Matt Lawton
1995–2006 · bats L / throws R · ALS, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Guardians, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, Seattle Mariners
1,334G
.267AVG
.368OBP
.417SLG
More career statistics
1,273H
138HR
631RBI
165SB
3Rare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,334 | 5,570 | 4,763 | 756 | 1,273 | 267 | 17 | 138 | 631 | 681 | 613 | 165 | 66 | 94 | 30 | 1,988 | .267 | .368 | .417 | .785 |
Streaks
16longest hitting streak · 2000-04-13 to 2000-04-30
32longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Three Hits, Three Strikeouts | 2001-09-08 | 1 in 1,070 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 2000-06-16 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | Three-Steal Game | 1999-04-21 | 1 in 96 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 665 | 2718 | 636 | 68 | 327 | 367 | 297 | .279 | .369 | .444 |
| Away | 669 | 2852 | 637 | 70 | 304 | 314 | 316 | .257 | .333 | .393 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 | .182 | .000 |
| April | 240 | 1035 | 244 | 26 | 135 | 134 | 124 | .277 | .365 | .429 |
| May | 239 | 1029 | 229 | 21 | 106 | 111 | 115 | .257 | .330 | .402 |
| June | 221 | 931 | 239 | 26 | 104 | 124 | 102 | .301 | .390 | .469 |
| July | 191 | 810 | 191 | 20 | 95 | 90 | 90 | .272 | .347 | .427 |
| August | 236 | 967 | 209 | 27 | 111 | 117 | 92 | .253 | .337 | .395 |
| September | 196 | 754 | 151 | 17 | 77 | 102 | 85 | .239 | .336 | .380 |
| October | 9 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .312 | .333 | .438 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-white-sox | 112 | 458 | 112 | 12 | 67 | 55 | 58 | .283 | .365 | .424 |
| detroit-tigers | 111 | 482 | 121 | 13 | 63 | 68 | 46 | .297 | .392 | .459 |
| kansas-city-royals | 108 | 445 | 93 | 12 | 48 | 67 | 42 | .251 | .360 | .411 |
| seattle-mariners | 81 | 322 | 63 | 9 | 29 | 47 | 37 | .238 | .342 | .389 |
| athletics | 80 | 328 | 78 | 1 | 31 | 41 | 43 | .279 | .363 | .343 |
| texas-rangers | 74 | 300 | 61 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 30 | .236 | .320 | .390 |
| baltimore-orioles | 71 | 284 | 70 | 10 | 33 | 31 | 31 | .285 | .356 | .484 |
| boston-red-sox | 70 | 297 | 61 | 8 | 30 | 42 | 33 | .249 | .347 | .412 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 |  Minnesota Twins | 21 | 60 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 1 | .317 | – | – |
| 1996 | Minnesota Twins | 79 | 252 | 65 | 6 | 42 | 4 | .258 | – | – |
| 1997 | Minnesota Twins | 142 | 460 | 114 | 14 | 60 | 7 | .248 | – | – |
| 1998 | Minnesota Twins | 152 | 557 | 155 | 21 | 77 | 16 | .278 | – | – |
| 1999 | Minnesota Twins | 118 | 406 | 105 | 7 | 54 | 26 | .259 | – | – |
| 2000 | Minnesota Twins | 156 | 561 | 171 | 13 | 88 | 23 | .305 | – | – |
| 2001 | Minnesota Twins, New York Mets | 151 | 559 | 155 | 13 | 64 | 29 | .277 | – | – |
| 2002 |  Cleveland Guardians | 114 | 416 | 98 | 15 | 57 | 8 | .236 | – | – |
| 2003 | Cleveland Guardians | 99 | 374 | 93 | 15 | 53 | 10 | .249 | – | – |
| 2004 | Cleveland Guardians | 150 | 591 | 164 | 20 | 70 | 23 | .277 | – | – |
| 2005 | Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates | 141 | 500 | 127 | 13 | 53 | 18 | .254 | – | – |
| 2006 |  Seattle Mariners | 11 | 27 | 7 | – | 1 | – | .259 | – | – |