Matt Thaiss
C · Los Angeles Angels
Bats L Throws RHeight 6'0" Weight 195
DOB 1995-05-06 Age 28.0
Hometown Jackson, NJ
2023 Fantasy Rankings
NFBC ADP (15-team): 52.12, 777th
Season Projections
Source | 5X5 | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SO% | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATC | -$8 | 25 | 87 | 77 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 24.1 | 1 | 0 | .221 | .291 | .338 | .629 | .117 |
Steamer | -$7 | 26 | 105 | 91 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 23.8 | 1 | 0 | .220 | .314 | .363 | .677 | .143 |
THE BAT | -$8 | 25 | 87 | 78 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 24.1 | 0 | 0 | .218 | .295 | .333 | .628 | .115 |
Zeile | -$7 | 26 | 98 | 86 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 24.5 | 1 | 0 | .221 | .306 | .360 | .666 | .139 |
ATC projections by Ariel Cohen. Steamer projections by Steamer Projections Blog. THE BAT projections by Derek Carty. Zeile Consensus projections by FantasyPros.
Fantasy Baseball News Last 90 Days
Angels Interested In Gary Sánchez

The Angels are among the clubs that have interest in free agent catcher Gary Sánchez, reports Jon Heyman of the New York Post. Sanchez, 30, had previously been with the Giants on a minor league deal. He would have earned a $4MM salary if he made the club but he also had an opt-out on…
May 4 · MLB Trade Rumors Angels Gary Sanchez Max Stassi Matt Thaiss Chad WallachLogan O'Hoppe Could Make Angels Opening Day Roster

The Los Angeles Angels' top minor-league prospect, catcher Logan O'Hoppe, has built a solid case to make the team's Opening Day MLB roster. Through 41 spring at-bats, he owns a .779 OPS, building off a 26-home run and .960-OPS campaign with Double-A Reading and Double-A Rocket City last season. Matt Thaiss has performed similarly strong this preseason and is O'Hoppe's stiffest competition for the backup catcher role to Max Stassi. Thaiss is out of minor-league options and remains a slight favorite, but O'Hoppe possesses far superior offensive upside.
Mar 23 · Source via
Hitting Stats
Season | Team | 5X5 | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SO% | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | LAA | -$13 | 52 | 164 | 147 | 17 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 17 | 52 | 31.7 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .293 | .422 | .715 | .211 |
2020 | LAA | -$18 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 32.0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .280 | .286 | .566 | .143 |
2021 | LAA | -$14 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .250 | .143 | .393 | .000 |
2022 | LAA | -$6 | 28 | 80 | 69 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 30.0 | 1 | 0 | .217 | .321 | .319 | .640 | .102 |
2023 | LAA | - | 35 | 97 | 85 | 14 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 29 | 29.9 | 0 | 0 | .282 | .371 | .400 | .771 | .118 |
2023 ATC | -$8 | 25 | 87 | 77 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 24.1 | 1 | 0 | .221 | .291 | .338 | .629 | .117 | |
2023 Steamer | -$7 | 26 | 105 | 91 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 23.8 | 1 | 0 | .220 | .314 | .363 | .677 | .143 | |
2023 THE BAT | -$8 | 25 | 87 | 78 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 24.1 | 0 | 0 | .218 | .295 | .333 | .628 | .115 | |
2023 Zeile | -$7 | 26 | 98 | 86 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 24.5 | 1 | 0 | .221 | .306 | .360 | .666 | .139 |
Historic stats obtained free of charge from and are copyrighted by Retrosheet. ATC projections by Ariel Cohen. Steamer projections by Steamer Projections Blog. THE BAT projections by Derek Carty. Zeile Consensus projections by FantasyPros.
Fielding Stats
Season | Team | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | LF | OF | DH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | LAA | 0 | 13 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | LAA | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2021 | LAA | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | LAA | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | LAA | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2023
Date | Opp | Result | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SO% | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 2 | at OAK | W 6-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Apr 4 | at SEA | L 2-11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Apr 8 | vs TOR | W 9-5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Apr 15 | at BOS | L 7-9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
Apr 19 | at NYY | L 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .667 | .000 | .667 | .000 |
Apr 20 | at NYY | L 3-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Apr 22 | vs KC | L 8-11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.250 | 1.750 | .750 |
Apr 24 | vs OAK | L 10-11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |||
Apr 25 | vs OAK | W 5-3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .000 |
Apr 26 | vs OAK | W 11-3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .750 | 1.333 | 2.083 | .666 |
Apr 28 | at MIL | L 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Apr 29 | at MIL | L 5-7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | .000 |
Apr 30 | at MIL | W 3-0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
May 3 | at STL | W 6-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
May 4 | at STL | W 11-7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .600 | .600 | 1.200 | .000 |
May 5 | vs TEX | W 5-4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
May 7 | vs TEX | L 8-16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .750 | .750 | 1.500 | .000 |
May 8 | vs HOU | W 6-4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .667 | .500 | 1.167 | .000 |
May 9 | vs HOU | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
May 10 | vs HOU | L 4-5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .000 |
May 12 | at CLE | W 5-4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .750 | .667 | 1.417 | .000 |
May 13 | at CLE | L 6-8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
May 14 | at CLE | L 3-4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
May 15 | at BAL | W 9-5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .500 | .900 | .250 |
May 16 | at BAL | L 3-7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | .000 |
May 17 | at BAL | L 1-3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | .000 |
May 18 | at BAL | W 6-5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
May 19 | vs MIN | W 5-4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
May 20 | vs MIN | L 2-6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
May 21 | vs MIN | W 4-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 | 1.000 |
May 22 | vs BOS | W 2-1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .000 |
May 23 | vs BOS | W 4-0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1.000 | 1.250 | .750 |
May 26 | vs MIA | L 2-6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
May 27 | vs MIA | L 5-8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .000 |
May 28 | vs MIA | L 0-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
2022
Date | Opp | Result | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SO% | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO |
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Jun 28 | vs CWS | L 4-11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Jul 1 | at HOU | L 1-8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Aug 25 | at TB | L 3-8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Aug 26 | at TOR | W 12-0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .000 |
Aug 29 | vs NYY | W 4-3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | .667 | 1.334 | .000 |
Aug 30 | vs NYY | L 4-7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Sep 2 | vs HOU | L 2-4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Sep 4 | vs HOU | L 1-9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | .000 |
Sep 5 | vs DET | W 10-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | .000 |
Sep 6 | vs DET | W 5-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |||
Sep 7 | vs DET | L 4-5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.250 | 1.750 | .750 |
Sep 9 | at HOU | L 3-4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .000 |
Sep 11 | at HOU | L 4-12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 | .000 |
Sep 12 | at CLE | L 4-5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Sep 13 | at CLE | L 1-3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | 1.333 | 1.666 | 1.000 |
Sep 14 | at CLE | L 3-5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Sep 16 | vs SEA | W 8-7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
Sep 18 | vs SEA | W 5-1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
Sep 19 | vs SEA | L 1-9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
Sep 21 | at TEX | L 2-7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
Sep 24 | at MIN | L 4-8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Sep 25 | at MIN | W 10-3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .600 | .500 | 1.100 | .000 |
Sep 27 | vs OAK | W 4-3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .000 |
Sep 28 | vs OAK | W 4-1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 | .000 |
Sep 30 | vs TEX | W 4-1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Oct 1 | vs TEX | W 3-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Oct 2 | vs TEX | W 8-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .667 | .000 | .667 | .000 |
Oct 3 | at OAK | L 4-5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .667 | 1.167 | .334 |