What years did Matt Kinney play?

Matt Kinney played in Major League Baseball from 2000 to 2005.

Was Matt Kinney a pitcher?

Yes. Matt Kinney pitched in the major leagues, recording 19 wins and 297 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Matt Kinney hit?

Matt Kinney hit 0 career home runs with 5 hits.

Matt Kinney

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2000-2005)

W–L 19–27

ERA 5.29

WHIP 1.58

SO 297

Pitcher PIV -5007.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 220 lb
Born: 12/16/1976 in Bangor, ME, USA
MLB Debut: 2000-08-18
Last Game: 2005-09-28

Full name: Matthew John Kinney

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
19	27	103	58	1	0	0	389.7	442	229	60	174	297	5.29	-5007.0

Career ERA 5.29 vs. league average 4.44 across their career seasons — 19.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2000	MIN	AL	2	2	8	8	0	42.3	41	24	25	24	5.10	4.77 (-7%)	-1219.2
2002	MIN	AL	2	7	14	12	0	66.0	78	34	33	45	4.64	4.28 (-8%)	-2353.6
2003	MIL	NL	10	13	33	31	1	190.7	201	110	80	152	5.19	4.40 (-18%)	-1103.3
2004	MIL	NL	3	4	32	6	0	62.3	77	40	23	52	5.78	4.46 (-29%)	334.9
2004	KCA	AL	0	1	11	0	0	16.3	27	13	7	21	7.16	4.46 (-60%)	-22.0
2005	SFN	NL	2	0	5	1	0	12.0	18	8	6	3	6.00	4.29 (-40%)	-643.7
Career · 6 seasons			19	27	103	58	1	389.2	442	229	174	297	5.29	—	-5,007

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
103	69	3	5	1	0	0	1	0	2	30	.072	.099	.087	.186	-763

Career AVG .072 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 72.7% below league average.

Career OBP .099 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 70.6% below league average.

Career SLG .087 vs. league average .425 across their career seasons — 79.5% below league average.

Career OPS .186 vs. league average .759 across their career seasons — 75.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2000	MIN	AL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	MIN	AL	14	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	MIL	NL	33	55	3	2	1	0	2	27	.036	.264 (-86%)	.332 (-79%)	.422 (-87%)	.754 (-83%)	-762.6
2004	MIL	NL	32	9	0	2	0	1	0	1	.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	KCA	AL	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	SFN	NL	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			103	69	3	5	1	1	2	30	.072	—	—	—	—	-763

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	52	32	2	2	0	0	.062
Away	51	37	1	3	0	1	.081

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	52	200.1	214	108	80	161	4.85
Away	51	189.1	228	121	94	136	5.75

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
2005-09-28	SFG	SDP	L	0	0	0
2005-09-23	SFG	COL	W	1	1	0
2005-09-18	SFG	LAD	W	0	0	0
2005-09-12	SFG	SDP	W	2	0	1
2005-09-08	SFG	CHC	L	0	0	0
2004-10-01	KCR	CHW	L	0	0	0
2004-09-30	KCR	CHW	L	0	0	0
2004-09-28	KCR	CLE	L	0	0	0
2004-09-19	KCR	CLE	L	0	0	0
2004-09-12	KCR	TBR	L	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2005-09-28	SFG	SDP	—	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0
2005-09-23	SFG	COL	—	2.1	8	6	6	1	0	2
2005-09-18	SFG	LAD	W	1.0	4	1	1	0	0	0
2005-09-12	SFG	SDP	W	5.2	3	0	0	3	3	0
2005-09-08	SFG	CHC	—	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
2004-10-01	KCR	CHW	—	0.2	0	0	0	2	1	0
2004-09-30	KCR	CHW	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
2004-09-28	KCR	CLE	—	3.0	1	0	0	0	3	0
2004-09-19	KCR	CLE	—	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0
2004-09-12	KCR	TBR	—	2.0	2	1	1	0	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	103	58	25	39	2	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2000	MIN	P	8	8	3	5	1	0
2002	MIN	P	14	12	5	6	0	1
2003	MIL	P	33	31	13	22	1	4
2004	MIL	P	32	6	3	4	0	0
2004	KCA	P	11	0	1	0	0	0
2005	SFN	P	5	1	0	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	103

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2004	MIL	NL	$400,000
2003	MIL	NL	$318,000
Total Career Earnings			$718,000

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Frequently Asked Questions about Matt Kinney

What years did Matt Kinney play?: Matt Kinney played in Major League Baseball from 2000 to 2005.
Was Matt Kinney a pitcher?: Yes. Matt Kinney pitched in the major leagues, recording 19 wins and 297 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Matt Kinney hit?: Matt Kinney hit 0 career home runs with 5 hits.