LF Matt 'Butch' Blevins #34
Austin Desperados ABA
Age: 24 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Great
09/05/2024
 OA: 55 POT: 55
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LF MATT 'BUTCH' BLEVINS #34 - AGE: 24 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
134 473 115 20 0 32 83 59 175 .243 .327 .488 0 2.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 40 45 45
Gap 50 50 55 50
Power 60 55 60 60
Eye 60 55 65 60
Avoid K's 40 40 40 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 65 60
Errors: - 50 50
Arm: 25 40 65
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 70
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 55
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Aggressiveness: 35
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 25
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/04/2024 DD Win, 4-3 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
09/03/2024 DD Loss, 3-5 4 1 3 3 1 0 1 0
09/02/2024 DD Loss, 4-6 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/01/2024 @ TOR Loss, 1-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
08/31/2024 @ TOR Win, 2-1 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 0
08/30/2024 @ TOR Loss, 0-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
08/28/2024 CIN Loss, 4-5 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/27/2024 CIN Loss, 1-2 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
08/26/2024 CIN Win, 4-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/25/2024 IND Win, 1-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Matt isn't one to rock the boat.
Birthday:08/14/2000
Born in:Willow Springs, MO
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$13,800
Signed Through:2024 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 160 Days
Service This Yr:160 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, 160 Days
Pro Service:2 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2022, 16th Pick in Round 1
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2024 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 134 473 115 20 0 32 83 75 59 175 .243 .327 .488 .815 .340 .245 115
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 126 536 1 7 0 6 1 2 231 52 0 2 0.0 76.8 5.62 2.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   152 37 6 0 7 20 18 15 51 1 1 0 .243 .310 .421 .731
Versus Right   321 78 14 0 25 63 57 44 124 1 0 1 .243 .335 .520 .855
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   11 5 0 0 1 4 1 1 4 0 0 0 .455 .500 .727 1.227
Last Week   19 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 11 0 0 0 .158 .200 .211 .411
March   12 4 1 0 1 3 3 2 4 0 0 0 .333 .429 .667 1.095
April   77 24 4 0 8 21 15 8 29 1 1 0 .312 .372 .675 1.047
May   96 22 4 0 4 9 12 11 31 0 0 0 .229 .308 .396 .704
June   92 20 4 0 8 17 15 10 39 0 0 0 .217 .294 .522 .816
July   91 16 2 0 6 17 12 15 31 1 0 0 .176 .290 .396 .685
August   90 24 5 0 4 12 17 12 34 0 0 1 .267 .359 .456 .815
September   15 5 0 0 1 4 1 1 7 0 0 0 .333 .375 .533 .908
Spring Training   32 5 1 0 1 3 3 4 9 0 0 0 .156 .250 .281 .531
Last Year   383 80 19 1 26 59 60 69 171 3 0 5 .209 .335 .467 .802
Career   856 195 39 1 58 142 135 128 346 5 1 6 .228 .331 .479 .810
Home   213 55 8 0 14 35 32 26 75 2 0 1 .258 .339 .493 .832
Road   260 60 12 0 18 48 43 33 100 0 1 0 .231 .317 .485 .802
Grass   463 112 19 0 31 81 73 59 171 2 1 1 .242 .328 .484 .811
Turf   10 3 1 0 1 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 .300 .300 .700 1.000
Day   178 53 12 0 8 34 30 21 68 1 0 0 .298 .370 .500 .870
Night   295 62 8 0 24 49 45 38 107 1 1 1 .210 .301 .481 .783
