Matt Carson
PosRF
B/TR/R
Born1981-07-01
Age (2026)45
Contract
No contract data on file. Pre-MLB players and minor-league free agents do not yet have salary projections — entries are added at first 40-man roster placement.
Career Projections (MLE)
All seasons translated to park-neutral MLB-equivalent (MLE) and combined per year. 2026 = actual YTD + projected ROS + total. 2027+ via Advanced Marcel + aging curve.
| Year | Age | Lvl | Team | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | BABIP | K% | BB% | wOBA | wRC+ | BAT | RUN | FLD | POS | REP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 24 | A+ | 2 teams | 467 | 428 | 84 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 128 | 10 | 12 | 5 | .196 | .254 | .292 | .546 | .096 | .259 | 27 | 5 | .244 | 45 | -29 | +0 | +0 | -5 | +13 | -2.1 |
| 2006 | 25 | A+ | 2 teams | 262 | 229 | 49 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 76 | 4 | 5 | 3 | .214 | .283 | .393 | .676 | .179 | .272 | 29 | 7 | .283 | 75 | -7 | -0 | +0 | -3 | +7 | -0.3 |
| 2007 | 26 | AA | Trenton Thunder | 521 | 481 | 106 | 20 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 140 | 9 | 9 | 0 | .220 | .269 | .362 | .631 | .141 | .276 | 27 | 4 | .271 | 66 | -20 | +2 | +0 | -6 | +15 | -0.9 |
| 2008 | 27 | AAA | 2 teams | 461 | 429 | 110 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 101 | 8 | 11 | 4 | .256 | .299 | .427 | .725 | .170 | .305 | 22 | 4 | .310 | 95 | -2 | +1 | +0 | -5 | +13 | 0.6 |
| 2009 | 28 | AAA | 2 teams | 515 | 473 | 103 | 23 | 2 | 20 | 26 | 128 | 6 | 15 | 4 | .218 | .267 | .402 | .669 | .184 | .251 | 25 | 5 | .288 | 79 | -12 | +1 | -0 | -6 | +15 | -0.2 |
| 2010 | 29 | AAA | 2 teams | 359 | 332 | 78 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 95 | 6 | 17 | 4 | .235 | .285 | .434 | .718 | .199 | .279 | 26 | 5 | .306 | 93 | -3 | +2 | +0 | -4 | +10 | 0.5 |
| 2011 | 30 | AAA | 2 teams | 525 | 488 | 120 | 36 | 1 | 22 | 29 | 134 | 6 | 11 | 1 | .246 | .296 | .459 | .755 | .213 | .293 | 26 | 6 | .324 | 106 | +4 | +2 | +0 | -6 | +15 | 1.5 |
| 2012 | 31 | AAA | 2 teams | 538 | 501 | 121 | 26 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 143 | 6 | 9 | 5 | .242 | .287 | .373 | .660 | .132 | .312 | 27 | 5 | .284 | 76 | -15 | -0 | +0 | -6 | +15 | -0.5 |
| 2013 | 32 | AAA | Columbus Clippers | 490 | 450 | 101 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 141 | 7 | 14 | 4 | .224 | .276 | .338 | .614 | .113 | .300 | 29 | 5 | .267 | 63 | -21 | +1 | +1 | -5 | +14 | -1.1 |
| 2014 | 33 | AAA | Columbus Clippers | 311 | 285 | 60 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 100 | 6 | 11 | 1 | .211 | .267 | .337 | .604 | .126 | .289 | 32 | 5 | .267 | 63 | -13 | +2 | +0 | -3 | +9 | -0.6 |
| 2015 | 34 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | 194 | 171 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 46 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .175 | .254 | .269 | .523 | .094 | .216 | 24 | 7 | .234 | 37 | -14 | +0 | +0 | -2 | +5 | -1.0 |
| ▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | — | 4643 | 4267 | 962 | 193 | 27 | 134 | 234 | 1232 | 73 | 118 | 32 | .225 | .277 | .378 | .655 | .152 | .282 | 27 | 5 | .283 | 75 | -133 | +11 | +1 | -50 | +132 | -4.0 | ||
| / 162G | — | 650 | 597 | 135 | 27 | 4 | 19 | 33 | 172 | 10 | 17 | 4 | .226 | .278 | .380 | .658 | .154 | .282 | 26 | 5 | .283 | 75 | -19 | +2 | +0 | -7 | +18 | -0.5 | ||
Historical Stats — Raw (Per Stint)
Actual MLB + MiLB stats as they happened, one row per stint at each level. Use this to see what really got recorded; the table above shows MLB-equivalent translations + projections.
