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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
10 31 91 5 9 0 5.74 -0.2
Birth Date1-16-1984
Height6' 4"
Weight210 lbs
Age40 years, 3 months, 3 days
BatsL
ThrowsL
WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.
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YEAR Team Lg G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA- WARP
2009 CIN MLB 7 7 40.7 2 4 0 43 8 28 9 99 9.5 1.8 2.0 6.2 0% .279 1.25 5.36 4.87 108 5.15 110.5 0.2
2010 CIN MLB 7 2 20.7 2 2 0 20 5 13 2 96 8.7 2.2 0.9 5.7 0% .277 1.21 3.97 3.05 109 4.92 111.1 0.0
2011 CIN MLB 8 2 18.7 0 3 0 36 4 13 7 103 17.4 1.9 3.4 6.3 0% .408 2.14 7.27 9.16 112 5.90 137.0 -0.3
2012 MIN MLB 9 0 11.0 1 0 0 17 1 5 2 103 13.9 0.8 1.6 4.1 0% .349 1.64 5.04 8.18 124 6.29 144.2 -0.2
CareerMLB311191.059011618592010011.51.82.05.838%.3191.475.405.741115.39120.1-0.2

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
Minor league stats are currently shown —Click to hide.
YEAR Team Lg LG G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA-
2005 BAT A- NYP 8 8 37.0 2 1 0 38 15 36 2 78 9.2 3.6 0.5 8.8 0% -.667 1.43 3.47 3.89 103 5.15 101.6
2006 LWD A SAL 27 27 168.1 16 9 0 120 73 180 5 87 6.4 3.9 0.3 9.6 0% .260 1.15 2.99 2.03 86 2.97 62.4
2007 CHT AA SOU 4 4 28.0 2 2 0 17 3 39 4 100 5.5 1.0 1.3 12.5 0% .228 0.71 2.88 2.57 57 1.81 37.1
2007 REA AA EAS 21 21 125.7 9 7 0 117 45 115 13 110 8.4 3.2 0.9 8.2 0% .286 1.29 3.94 3.94 90 3.92 80.5
2007 LOU AAA INT 3 3 17.0 2 1 0 10 6 23 2 101 5.3 3.2 1.1 12.2 0% .229 0.94 3.05 3.18 83 2.76 56.5
2008 LOU AAA INT 25 25 140.3 11 5 0 143 39 132 18 90 9.2 2.5 1.2 8.5 0% .309 1.30 4.08 4.68 102 4.33 88.5
2008 RDS Rk GCL 1 0 5.7 1 0 0 1 0 9 0 83 1.6 0.0 0.0 14.2 0% .111 0.18 0.38 0.00 54 0.95 19.3
2009 CIN MLB NL 7 7 40.7 2 4 0 43 8 28 9 99 9.5 1.8 2.0 6.2 0% .279 1.25 5.36 4.87 108 5.15 110.5
2009 CAR AA SOU 1 1 7.0 0 0 0 3 2 5 1 94 3.9 2.6 1.3 6.4 0% .125 0.71 4.38 1.29 100 3.35 70.5
2009 LOU AAA INT 22 22 143.0 9 9 0 143 24 125 11 110 9.0 1.5 0.7 7.9 0% .311 1.17 3.05 3.08 82 3.64 76.5
2010 CIN MLB NL 7 2 20.7 2 2 0 20 5 13 2 96 8.7 2.2 0.9 5.7 0% .277 1.21 3.97 3.05 109 4.92 111.1
2010 LOU AAA INT 24 23 134.7 10 7 0 132 28 104 9 100 8.8 1.9 0.6 6.9 0% .300 1.19 3.46 3.34 0 0.00 0.0
2011 CIN MLB NL 8 2 18.7 0 3 0 36 4 13 7 103 17.4 1.9 3.4 6.3 0% .408 2.14 7.27 9.16 112 5.90 137.0
2011 LOU AAA INT 14 13 81.3 7 1 0 77 11 51 8 90 8.5 1.2 0.9 5.6 0% .279 1.08 3.88 2.99 101 4.40 89.9
2011 RED Rk AZL 1 1 2.0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 104 9.0 0.0 0.0 9.0 0% .333 1.00 2.36 0.00 84 3.15 64.2
2012 MIN MLB AL 9 0 11.0 1 0 0 17 1 5 2 103 13.9 0.8 1.6 4.1 0% .349 1.64 5.04 8.18 124 6.29 144.2
2012 ROC AAA INT 8 6 24.0 0 4 0 46 7 16 5 95 17.3 2.6 1.9 6.0 0% .423 2.21 5.78 9.38 122 8.39 174.8
2013 LOW A- NYP 5 0 6.3 0 0 1 4 0 4 0 5.7 0.0 0.0 5.7 0% .222 0.63 1.82 0.00 89 3.06 66.4
2013 PME AA EAS 10 0 14.0 1 1 1 18 2 8 1 11.6 1.3 0.6 5.1 0% .347 1.43 3.74 5.14 100 5.72 124.3
2014 LOU AAA INT 2 2 6.7 0 2 0 25 0 3 2 114 33.8 0.0 2.7 4.1 0% .622 3.75 6.34 16.20 111 10.00 211.7