As Starter   464 112 20 0 30 79 73 57 170 2 1 1 .241 .324 .478 .803
As Reliever / Substitution   9 3 0 0 2 4 2 2 5 0 0 0 .333 .455 1.000 1.455
Pinch Hitting   6 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 .167 .167 .667 .833
Close/Late   98 25 2 0 7 14 15 13 34 0 0 0 .255 .342 .490 .832
Inning 1-3   145 34 7 0 8 28 19 15 55 2 1 0 .234 .302 .448 .751
Inning 4-6   179 42 10 0 11 29 30 20 66 0 0 1 .235 .315 .475 .790
Inning 7-9   144 38 3 0 13 25 26 24 52 0 0 0 .264 .369 .556 .925
Extra Innings   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
0 Outs   153 34 5 0 10 15 30 22 57 1 1 0 .222 .318 .451 .769
1 Outs   157 42 12 0 8 23 27 19 54 1 0 1 .268 .348 .497 .845
2 Outs   163 39 3 0 14 45 18 18 64 0 0 0 .239 .315 .515 .830
Scoring Position   137 39 5 0 8 55 23 24 52 2 1 1 .285 .390 .496 .887
Bases Empty   262 66 15 0 20 20 43 28 90 0 0 0 .252 .324 .538 .862
Runner on 1st   74 10 0 0 4 8 9 7 33 0 0 0 .135 .210 .297 .507
Runner on 2nd   66 11 1 0 5 13 9 10 24 0 0 1 .167 .286 .409 .695
Runner on 3rd   18 7 2 0 1 9 4 6 6 0 0 0 .389 .542 .667 1.208
Runner on 1st & 2nd   24 10 2 0 1 11 3 2 9 0 0 0 .417 .462 .625 1.087
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 3 0 0 0 4 2 1 2 1 0 0 .429 .444 .429 .873
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   15 5 0 0 1 10 2 2 8 1 1 0 .333 .389 .533 .922
Bases Loaded   7 3 0 0 0 8 3 3 3 0 0 0 .429 .600 .429 1.029
Two Strikes   335 56 10 0 18 44 42 23 175 2 0 1 .167 .222 .358 .580
First Pitch   39 16 3 0 2 7 7 5 0 0 1 0 .410 .477 .641 1.118
Count 0-1   18 6 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .556 .889
Count 0-2   39 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 29 0 0 0 .051 .051 .051 .103
Count 1-0   19 10 0 0 4 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 .526 .526 1.158 1.684
Count 1-1   33 15 2 0 4 10 6 1 0 0 0 0 .455 .471 .879 1.349
Count 1-2   93 7 0 0 1 7 5 0 64 2 0 0 .075 .074 .108 .181
Count 2-0   6 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Count 2-1   19 9 2 0 3 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 .474 .474 1.053 1.526
Count 2-2   97 13 3 0 3 7 9 0 63 0 0 0 .134 .134 .258 .392
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 1 1 0 0 2 5 17 0 0 0 0 .250 .857 .500 1.357
Full Count   106 34 7 0 14 29 28 23 19 0 0 1 .321 .446 .783 1.229
Behind in Count   150 15 1 0 2 11 7 0 93 2 0 0 .100 .099 .147 .245
Ahead in Count   48 22 4 0 7 19 18 30 0 0 0 0 .458 .667 .979 1.646
Batting Leadoff   3 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1.667
Batting 4th   231 55 9 0 14 41 35 30 84 1 0 1 .238 .327 .459 .786
Batting 5th   126 31 6 0 10 25 20 13 50 0 0 0 .246 .317 .532 .848
Batting 6th   108 26 5 0 7 14 19 13 37 1 1 0 .241 .320 .481 .801
Batting 7th   5 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 .400 .625 .400 1.025
Low Leverage   172 41 8 0 14 18 27 22 56 0 0 0 .238 .325 .529 .854
Medium Leverage   216 56 11 0 16 44 34 25 81 1 1 1 .259 .337 .532 .870
High Leverage   82 18 1 0 2 21 13 11 36 1 0 0 .220 .309 .305 .613
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2023 Austin - ABA 22 129 383 80 19 1 26 59 60 69 5 3 171 1 0 .209 .335 .467 .802 109 108 1.3
2024 Austin - ABA 23 134 473 115 20 0 32 83 75 59 1 2 175 0 2 .243 .327 .488 .815 118 115 2.1
Total ABA 263 856 195 39 1 58 142 135 128 6 5 346 1 2 .228 .331 .479 .810 114 112 3.4
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2019 Nebraska - NCAA 18 49 169 58 6 1 18 49 37 28 2 0 44 1 1 .343 .442 .710 1.152 187 190 2.5
2020 Nebraska - NCAA 19 50 170 65 6 1 19 60 48 42 2 0 46 0 1 .382 .509 .765 1.274 235 250 4.0
