| 1980 Pirates | 10 | 3 | .769 | 0 | 34 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1981 Pirates | 3 | 2 | .600 | 4 | 9 | n/a | 0.0 | 11.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 9 Years | 103 | 42 | .710 | 23 | 271 | 37 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 42.0 | - | - | - |
Matt AlexanderMatt Alexander Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1973 Chicago Cubs | 42 | $15,000.00 | - | - |
| 1974 Chicago Cubs | 42 | $15,000.00 | - | - |
| 1975 Oakland Athletics | 31 | $16,000.00 | - | - |
| 1976 Oakland Athletics | 31 | $20,000.00 | - | - |
| 1977 Oakland Athletics | 2 | $25,000.00 | - | - |
| 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates | 36 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
| 1980 Pittsburgh Pirates | 36 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates | 36 | Undetermined | - | - |
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