Matt Belisle
Born: 6/6/1980 in Austin, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 2003-09-07 | Final Game: 2018-09-30
Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'3" | Weight: 230 lbs
Full name: Matthew Thomas Belisle
Biography
Matt Belisle, born in 1980, was a professional baseball pitcher whose career spanned from 2003 until his retirement in 2018. Throughout his time in Major League Baseball, Belisle showcased his skills primarily as a reliever but also spent time as a starter. He played for several teams, including the Colorado Rockies, Cincinnati Reds, and St. Louis Cardinals, making a significant impact in the bullpens he joined. Belisle was known for his durability and consistency, contributing to his teams with a career record of 52-58 and an earned run average (ERA) of 4.32.
Over his 15-year career, Belisle amassed a total of 711 strikeouts and recorded 14 saves, reflecting his ability to handle high-pressure situations. His style of pitching focused on control and reliability, traits that made him a valuable asset in late-inning scenarios. Belisle's contributions to the game came during a competitive era marked by evolving pitching strategies, where the emphasis on bullpen specialization grew. His longevity in the league and performance under pressure solidified his reputation as a dependable pitcher in Major League Baseball.
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 58 | 693 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 928.7 | 1024 | 446 | 97 | 238 | 711 | 4.32 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | CIN | NL | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5.19 | 0.0 |
| 2005 | CIN | NL | 4 | 8 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 85.7 | 101 | 42 | 26 | 59 | 4.41 | -308.4 |
| 2006 | CIN | NL | 2 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 | 43 | 16 | 19 | 26 | 3.60 | -599.8 |
| 2007 | CIN | NL | 8 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 177.7 | 212 | 105 | 43 | 125 | 5.32 | -488.5 |
| 2008 | CIN | NL | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.7 | 47 | 24 | 6 | 14 | 7.28 | -167.1 |
| 2009 | COL | NL | 3 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.0 | 35 | 19 | 5 | 22 | 5.52 | -353.1 |
| 2010 | COL | NL | 7 | 5 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 92.0 | 84 | 30 | 16 | 91 | 2.93 | 3287.8 |
| 2011 | COL | NL | 10 | 4 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72.0 | 77 | 26 | 14 | 58 | 3.25 | 1599.0 |
| 2012 | COL | NL | 3 | 8 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 80.0 | 91 | 33 | 18 | 69 | 3.71 | 2124.2 |
| 2013 | COL | NL | 5 | 7 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73.0 | 76 | 35 | 15 | 62 | 4.32 | 1540.0 |
| 2014 | COL | NL | 4 | 7 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64.7 | 74 | 35 | 19 | 43 | 4.87 | 8.7 |
| 2015 | STL | NL | 1 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.7 | 34 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 2.67 | - |
| 2016 | WAS | NL | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46.0 | 43 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 1.76 | 1564.5 |
| 2017 | MIN | AL | 2 | 2 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 60.3 | 48 | 27 | 22 | 54 | 4.03 | 440.9 |
| 2018 | CLE | AL | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5.06 | -86.7 |
| 2018 | MIN | AL | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.7 | 40 | 24 | 10 | 21 | 9.13 | -819.3 |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 694 | 89 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 49 | 0.079 | 0.118 | 0.112 | 0.231 | -657.1 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | CIN | NL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2005 | CIN | NL | 61 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.143 | 0.0 |
| 2006 | CIN | NL | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2007 | CIN | NL | 30 | 50 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 0.060 | -657.1 |
| 2008 | CIN | NL | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.125 | 0.0 |
| 2009 | COL | NL | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2010 | COL | NL | 76 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.250 | 0.0 |
| 2011 | COL | NL | 74 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.500 | 0.0 |
| 2012 | COL | NL | 80 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | COL | NL | 72 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2014 | COL | NL | 66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2015 | STL | NL | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | WAS | NL | 40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | MIN | AL | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | CLE | AL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | MIN | AL | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | ALWC | MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2009 | NLDS2 | COL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | ALWC | MIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2009 | NLDS2 | COL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 693 | 44 | 72 | 109 | 8 | 8 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | CIN | P | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | CIN | P | 60 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 2006 | CIN | P | 30 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | CIN | P | 30 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | CIN | P | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | COL | P | 24 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | COL | P | 76 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | COL | P | 74 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | COL | P | 80 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | COL | P | 72 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | COL | P | 66 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | SLN | P | 34 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | WAS | P | 40 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | MIN | P | 62 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | CLE | P | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | MIN | P | 25 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 693 |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | WAS | NL | $1,250,000 |
| 2015 | SLN | NL | $3,500,000 |
| 2014 | COL | NL | $4,250,000 |
| 2013 | COL | NL | $4,100,000 |
| 2012 | COL | NL | $3,775,000 |
| 2011 | COL | NL | $2,350,000 |
| 2010 | COL | NL | $850,000 |
| 2008 | CIN | NL | $1,250,000 |
| 2007 | CIN | NL | $390,000 |
| 2006 | CIN | NL | $343,500 |
| 2005 | CIN | NL | $316,000 |
| Total Career Earnings | $22,374,500 | ||