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2009 645 0.5101 0.4419 0.8105 0.6322 0.2437 0.8990 0.5714 0.1895
2010 303 0.5116 0.4851 0.8367 0.6194 0.3446 0.8958 0.7255 0.1633
2011 361 0.4792 0.4737 0.8246 0.6590 0.3032 0.9123 0.6491 0.1754
2012 147 0.5986 0.5646 0.8072 0.7045 0.3559 0.8710 0.6190 0.1928
Career14560.51170.47120.81910.64350.29080.89880.62750.1809

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2012-06-22 - Minors - - Left Elbow Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2012-07-17 -
2011-05-24 2011-08-17 60-DL 85 74 Left Trunk Fracture Rib From Sneeze -
2010-04-22 2010-04-30 Minors 8 0 Left Fingers Blister Middle Finger -
2009-09-26 2009-10-04 DTD 8 7 Left Fingers Blister Middle Finger -
2009-09-09 2009-09-17 DTD 8 8 Left Fingers Blister Middle Finger -
2008-07-18 2008-08-08 Minors 21 0 Right Abdomen Strain Oblique -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2012 MIN $482,500
2011 CIN $415,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
2 yrPrevious$897,500
2 yrTotal$897,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
1 y 55 d1 year (2014)

Details
  • 1 year (2014). Signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 5/23/14 (minor-league contract). Released by Cincinnati 6/2/14.
  • 1 year (2013). Signed by Boston as a free agent (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year/$0.4825M (2012). Signed by Minnesota 3/3/12. DFA by Minnesota 5/10/12. Sent outright to Triple-A 5/12/12.
  • 1 year/$0.415M (2011). Re-signed by Cincinnati 3/11. Claimed by Minnesota off waivers from Cincinnati 10/31/11.
  • 1 year (2010). Re-signed 3/10.
  • 1 year/$0.4M (2009). Contract purchased 11/20/08. Re-signed 2/21/09.
  • 1 year (2008). Re-signed 12/5/07.
  • Acquired by Cincinnati in trade from Philadelphia 7/30/07 (Kyle Lohse deal).
  • Drafted 2005 (3-97) (Mississippi). $0.4M signing bonus.

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR BABIP WHIP ERA DRA VORP WARP
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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2011-10-31 13:00:00 (link to chat)Twins just acquired Matt Maloney from the Reds. Does that qualify as big? Seems that fans of both teams would like their GMs to rock the boat a bit this offseason.
(RMR from Chicago)		I like Maloney, but no, not big. And yes, both teams need help that won't be forthcoming. (Steven Goldman)
2010-12-02 13:00:00 (link to chat)Bronson Arroyo, Johnny Cueto, Edinson Volquez, Homer Bailey, Travis Wood, Mike Leake, Matt Maloney, Sam LeCure, Aroldis Chapman. That's 9 guys for 5 rotation spots in Cincinnati. How can Jocketty best capitalize on that depth?
(RMR from Chicago)		A few of the brighter bulbs 'round these parts (where there isn't much call for cheddar, by the way)have made a few suggestions. IIRC, SG recommended they trade Volquez, while CK opted for shipping out Maloney, I think. Me, I'd find out what sort of a market there is for Mike Leake -- maybe he's already at his peak trade value. It's really, really hard to predict trades that actually get made, because you almost always look like you're way over- or under-valuing someone in retrospect. That being said, sitting on all that pitching is like sitting on a pot of gold, and Jocketty is sure to be a very popular man next week. (Ken Funck)
2010-08-20 15:30:00 (link to chat)Any chance the Reds' AAA affiliate could beat the Pirates in a 7 game series? They're trotting out a lineup of Dave Sappelt, Chris Valaika, Yonder Alonso, Todd Frazier, Juan Francisco, Danny Dorn, and Devin Mesoraco, with Sam LeCure, Matt Maloney, Aaron Harang, and Aroldis Chapman among their pitchers.
(Joe from Cincy)		I was going to rip you and talk about how massive the different is between Triple-A and the big leagues is, but they might have a chance. I'll still favor the Pirates though. (Kevin Goldstein)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Matt Maloney threw 1,502 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2009 and 2012, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2012, he relied primarily on his Sinker (88mph), Slider (83mph) and Fourseam Fastball (89mph), also mixing in a Change (82mph). He also rarely threw a Curve (81mph).