NAME     : Jon Matlack
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : 
 
  BIRTHDAY : 1/19/1950
  AGE      : 31
  HEIGHT   : 6"3
  WEIGHT   : 225
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Left
  THROWS   : Left
 
  CONTRACT : $9,000,000 through 1983
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Strong
  LOYALTY                  : Average
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Inconsistent at times
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Suffers
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    D  (Fielding Pct. : .930)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
 
  Duration as Starter  : C
  Duration as Reliever : C
  Holding Runners      : B
  Groundball Pct.      : 57
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 6
  Avoiding Hits        : 6  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 8  (VS. RHB : 9, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
  Avoiding BB's        : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 4
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  At Home        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Away           0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Last Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1971   2.75 18  6  0  33  1   1 219.2  67  69 139  KC
  1972   2.75 14 10  0  33  5   3 235.2  72  80 147  KC
  1973   3.50 13 11  0  34  2   1 231.1  90  75 164  KC
  1974   3.51 15 13  0  34  0   0 233.1  91  74 180  KC
  1975   2.75 17  6  0  32  1   0 219.1  67  69 146  KC
  1976   3.24 11  7  0  33  0   0 224.2  81  63 158  KC
  1977   2.44 16  8  0  33  1   1 224.2  61  59 160  KC,AL
  1978   2.70 14 10  0  34  4   3 226.1  68  61 153  KC,AL
  1979   4.05 10 11  0  36  0   0 209.0  94  58 164  KC,BOS
  1980   3.63 15 10  0  36  0   0 223.1  90  42 185  BOS,MON,NYY
 
  Total ERA   : 3.13
  Total Wins  : 143
  Total Losses: 92
  Total Saves : 0
  Total SHO   : 9
  Total CG    : 14
  Total K's   : 1596
  Total BB's  : 650
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Was selected to the 1978 Allstar game... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1978, going 3-1, 1.46... Traded from Kansas City to Boston on 7/29/1979... Traded from Boston to Montreal on 2/22/1980... Traded from Montreal to New York (A) on 4/1/1980...