2021 Nebraska - NCAA 20 50 173 50 6 0 22 45 46 40 1 0 51 0 1 .289 .425 .705 1.130 195 195 2.5
2022 Nebraska - NCAA 21 49 179 57 4 0 19 55 43 51 1 1 66 2 0 .318 .470 .659 1.129 190 194 2.7
2022 Tiverton - R 21 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -137 -0.0
2022 St. Louis - AA 21 54 180 31 3 0 10 26 22 42 0 1 74 0 0 .172 .327 .356 .683 104 110 0.9
Total AA 54 180 31 3 0 10 26 22 42 0 1 74 0 0 .172 .327 .356 .683 104 110
Total ACOL 198 691 230 22 2 78 209 174 161 6 1 207 3 3 .333 .462 .709 1.171 202 208
Total AR 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -137
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2023 Austin - ABA 22 12 44 5 0 0 3 4 4 5 0 0 23 0 0 .114 .204 .318 .522 35 33 -0.7
Total ABA 12 44 5 0 0 3 4 4 5 0 0 23 0 0 .114 .204 .318 .522 35 33
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2023 Austin - ABA LF 89 84 140 2 0 143 1 .993 710.2 1.80 +4.0 1.056
2024 Austin - ABA SS 1 1 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 -0.2 .681
2024 Austin - ABA LF 128 125 187 4 0 198 7 .965 1106.1 1.55 +5.2 1.039
2024 Austin - ABA RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL SS 1 1 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 -0.2 .681
TOTAL LF 217 209 327 6 0 341 8 .977 1817.0 1.65 +9.2 1.046
TOTAL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
01/17/2019 Joined the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (55); Power: 45 (65); Eye: 65 (80).
03/21/2020 Goes 5-5 against the Miami Hurricanes, with 1 HR, 5 RBI and 2 R.
04/09/2020 Was selected to the 2020 ABA College All-Star Game.
05/01/2020 Wins the ACOL SL1 Batter of the Month Award.
05/04/2020 Wins the ACOL SL1 Player of the Week Award.
06/13/2020 Wins the 2020 ACOL SL1 Platinum Stick Award at RF.
06/16/2020 Wins the 2020 ACOL SL1 Most Valuable Player Award.
12/02/2020 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Nebraska Cornhuskers development complex.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (40); Power: 60 (70); Eye: 65 (80).
03/29/2021 Wins the ACOL SL1 Player of the Week Award.
04/01/2021 Wins the ACOL SL1 Batter of the Month Award.
04/05/2021 Was selected to the 2021 ABA College All-Star Game.
06/07/2021 Wins the 2021 ACOL SL1 Platinum Stick Award at LF.
06/28/2021 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Nebraska Cornhuskers development complex.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 65 (70); Eye: 65 (80).
04/05/2022 Was selected to the 2022 ABA College All-Star Game.
06/07/2022 Released by the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
06/07/2022 Drafted in the 2022 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 16, 16th overall pick) by the Austin Desperados.
06/19/2022 Signed a minor league contract with the Austin Desperados organization with a signing bonus of $49,000.
06/29/2022 Named the #21 prospect in the ABA
11/01/2022 Named the #25 prospect in the ABA
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (40); Power: 65 (70); Eye: 70 (80).
02/28/2023 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Austin Desperados development complex.
03/31/2023 Named the #25 prospect in the ABA
10/05/2023 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for one week.
11/22/2023 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $13,800.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 70 (70).
04/29/2024 Hits three home runs against the Oakland Invaders, going 3-4 with 6 RBI and 4 runs scored!
06/02/2024 Hits three home runs against the Toronto Trash Pandas, going 3-3 with 3 RBI and 3 runs scored!
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