P Matt 'Dud' Gardner #31
Age: 36 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/11/2027
 OA: 20 POT: 20
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P MATT 'DUD' GARDNER #31 - AGE: 36 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 35 35 35 35
Movement 30 30 30 30
Control 65 65 70 65
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Curveball 25 25
Changeup 40 40
Splitter 35 35
Cutter 45 45
Forkball 50 50
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 89-91 Mph
Stamina 55
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Flyball Pitcher
Hold Runners 40
Defense 40
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Gardner has good leadership skills, but he is thick-headed.
High: Leader
Low: Adaptability, Intelligence
Birthday:07/23/1991
Born in:Jacksonville, AR
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:5 Years, 28 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:6 Years, 42 Days
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2014, 11th Pick in Round 26
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2018 Philadelphia - SKY 26 33 33 10 10 0 4.71 181.2 197 107 95 28 50 150 0 0 1.36 .311 5.00 2.0 102
2019 Philadelphia - SKY 27 14 14 5 5 0 4.56 81.0 88 41 41 12 18 74 0 0 1.31 .328 4.75 1.2 106
2019 Kansas City - SKY 27 20 11 3 4 0 5.88 64.1 73 42 42 15 10 72 0 0 1.29 .335 5.34 0.4 83
2019 Total - SKY 27 34 25 8 9 0 5.14 145.1 161 83 83 27 28 146 0 0 1.30 .331 5.01 1.6 95
2020 Kansas City - SKY 28 25 3 4 1 1 4.63 58.1 61 33 30 12 6 72 0 0 1.15 .333 4.28 0.5 98
2021 Atlanta - SKY 29 19 4 6 2 1 3.58 55.1 51 27 22 8 12 55 0 0 1.14 .283 4.20 0.5 122
2022 Atlanta - SKY 30 4 0 0 0 0 3.38 10.2 9 4 4 1 2 13 0 0 1.03 .296 3.16 0.2 124
2023 Atlanta - SKY 31 30 30 9 11 0 3.34 175.0 162 71 65 20 39 145 0 0 1.15 .278 4.22 2.6 129
Total SKY 145 95 37 33 2 4.30 626.1 641 325 299 96 137 581 0 0 1.24 .305 4.61 7.4 108
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2014 Total - 22 17 17 7 4 0 3.95 111.2 116 53 49 15 29 93 0 0 1.30 .302 4.09 1.4 100
2014 Dayton - A 22 24 0 1 2 3 2.93 30.2 25 15 10 4 11 28 0 0 1.17 .247 4.72 -0.2 138
2014 Napa - A+ 22 7 0 0 0 1 3.95 13.2 9 6 6 0 5 10 0 0 1.02 .250 3.05 0.2 102
2014 Total - A+ 22 31 0 1 2 4 3.25 44.1 34 21 16 4 16 38 0 0 1.13 .248 4.20 0.1 125
2015 Napa - A+ 23 7 7 3 2 0 2.66 40.2 27 12 12 1 9 45 0 0 0.89 .263 2.67 1.3 152
2015 Alexandria - AA 23 34 1 2 3 0 4.74 74.0 92 46 39 6 24 54 0 0 1.57 .352 4.29 0.5 94
2016 Louisville - AAA 24 29 26 8 8 0 4.48 150.2 154 82 75 22 37 109 0 0 1.27 .284 4.71 1.3 97
2017 Louisville - AAA 25 30 30 11 7 0 3.41 184.2 154 77 70 28 29 182 2 2 0.99 .259 3.89 3.3 124
2020 Omaha - AAA 28 11 11 5 2 0 2.78 71.1 50 22 22 12 8 106 0 0 0.81 .262 3.06 2.3 162
2021 Gwinnett - AAA 29 18 16 2 4 1 4.83 85.2 82 49 46 22 10 136 0 0 1.07 .331 3.92 1.3 85
2022 Gwinnett - AAA 30 29 26 11 11 0 3.97 152.0 121 75 67 33 33 203 0 0 1.01 .259 4.34 1.8 107
2024 Tacoma - AAA 32 25 25 9 8 0 3.47 153.0 143 61 59 27 20 196 1 1 1.07 .313 3.67 3.2 123
2025 Tacoma - AAA 33 9 9 2 4 0 8.14 45.1 60 44 41 15 8 59 0 0 1.50 .363 5.80 -0.2 51
2025 Omaha - AAA 33 8 8 3 2 0 5.02 43.0 43 24 24 10 4 58 0 0 1.09 .320 4.46 0.5 85
2025 Total - AAA 33 17 17 5 6 0 6.62 88.1 103 68 65 25 12 117 0 0 1.30 .344 5.14 0.2 64
Total AAA 159 151 51 46 1 4.11 885.2 807 434 404 169 149 1049 3 3 1.08 .288 4.13 103.6
Total AA 34 1 2 3 0 4.74 74.0 92 46 39 6 24 54 0 0 1.57 .352 4.29 94.2
Total A+ 14 7 3 2 1 2.98 54.1 36 18 18 1 14 55 0 0 0.92 .259 2.76 135.4
Total A 24 0 1 2 3 2.93 30.2 25 15 10 4 11 28 0 0 1.17 .247 4.72 138.2
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2022 Atlanta - SKY 30 3 0 0 1 0 4.50 2.0 1 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 0.50 .000 6.04 -0.0 93
2023 Atlanta - SKY 31 2 2 0 1 0 7.00 9.0 12 7 7 2 3 10 0 0 1.67 .370 5.57 -0.0 62
Total SKY 5 2 0 2 0 6.55 11.0 13 8 8 3 3 14 0 0 1.45 .345 5.65 65.8
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2014 Napa - A+ P 7 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 13.2 1.32 -0.0 1.044
2014 Dayton - A P 22 0 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 30.2 1.76 +0.2 1.037
2015 Alexandria - AA P 33 1 1 7 0 8 0 1.000 74.0 0.97 +0.6 1.054
2015 Napa - A+ P 7 7 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 40.2 0.89 -0.5 1.037
2016 Louisville - AAA P 29 26 7 21 0 30 2 .933 150.2 1.67 -0.0 1.013
2017 Louisville - AAA P 30 30 6 12 1 20 2 .900 184.2 0.88 -0.2 .961
2018 Philadelphia - MLB P 33 33 4 28 2 33 1 .970 181.2 1.59 -0.5 .975
2018 Philadelphia - MLB C 1 1 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 8.0 10.12 -0.5 .000 2 1 0 0.0
2018 Philadelphia - MLB 3B 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 .000 17.0 0.00 -1.0 .000
