Matt Diaz
2003–2013 · bats R / throws R · Atlanta Braves, Kansas City Royals, Miami Marlins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Tampa Bay Rays
736G
.290AVG
.338OBP
.429SLG
More career statistics
546H
45HR
226RBI
33SB
2Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 736 | 2,052 | 1,881 | 212 | 546 | 98 | 14 | 45 | 226 | 106 | 378 | 33 | 16 | 38 | 16 | 807 | .290 | .338 | .429 | .767 |
Streaks
8longest hitting streak · 2007-06-05 to 2007-06-20
13longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Three Double Plays Grounded Into | 2009-08-04 | 1 in 1,620 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 2006-05-11 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 2009-08-28 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 375 | 1017 | 278 | 21 | 111 | 57 | 201 | .300 | .329 | .442 |
| Away | 361 | 1035 | 268 | 24 | 115 | 49 | 177 | .281 | .306 | .417 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .111 | .111 | .111 |
| April | 128 | 376 | 84 | 7 | 39 | 18 | 80 | .240 | .271 | .340 |
| May | 140 | 353 | 101 | 5 | 40 | 15 | 50 | .307 | .329 | .444 |
| June | 104 | 281 | 74 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 59 | .287 | .313 | .360 |
| July | 118 | 286 | 77 | 7 | 37 | 13 | 45 | .289 | .315 | .451 |
| August | 118 | 360 | 114 | 18 | 51 | 22 | 64 | .355 | .378 | .611 |
| September | 121 | 370 | 89 | 7 | 36 | 23 | 76 | .267 | .303 | .372 |
| October | 5 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .400 | .412 | .533 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| washington-nationals | 82 | 247 | 65 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 49 | .293 | .328 | .419 |
| new-york-mets | 78 | 238 | 57 | 7 | 27 | 9 | 41 | .260 | .277 | .388 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 71 | 202 | 59 | 8 | 31 | 11 | 30 | .316 | .347 | .529 |
| florida-marlins | 64 | 206 | 68 | 10 | 28 | 14 | 43 | .374 | .398 | .632 |
| cincinnati-reds | 41 | 88 | 25 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 12 | .309 | .330 | .407 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 36 | 76 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 16 | .229 | .250 | .329 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 33 | 103 | 32 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 15 | .330 | .340 | .495 |
| chicago-cubs | 33 | 81 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 20 | .195 | .222 | .273 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 |  Tampa Bay Rays | 4 | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | .111 | – | – |
| 2004 | Tampa Bay Rays | 10 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 3 | – | .190 | – | – |
| 2005 |  Kansas City Royals | 34 | 89 | 25 | 1 | 9 | – | .281 | – | – |
| 2006 |  Atlanta Braves | 124 | 297 | 97 | 7 | 32 | 5 | .327 | – | – |
| 2007 | Atlanta Braves | 135 | 358 | 121 | 12 | 45 | 4 | .338 | – | – |
| 2008 | Atlanta Braves | 43 | 135 | 33 | 2 | 14 | 4 | .244 | – | – |
| 2009 | Atlanta Braves | 125 | 371 | 116 | 13 | 58 | 12 | .313 | – | – |
| 2010 | Atlanta Braves | 84 | 224 | 56 | 7 | 31 | 3 | .250 | – | – |
| 2011 | Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates | 116 | 251 | 66 | – | 20 | 5 | .263 | – | – |
| 2012 | Atlanta Braves | 51 | 108 | 24 | 2 | 13 | – | .222 | – | – |
| 2013 |  Miami Marlins | 10 | 18 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .167 | – | – |