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Matt
Pender		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 215
 
Born: June 11, 1981 in Sandwich Ma
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2007 26 DET AL $ 300,000 3 46 49 48 48 55 52 61 66 64
2008 27 LAS AL $ 300,000 4 41 44 43 52 58 55 83 88 86
2009 28 LAS AL $ 300,000 4 38 41 40 54 60 57 85 90 88
2010 29 LAS AL $ 700,714 7 4 4 4 6 6 6 9 9 9
2011 30 LAS AL $ 700,714 7 4 4 4 6 6 6 9 9 9
2012 31 LAS AL $ 700,714 7 4 5 4 6 7 6 9 10 10
2013 32 LAS AL $ 2,800,000 7 6 6 6 7 8 7 9 10 10
2014 33 LAS AL $ 2,800,000 7 6 6 6 7 8 7 9 10 10
2015 34 LAS AL $ 2,800,000 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 9 10 10
2016 35 TEX AL $ 4,744,444 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 9 9 9
2017 36 TEX AL $ 4,744,444 7 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7
2018 37 TEX AL $ 4,744,444 7 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 3 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,744,444 7 46 49 48 54 60 57 85 90 88
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2007 26 DET AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 6 6 6 32 32 32 13 13 13 20 20 20
2008 27 LAS AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 6 6 6 32 32 32 13 13 13 20 20 20
2009 28 LAS AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 6 6 6 32 32 32 13 13 13 20 20 20
2010 29 LAS AL $ 700,714   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3
2011 30 LAS AL $ 700,714   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3
2012 31 LAS AL $ 700,714   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3
2013 32 LAS AL $ 2,800,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3
2014 33 LAS AL $ 2,800,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3
2015 34 LAS AL $ 2,800,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3
2016 35 TEX AL $ 4,744,444   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3
2017 36 TEX AL $ 4,744,444   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3
2018 37 TEX AL $ 4,744,444   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,744,444   1 1 1 6 6 6 32 32 32 13 13 13 20 20 20
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2007 26 DET AL 9 14 .391 32 32 0 0 0 165.3 182 85 24 60 114 4.63 .280 .346 .458 .804 6.4
2008 27 LAS AL 9 9 .500 45 23 0 0 1 170.0 178 85 11 74 106 4.50 .268 .346 .388 .734 9.0
2009 28 LAS AL 9 9 .500 33 33 0 0 0 177.7 208 103 12 61 91 5.22 .291 .353 .389 .743 8.7
2010 29 LAS AL 10 7 .588 52 12 0 0 0 122.0 129 68 10 45 49 5.02 .274 .347 .394 .741 6.2
2011 30 LAS AL 6 11 .353 49 17 0 0 3 149.0 161 83 9 56 78 5.01 .273 .339 .384 .723 5.8
2012 31 LAS AL 10 3 .769 59 0 0 0 5 120.0 145 54 1 49 65 4.05 .306 .378 .371 .749 9.9
2013 32 LAS AL 11 5 .688 40 24 0 0 0 185.0 192 79 9 44 105 3.84 .267 .317 .357 .674 13.5
2014 33 LAS AL 10 14 .417 32 32 6 2 0 222.3 208 96 10 75 146 3.89 .247 .320 .355 .674 14.0
2015 34 LAS AL 15 13 .536 33 33 7 3 0 220.3 236 108 17 70 142 4.41 .272 .335 .382 .717 11.6
2016 35 TEX AL 5 7 .417 18 15 1 0 0 100.3 111 50 6 39 57 4.49 .279 .356 .397 .753 3.1
2017 36 TEX AL 9 15 .375 29 29 1 1 0 178.0 197 88 13 48 103 4.45 .282 .339 .397 .736 6.8
2018 37 TEX AL 4 7 .364 41 9 0 0 2 113.3 144 76 16 36 50 6.04 .310 .374 .476 .850 1.2
12 Years Sim 107 114 .484 463 259 15 6 11 1923.3 2091 975 138 657 1106 4.56 .277 .343 .392 .735 96.2
Season Average 8 9 .471 38 21 1 0 0 160.3 174 81 11 54 92 4.56 .277 .343 .392 .735  
Career Highs 15 15 .769 59 33 7 3 5 222.3 236 108 24 75 146 6.04 .310 .378 .476 .850  
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   1026 473 61 294 604   .261 .313 .367 .680
vs LH   1065 502 77 363 502   .294 .358 .420 .778
Home 51 58 .468 219 122 7 4 6 913.3 999 451 67 299 528 4.44 .277 .332 .397 .729
Away 56 56 .500 244 137 8 2 5 1010.0 1092 524 71 358 578 4.67 .277 .337 .389 .726
