Matt Thaiss
Bats L Throws R6'0" 215 lbBorn 1995 Jackson, USADebut 2019Team TBDraft 2013 R32 #953 Boston Red Sox, Jackson Memorial (NJ) HS
Projections
| Season | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | wOBA | K% | BB% | HIT+ | WAR |
|---|
| 2026 | 137 | 117 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 36 | 1 | 0.209 | 0.312 | 0.328 | 0.641 | 0.120 | 0.292 | 26.3 | 12.1 | 83.2 | 0.15 |
Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2025 | TB | 60 | 190 | 16 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 29 | 46 | 0.218 | 0.349 | 0.288 | 0.638 | 91.6 |
| 2024 | LAA | 57 | 186 | 14 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 28 | 58 | 0.204 | 0.323 | 0.299 | 0.622 | 84.6 |
| 2023 | LAA | 95 | 307 | 32 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 31 | 2 | 36 | 83 | 0.214 | 0.319 | 0.340 | 0.659 | 82.4 |
| 2022 | LAA | 29 | 81 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 0.217 | 0.321 | 0.319 | 0.640 | 83.8 |
| 2021 | LAA | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.143 | 0.250 | 0.143 | 0.393 | 18.3 |
| 2020 | LAA | 8 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0.143 | 0.280 | 0.286 | 0.566 | 63.4 |
| 2019 | LAA | 53 | 164 | 17 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 17 | 52 | 0.211 | 0.293 | 0.422 | 0.714 | 89.6 |
| Career | | 305 | 961 | 92 | 172 | 29 | 1 | 23 | 95 | 7 | 126 | 272 | 0.210 | 0.320 | 0.332 | 0.652 | 85.0 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2025 | 190 | 88.9 | 14.3 | 4.5 | 42.9 | 28.9 | 20.7 | 0.197 | 0.299 | 0.294 | 25.2 |
| 2024 | 186 | 86.6 | 12.9 | 8.0 | 40.0 | 39.6 | 22.0 | 0.193 | 0.333 | 0.295 | 24.9 |
| 2023 | 307 | 88.5 | 9.2 | 10.4 | 40.7 | 34.2 | 18.9 | 0.227 | 0.412 | 0.332 | 24.7 |
| 2022 | 81 | 88.5 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 37.0 | 34.2 | 24.5 | 0.208 | 0.322 | 0.284 | 24.5 |
| 2021 | 8 | 86.2 | 19.9 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 0.253 | 0.302 | 0.298 | |
| 2020 | 25 | 88.1 | 8.9 | 7.7 | 38.5 | 32.1 | 25.9 | 0.132 | 0.217 | 0.236 | 26.1 |
| 2019 | 164 | 89.1 | 15.9 | 6.7 | 43.2 | 33.0 | 16.7 | 0.209 | 0.358 | 0.283 | 25.6 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2025 | TB | C | 53 | 412 | 371 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0.987 | -3.5 |
| 2025 | TB | 1B | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.0 |
| 2024 | LAA | C | 46 | 367 | 313 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0.988 | -5.7 |
| 2023 | LAA | C | 82 | 584 | 596 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0.987 | -2.6 |
| 2023 | LAA | 1B | 3 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | -0.1 |
| 2022 | LAA | C | 14 | 99 | 96 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +0.3 |
| 2022 | LAA | 1B | 11 | 69 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | -2.1 |
| 2022 | LAA | 3B | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | +0.7 |
| 2021 | LAA | 1B | 2 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +0.3 |
| 2020 | LAA | 1B | 2 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | -0.3 |
| 2020 | LAA | 2B | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.750 | -0.4 |
| 2020 | LAA | 3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | -0.0 |
| 2020 | LAA | OF | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2019 | LAA | 3B | 43 | 268 | 16 | 54 | 7 | 5 | 0.909 | -0.7 |
| 2019 | LAA | 1B | 13 | 81 | 80 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | +4.0 |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2026 | AAA | Worcester Red Sox | Bat | 170 | 3 HR, 1 SB | 0.201 | 0.627 |
| 2026 | AAA | Sugar Land Space Cowboys | Bat | 35 | 0 HR, 0 SB | 0.226 | 0.604 |
| 2026 | AAA | nan | Bat | 205 | 3 HR, 1 SB | 0.206 | 0.623 |
| 2025 | AAA | Durham Bulls | Bat | 65 | 1 HR, 0 SB | 0.200 | 0.632 |
| 2022 | AAA | Salt Lake Bees | Bat | 332 | 10 HR, 7 SB | 0.268 | 0.815 |
| 2021 | AAA | Salt Lake Bees | Bat | 449 | 17 HR, 2 SB | 0.280 | 0.879 |
| 2019 | AAA | Salt Lake Bees | Bat | 372 | 14 HR, 1 SB | 0.274 | 0.867 |
| 2018 | AAA | Salt Lake Bees | Bat | 400 | 10 HR, 6 SB | 0.277 | 0.785 |
| 2018 | AA | Mobile BayBears | Bat | 176 | 6 HR, 2 SB | 0.287 | 0.842 |
| 2017 | AA | Mobile BayBears | Bat | 221 | 1 HR, 4 SB | 0.292 | 0.800 |
| 2017 | A+ | Inland Empire 66ers | Bat | 385 | 8 HR, 4 SB | 0.265 | 0.752 |
| 2016 | A | Burlington Bees | Bat | 226 | 4 HR, 1 SB | 0.276 | 0.778 |
| 2016 | Rk | Orem Owlz | Bat | 71 | 2 HR, 2 SB | 0.338 | 0.963 |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2025 | 0.270 | 0.314 | 0.324 | 0.294 |
| 2024 | 0.227 | 0.313 | 0.331 | 0.265 |
| 2023 | 0.273 | 0.308 | 0.299 | 0.308 |
| 2022 | 0.108 | 0.337 | 0.336 | 0.259 |
| 2021 | 0.533 | 0.000 | 0.229 | 0.000 |
| 2020 | 0.600 | 0.158 | 0.278 | 0.256 |
| 2019 | 0.306 | 0.312 | 0.404 | 0.211 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.