Donald
Matte
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 7''
Weight: 205
 
Born: March 4, 1919 in Usa
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 33 OAK CL $ 1,670,000  
1953 34 OAK CL $ 1,670,000  
1954 35 OAK CL $ 1,670,000  
1955 36 SD CL    
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,670,000  
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 33 OAK CL $ 1,670,000  
1953 34 OAK CL $ 1,670,000  
1954 35 OAK CL $ 1,670,000  
1955 36 SD CL    
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,670,000  
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Golden Arm or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1952 33 OAK CL 6 4 .600 42 26 0 0 1 105.7 91 30 6 42 98 2.56 .233 .311 .332 .644 10.6
1953 34 OAK CL 0 11 .000 32 32 0 0 0 90.7 84 56 11 44 78 5.56 .251 .339 .418 .757 1.0
1954 35 OAK CL 0 8 .000 35 35 0 0 0 104.0 96 48 11 67 82 4.15 .248 .362 .380 .742 4.3
1955 36 AAA   2 0 1.000 17 0 0 0 8 18.0 9 3 1 9 19 1.50 .141 .247 .188 .434  
3 Years Sim 6 23 .207 109 93 0 0 1 300.3 271 134 28 153 258 4.02 .243 .338 .375 .713 15.9
1 Years AAA 2 0 1.000 17 0 0 0 8 18.0 9 3 1 9 19 1.50 .141 .247 .188 .434  
Season Average 2 7 .222 36 31 0 0 0 100.1 90 44 9 51 86 4.02 .243 .338 .375 .713  
Career Highs 6 11 .600 42 35 0 0 1 105.7 96 56 11 67 98 5.56 .251 .362 .418 .757  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   219 106 20 115 183   .261 .350 .399 .749
vs LH   52 28 8 38 75   .189 .288 .302 .589
Home 3 12 .200 57 49 0 0 0 162.7 148 59 13 72 147 3.26 .246 .326 .359 .685
Away 3 11 .214 52 44 0 0 1 137.7 123 75 15 81 111 4.90 .241 .345 .393 .738
Mar/Apr 1 1 .500 10 5 0 0 0 21.0 17 10 1 14 22 4.29 .224 .344 .289 .634
May 5 6 .455 25 14 0 0 1 62.0 54 23 3 30 52 3.34 .236 .324 .354 .678
June 0 2 .000 18 18 0 0 0 57.0 50 29 4 24 47 4.58 .243 .322 .340 .662
July 0 4 .000 18 18 0 0 0 53.7 51 21 6 21 42 3.52 .250 .320 .377 .697
August 0 5 .000 23 23 0 0 0 67.7 60 28 9 40 60 3.72 .240 .345 .408 .753
Sep/Oct 0 5 .000 15 15 0 0 0 39.0 39 23 5 24 35 5.31 .264 .366 .439 .805
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 33 OAK CL 42 21 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 .048 .048 .190 .238 -0.4 0.0
1953 34 OAK CL 32 18 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .000 .053 .000 .053 -1.6 0.0
1954 35 OAK CL 35 28 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 9 .036 .069 .036 .105 -2.0 0.0
3 Years Sim 109 67 4 2 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 19 .030 .058 .075 .133 -4.0 0.0
162 Game Average 99 5 2 0 0 1 5 0 0 1 28 .030 .058 .075 .133 -5.9  
Career Highs 42 28 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 9 .048 .069 .190 .238 -0.4  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   53 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 17 .019 .019 .075 .094 -3.6
vs LH   14 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 .071 .188 .071 .259 -0.4
Home 57 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .000 .000 .000 .000 -2.6
Away 52 40 3 2 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 9 .050 .095 .125 .220 -1.4
RISP   20 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 6 .050 .095 .050 .145 -1.0
Mar/Apr 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
May 25 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .071 .000 .071 -0.9
June 18 13 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .077 .077 .077 .154 -0.7
July 18 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.3
August 23 16 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 .063 .118 .250 .368 0.0
Sep/Oct 15 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1952 33 OAK CL P 42 26 105.7 5 10 1 1 .938 1.28    
1953 34 OAK CL P 32 32 90.7 4 13 0 2 1.000 1.69    
1954 35 OAK CL P 35 35 104.0 5 12 0 2 1.000 1.47    
Career Totals   109 93 300.3 14 35 1 5 .980 1.47    
Career Highs   42 35 105.7 5 13 1 2 1.000 1.69    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games Started
CAR-46-93
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 0
 
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History
Drafted in 18th round, 350th overall pick, by Oakland in 1952
Earned first career win on 4/30/1952
Had first career hit (homerun) on 8/27/1952, off Bill Laureano (LB)
Injured on 6/4/1953 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
Signed as a free agent by San Diego on 3/14/1955 to a minor league contract