Matt Stairs
1992–2011 · bats L / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, Montreal Expos, Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies
1,895G
.262AVG
.356OBP
.477SLG
More career statistics
1,366H
265HR
899RBI
30SB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,895 | 6,024 | 5,204 | 770 | 1,366 | 294 | 13 | 265 | 899 | 717 | 1,122 | 30 | 24 | 57 | 40 | 2,481 | .262 | .356 | .477 | .833 |
Streaks
12longest hitting streak · 1998-05-04 to 1998-05-21
16longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 4 walks | 1999-04-25 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 2007-08-05 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 38 | 6 RBI | 1996-07-05 | 1 in 1,786 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 945 | 3003 | 682 | 123 | 423 | 367 | 550 | .263 | .349 | .471 |
| Away | 950 | 3021 | 684 | 142 | 476 | 350 | 572 | .262 | .342 | .482 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 266 | 735 | 168 | 26 | 89 | 88 | 140 | .265 | .348 | .451 |
| May | 318 | 977 | 208 | 48 | 151 | 118 | 195 | .245 | .334 | .465 |
| June | 307 | 1028 | 260 | 47 | 174 | 116 | 192 | .292 | .366 | .521 |
| July | 346 | 1138 | 252 | 50 | 158 | 139 | 215 | .257 | .344 | .471 |
| August | 327 | 1074 | 249 | 50 | 176 | 115 | 178 | .265 | .339 | .487 |
| September | 318 | 1033 | 222 | 42 | 148 | 133 | 194 | .252 | .344 | .457 |
| October | 13 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | .226 | .385 | .484 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| minnesota-twins | 110 | 401 | 95 | 22 | 58 | 35 | 70 | .262 | .324 | .478 |
| baltimore-orioles | 106 | 412 | 85 | 19 | 51 | 61 | 78 | .246 | .354 | .472 |
| detroit-tigers | 100 | 357 | 96 | 14 | 62 | 34 | 67 | .304 | .364 | .497 |
| chicago-white-sox | 91 | 325 | 63 | 13 | 49 | 40 | 53 | .230 | .317 | .423 |
| cleveland-guardians | 87 | 306 | 70 | 15 | 61 | 32 | 59 | .258 | .333 | .502 |
| texas-rangers | 84 | 281 | 73 | 10 | 35 | 36 | 47 | .307 | .388 | .504 |
| seattle-mariners | 84 | 317 | 77 | 12 | 42 | 40 | 61 | .282 | .369 | .480 |
| tampa-bay-rays | 82 | 305 | 59 | 11 | 45 | 39 | 64 | .224 | .321 | .414 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 13 | 30 | 5 | – | 5 | – | .167 | – | – | |
| 1993 | 6 | 8 | 3 | – | 2 | – | .375 | – | – | |
| 1995 | 39 | 88 | 23 | 1 | 17 | – | .261 | – | – | |
| 1996 | 61 | 137 | 38 | 10 | 23 | 1 | .277 | – | – | |
| 1997 | 133 | 352 | 105 | 27 | 73 | 3 | .298 | – | – | |
| 1998 | 149 | 523 | 154 | 26 | 106 | 8 | .294 | – | – | |
| 1999 | 146 | 531 | 137 | 38 | 102 | 2 | .258 | – | – | |
| 2000 | 143 | 476 | 108 | 21 | 81 | 5 | .227 | – | – | |
| 2001 | 128 | 340 | 85 | 17 | 61 | 2 | .250 | – | – | |
| 2002 | 107 | 270 | 66 | 16 | 41 | 2 | .244 | – | – | |
| 2003 | 121 | 305 | 89 | 20 | 57 | – | .292 | – | – | |
| 2004 | 126 | 439 | 117 | 18 | 66 | 1 | .267 | – | – | |
| 2005 | 127 | 396 | 109 | 13 | 66 | 1 | .275 | – | – | |
| 2006 | Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Texas Rangers | 117 | 348 | 86 | 13 | 51 | – | .247 | – | – |
| 2007 | 125 | 357 | 103 | 21 | 64 | 2 | .289 | – | – | |
| 2008 | Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays | 121 | 337 | 85 | 13 | 49 | 1 | .252 | – | – |
| 2009 | 99 | 103 | 20 | 5 | 17 | – | .194 | – | – | |
| 2010 | 78 | 99 | 23 | 6 | 16 | 2 | .232 | – | – | |
| 2011 | 56 | 65 | 10 | – | 2 | – | .154 | – | – |