2018 Philadelphia - MLB SS 1 1 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 +0.1 1.011
2019 Kansas City - MLB P 20 11 0 10 0 10 0 1.000 64.1 1.40 -0.1 1.077
2019 Philadelphia - MLB P 14 14 2 10 0 12 0 1.000 81.0 1.33 +0.7 .979
2020 Kansas City - MLB P 25 3 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 58.1 0.77 -1.1 1.057
2020 Omaha - AAA P 11 11 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 71.1 0.76 -0.5 .695
2021 Atlanta - MLB P 19 4 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 55.1 1.14 -0.7 1.042
2021 Gwinnett - AAA P 18 16 4 5 0 9 0 1.000 85.2 0.95 +0.1 1.032
2022 Atlanta - MLB P 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 10.2 0.84 -0.1 1.045
2022 Gwinnett - AAA P 29 26 5 8 0 13 0 1.000 152.0 0.77 -0.6 1.029
2023 Atlanta - MLB P 30 30 2 10 1 13 1 .923 175.0 0.62 -0.4 1.063
2024 Tacoma - AAA P 25 25 5 8 1 13 0 1.000 153.0 0.76 -0.1 1.046
2025 Tacoma - AAA P 9 9 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 45.1 0.60 -0.6 1.035
2025 Omaha - AAA P 8 8 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 43.0 0.63 -0.5 .000
TOTAL P 373 254 50 142 5 198 6 .970 1671.0 1.03 -4.3 1.007
TOTAL C 1 1 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 8.0 10.12 -0.5 .000 2 1 0 0.0
TOTAL 3B 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 .000 17.0 0.00 -1.0 .000
TOTAL SS 1 1 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 +0.1 1.011
PLAYER HISTORY
06/02/2014 Drafted in the 2014 first-year player draft (Round 26, Pick 11, 822nd overall pick) by the Cincinnati Reds, out of college (Vanderbilt).
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (50); Movement: 30 (30); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (50); Movement: 30 (40); Control: 60 (60).
04/06/2016 Injured (Cold), day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (65); Movement: 35 (45); Control: 65 (65).
05/19/2017 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Scranton Dundies with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
05/24/2017 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Toledo Mud Hens with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/26/2017 Finished 3rd in 2017 AAA IL Pitcher of the Year Award voting.
12/29/2017 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 1, Pick 4, 4th overall Pick) by the Philadelphia Phillies, from the Cincinnati Reds.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (60); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 65 (65).
11/28/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (65); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 60 (60).
06/17/2019 Was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for a 3rd draft pick.
09/14/2019 Suspended 4 games after ejection following a brawl.
11/28/2019 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (65); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 65 (65).
11/19/2020 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $750,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 65 (65).
04/05/2021 Was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for LF Lokela Aliimalu.
11/19/2021 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $850,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 35 (35); Control: 65 (65).
11/19/2022 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $950,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 70 (70).
11/28/2023 Became a free agent.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 35 (35); Control: 70 (70).
01/31/2024 Signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners organization.
05/01/2024 Did not elect for free agency and will remain in the Seattle organization.
06/25/2024 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Portland Knightmares with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 35 (35); Control: 70 (70).
05/07/2025 Was granted free agency by the Seattle organization.
05/14/2025 Signed a minor league contract ($60,000 bonus) with the Seattle Mariners organization.
06/09/2025 Released by the Seattle organization.
07/16/2025 Signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals organization.
11/28/2025 Became a free agent.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 30 (30); Control: 70 (70).
04/08/2026 Signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins organization.
05/18/2026 Released by the Minnesota Twins.
11/13/2026 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2018 33 2
Year ERA Rank
2023 3.34 8
Year BABIP Rank
2023 .278 6
Year WHIP Rank
2023 1.15 10
Year QS Rank
2018 18 5
2023 20 7
Year QSP Rank
2018 .545 10
2023 .667 6
Year GB% Rank
2018 0.56 8
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