Matthew
Norman
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 220
 
Born: April 27, 1994 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 2024   
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2023 29 MON HL $ 5,900,000  
2024 30 MON HL $ 5,900,000  
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 5,900,000  
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 5,900,000  
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2025 31 DAL SL $ 3,000,000  
2026 32 DAL SL $ 3,000,000  
2027 33 DAL SL $ 3,000,000  
2028 34 SSK SL $ 8,835,000  
2029 35 SSK SL $ 8,835,000  
2030 36 SSK SL $ 8,835,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 3,000,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,835,000  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hitter of the Year or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2023 29 MON HL 156 621 97 178 38 7 17 57 40 14 52 77 .287 .340 .452 .793 95.1 17.8
2024 30 MON HL 153 527 65 144 22 1 7 47 39 14 45 76 .273 .328 .359 .686 64.8 9.3
2025 31 DAL SL 154 612 99 184 23 2 11 62 41 23 52 111 .301 .356 .399 .755 87.1 16.8
2026 32 DAL SL 154 627 106 175 25 2 15 73 46 18 59 103 .279 .339 .397 .736 89.3 14.9
2027 33 DAL SL 156 626 98 195 27 9 14 46 37 25 53 93 .312 .365 .450 .816 97.5 19.2
2028 34 SSK SL 153 571 83 175 25 3 9 60 27 20 60 93 .306 .373 .408 .781 82.7 14.4
2029 35 SSK SL 120 439 52 115 10 5 5 40 31 12 27 99 .262 .306 .342 .648 46.9 4.5
2030 36 AAA   41 144 14 33 1 1 0 11 6 3 18 33 .229 .315 .250 .565 12.8  
    AA   51 179 17 36 4 2 0 9 9 6 29 39 .201 .313 .246 .558 15.8  
    A   43 150 9 32 10 1 0 11 1 5 21 25 .213 .310 .293 .603 13.1  
7 Years Sim 1046 4023 600 1166 170 29 78 385 261 126 348 652 .290 .346 .405 .750 563.3 96.9
1 Years AAA 41 144 14 33 1 1 0 11 6 3 18 33 .229 .313 .250 .563 12.8  
1 Years AA 51 179 17 36 4 2 0 9 9 6 29 39 .201 .314 .246 .560 15.8  
1 Years A 43 150 9 32 10 1 0 11 1 5 21 25 .213 .310 .293 .603 13.1  
3 Years Minors 135 473 40 101 15 4 0 31 16 14 68 97 .214 .313 .262 .575 41.8  
162 Game Average 623 92 180 26 4 12 59 40 19 53 100 .290 .346 .405 .750 87.2  
Career Highs 156 627 106 195 38 9 17 73 46 25 60 111 .312 .373 .452 .816 97.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   3075 432 871 123 26 53 290 193 99 262 500 .283 .339 .392 .731 407.0
vs LH   948 168 295 47 3 25 95 68 27 86 152 .311 .368 .446 .814 153.1
Home 519 1947 283 573 74 15 37 196 139 61 173 311 .294 .352 .405 .757 278.1
Away 527 2076 317 593 96 14 41 189 122 65 175 341 .286 .340 .405 .744 282.0
RISP   790 0 215 25 5 16 291 0 0 76 140 .272 .328 .377 .705 101.4
Pinch Hitting   44 4 7 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 9 .159 .245 .159 .404 1.3
Close/Late   467 58 128 18 3 11 54 0 0 37 80 .274 .326 .396 .722 60.0
Mar/Apr 163 651 107 186 19 8 17 81 48 23 68 91 .286 .350 .418 .768 97.2
May 181 711 111 214 31 7 17 76 51 19 58 117 .301 .354 .436 .790 108.7
June 181 720 90 204 29 4 8 66 44 27 51 121 .283 .332 .368 .700 85.1
July 167 640 107 187 29 5 14 49 50 21 58 112 .292 .351 .419 .770 94.3
August 170 653 92 196 33 2 12 67 33 17 52 112 .300 .350 .412 .762 91.9
Sep/Oct 184 648 93 179 29 3 10 46 35 19 61 99 .276 .338 .377 .715 82.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won In-Game Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
2023 29 MON HL 2B 145 138 1249.3 233 409 8 88 .988 4.62   6.4
    3B 11 10 96.0 8 20 2 1 .933 2.63   0.4
2024 30 MON HL 2B 146 136 1223.3 200 375 6 62 .990 4.23   6.5
    3B 6 5 44.3 2 11 1 2 .929 2.64   0.2
    1B 1 0 12.0 13 0 0 1 1.000 9.75   0.0
2025 31 DAL SL 3B 140 135 1210.0 80 277 28 21 .927 2.66   3.9
    2B 10 9 87.0 20 39 0 8 1.000 6.10   0.7
2026 32 DAL SL 3B 152 144 1309.0 53 297 24 17 .936 2.41   3.8
2027 33 DAL SL 3B 150 143 1289.0 82 305 27 26 .935 2.70   3.8
    2B 2 0 13.0 2 5 1 2 .875 4.85   0.1
2028 34 SSK SL 3B 147 145 1285.7 84 286 15 29 .961 2.59   4.9
    2B 3 0 3.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
2029 35 SSK SL 3B 106 105 902.7 54 207 8 16 .970 2.60   3.3
    2B 8 3 36.0 9 7 0 0 1.000 4.00   0.1
    SS 1 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  3B 712 687 6136.7 363 1403 105 112 .944 2.59   20.3
  2B 314 286 2612.3 464 835 15 160 .989 4.48   13.8
  1B 1 0 12.0 13 0 0 1 1.000 9.75   0.0
  SS 1 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   1028 973 8766.0 840 2238 120 273 .962 3.16   34.2
Career Highs   156 148 1345.3 241 429 28 89 .988 4.48    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2024 30 MON HL 16 57 7 18 1 1 0 6 3 1 7 9 .316 .391 .368 .759
2025 31 DAL SL 4 15 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 6 .267 .353 .467 .820
2026 32 DAL SL 5 21 5 9 3 0 1 1 2 1 1 3 .429 .455 .714 1.169
Career Post-Season Batting 25 93 15 31 5 2 1 7 5 4 10 18 .333 .398 .462 .860
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
2027-6-.312
Games
2023-7-156
2027-9-156
At-Bats
2023-3-621
2025-7-612
2026-3-627
2027-3-626
Runs
2026-9-106
Hits
2025-5-184
2026-7-175
2027-2-195
Singles
2025-2-148
2026-7-133
2027-2-145
2028-3-138
Doubles
2023-8-38
Triples
2023-9-7
Stolen Bases
2023-8-40
2024-9-39
2026-8-46
Caught Stealing
2023-10-14
2024-8-14
2025-3-23
2026-7-18
2027-1-25
2028-2-20
   
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 26)
   Gray Ink Test: 31    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 135)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 32    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 63)
 
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History
Drafted in 7th round, 167th overall pick, by Montreal in 2023
Had first career hit on 4/1/2023, off Jose Greco (PHI)
Hit first career homerun on 4/10/2023, off Kevin Mosley (IND)
Won Player of the Week award on 4/21/2023, hitting .480 with 2 HR, 5 RBI
Won World Championship with Montreal in 2024
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Windsor on 7/5/2025
Signed as a free agent by Saskatchewan on 3/1/2028 to a 4-year deal worth $8,835,000 per year