| Year | Age | Lvl | Team | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | BABIP | K% | BB% | wOBA | wRC+ | BAT | RUN | FLD | POS | REP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 24 | AA | Trenton Thunder | 103 | 99 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .192 | .208 | .273 | .481 | .081 | .247 | 24 | 0 | .211 | 20 | -9 | -1 | — | — | +3 | -0.7 |
| 2005 | 24 | A+ | Tampa Yankees | 364 | 321 | 81 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 68 | 8 | 10 | 2 | .252 | .333 | .389 | .723 | .137 | .293 | 19 | 9 | .323 | 106 | +2 | +1 | — | — | +10 | 1.4 |
| 2006 | 25 | AA | Trenton Thunder | 97 | 86 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .304 | .442 | .746 | .186 | .339 | 26 | 4 | .312 | 97 | -0 | +0 | — | — | +3 | 0.2 |
| 2006 | 25 | A+ | Tampa Yankees | 165 | 136 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 3 | .243 | .352 | .463 | .815 | .221 | .250 | 19 | 13 | .349 | 125 | +5 | -0 | — | — | +5 | 0.9 |
| 2007 | 26 | AA | Trenton Thunder | 521 | 471 | 117 | 24 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 109 | 9 | 9 | 0 | .248 | .310 | .414 | .724 | .166 | .287 | 21 | 6 | .318 | 101 | +1 | +2 | — | — | +15 | 1.8 |
| 2008 | 27 | AAA | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | 339 | 305 | 88 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 63 | 8 | 10 | 3 | .289 | .350 | .459 | .809 | .170 | .332 | 19 | 6 | .354 | 129 | +11 | +1 | — | — | +10 | 2.2 |
| 2008 | 27 | AA | Trenton Thunder | 122 | 112 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .277 | .331 | .545 | .875 | .268 | .299 | 16 | 7 | .375 | 145 | +6 | -0 | — | — | +3 | 1.0 |
| 2009 | 28 | MLB | Oakland Athletics | 22 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .429 | .714 | .143 | .357 | 32 | 0 | .300 | 88 | -0 | +0 | -0 | -6 | +1 | -0.5 |
| 2009 | 28 | AAA | Sacramento River Cats | 493 | 440 | 116 | 29 | 3 | 25 | 38 | 94 | 6 | 15 | 4 | .264 | .331 | .514 | .844 | .250 | .279 | 19 | 8 | .362 | 135 | +20 | +1 | — | — | +14 | 3.6 |
| 2010 | 29 | MLB | Oakland Athletics | 83 | 79 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .177 | .198 | .354 | .552 | .177 | .185 | 28 | 2 | .235 | 38 | -6 | +1 | +0 | -4 | +2 | -0.6 |
| 2010 | 29 | AAA | Sacramento River Cats | 276 | 244 | 74 | 18 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 58 | 6 | 13 | 4 | .303 | .380 | .553 | .933 | .250 | .349 | 21 | 9 | .405 | 168 | +21 | +1 | — | — | +8 | 3.1 |
| 2011 | 30 | AAA | Durham Bulls | 495 | 452 | 126 | 41 | 1 | 24 | 36 | 113 | 5 | 11 | 1 | .279 | .339 | .533 | .872 | .254 | .322 | 23 | 7 | .378 | 148 | +27 | +2 | — | — | +14 | 4.3 |
| 2011 | 30 | INTL | Estrellas de Oriente | 30 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .115 | .233 | .192 | .426 | .077 | .176 | 30 | 10 | .210 | 19 | -3 | +0 | — | — | +1 | -0.2 |
| 2012 | 31 | MLB | Minnesota Twins | 69 | 66 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .250 | .242 | .492 | .015 | .326 | 30 | 3 | .222 | 28 | -6 | +0 | +0 | -6 | +2 | -0.9 |
| 2012 | 31 | AAA | Rochester Red Wings | 469 | 422 | 119 | 28 | 2 | 14 | 37 | 106 | 6 | 9 | 5 | .282 | .348 | .457 | .806 | .175 | .345 | 23 | 8 | .355 | 130 | +16 | -0 | — | — | +13 | 2.9 |
| 2013 | 32 | AAA | Columbus Clippers | 490 | 436 | 110 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 39 | 119 | 7 | 14 | 4 | .252 | .324 | .394 | .718 | .142 | .315 | 24 | 8 | .318 | 102 | +1 | +1 | — | — | +14 | 1.6 |
| 2014 | 33 | AAA | Columbus Clippers | 311 | 274 | 71 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 27 | 85 | 6 | 11 | 1 | .259 | .339 | .423 | .762 | .164 | .335 | 27 | 9 | .337 | 116 | +6 | +2 | — | — | +9 | 1.7 |
| 2015 | 34 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | 194 | 166 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .199 | .296 | .307 | .604 | .108 | .233 | 19 | 9 | .273 | 67 | -7 | +0 | — | — | +5 | -0.1 |
| ▸ Career Totals (raw MLB only — historical actual) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLB Career | — | 174 | 166 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .211 | .229 | .319 | .549 | .108 | .263 | 29 | 2 | .238 | 41 | -12 | +1 | +0 | -15 | +5 | -2.1 | ||