Mar/Apr 15 12 .556 77 27 2 0 4 263.6 306 125 11 97 161 4.27 .291 .351 .373 .725
May 16 19 .457 90 44 4 2 2 356.0 375 171 27 126 206 4.32 .272 .333 .391 .724
June 19 17 .528 75 44 3 2 2 332.3 342 154 19 113 187 4.17 .266 .326 .369 .695
July 13 18 .419 74 45 0 0 2 304.6 358 186 22 101 182 5.50 .290 .343 .418 .762
August 24 20 .545 74 47 2 1 0 307.3 345 158 27 106 190 4.63 .283 .341 .402 .743
Sep/Oct 20 28 .417 73 52 4 1 1 359.3 365 181 32 114 180 4.53 .263 .319 .399 .718
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won MVP or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2007 26 DET AL 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
2008 27 LAS AL 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
2009 28 LAS AL 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4 0.0
2010 29 LAS AL 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
2011 30 LAS AL 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
2013 32 LAS AL 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
2014 33 LAS AL 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2 0.0
2015 34 LAS AL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
2016 35 TEX AL 2 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .500 .750 0.5 0.2
2017 36 TEX AL 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3 0.0
10 Years Sim 22 28 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 .143 .143 .179 .321 0.1 0.2
162 Game Average 206 22 29 7 0 0 7 0 0 0 66 .143 .143 .179 .321 0.5  
Career Highs 5 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.5  
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   22 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .182 .182 .227 .409 0.5
vs LH   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6
Away 22 28 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 .143 .143 .179 .321 -0.1
RISP   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7
June 11 19 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .158 .158 .211 .368 0.2
July 5 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .111 .111 .111 .222 -0.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2007 26 DET AL P 32 32 165.3 12 18 1 2 .968 1.63    
2008 27 LAS AL P 45 23 170.0 5 20 1 2 .962 1.32    
2009 28 LAS AL P 33 33 177.7 10 27 3 5 .925 1.87    
2010 29 LAS AL P 52 12 122.0 2 11 1 1 .929 0.96    
2011 30 LAS AL P 49 17 149.0 12 19 1 2 .969 1.87    
2012 31 LAS AL P 59 0 120.0 2 15 0 1 1.000 1.28    
2013 32 LAS AL P 40 24 185.0 11 22 0 1 1.000 1.61    
2014 33 LAS AL P 32 32 222.3 13 30 1 2 .977 1.74    
2015 34 LAS AL P 33 33 220.3 18 32 3 5 .943 2.04    
2016 35 TEX AL P 18 15 100.3 4 11 2 1 .882 1.35    
2017 36 TEX AL P 29 29 178.0 7 21 0 4 1.000 1.42    
2018 37 TEX AL P 41 9 113.3 2 16 2 1 .900 1.43    
Career Totals   463 259 1923.3 98 242 15 27 .958 1.59    
Career Highs   59 33 222.3 18 32 3 5 1.000 2.04    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
2014 33 LAS AL 1 1 .500 2 2 0 0 0 15.3 11 7 2 6 10 4.11 .196 .274 .304 .578
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 1 .500 2 2 0 0 0 15.3 11 7 2 6 10 4.11 .196 .274 .304 .578
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
2015-10-15
 Losses
2007-10-14
2017-7-15
CAR-39-114
 Winning Pct
2013-4-.688
 Shutouts
2014-10-2
2015-8-3
2017-7-1
 Hits Allowed
CAR-38-2091
 Walks Allowed
CAR-46-657
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 2)
   Gray Ink Test: 10    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 6)
 
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History
Earned first career win on 9/18/2006
Had first career hit on 7/4/2009, off Roy Oswalt (HOU)
1/29/2012: Gets a new one-year contract worth $700,714 through salary arbitration
9/25/2012: Signed a contract extension with Las Vegas, $2,800,000 per year, for 3 years
 
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