Matt Nokes Notable

b. October 31, 1963 · San Francisco Giants 1985, Detroit Tigers 1986–1990, New York Yankees 1990–1994, Baltimore Orioles 1995, Colorado Rockies 1995

Matt Nokes played for five clubs across 11 seasons as a catcher, opening with the San Francisco Giants in 1985 and closing with the Colorado Rockies in 1995. His longest stay was with the Detroit Tigers, from 1986 to 1990.

Across 902 games he batted .254, with 695 hits and 310 runs. He finished with 136 home runs, 96 doubles and 8 stolen bases.

He played 689 games behind the plate, with 3,422 putouts and 38 errors. He turned 34 double plays.

He was an All-Star in 1987.

He was born in San Diego, CA, USA on October 31, 1963. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1987
Silver Slugger	1	1987
The Sporting News All-Star	1	1987

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1985	SFG	19	53	3	11	2	0	2	5	1	9	0	.208
1986	DET	7	24	2	8	1	0	1	2	1	1	0	.333
1987	DET	135	461	69	133	14	2	32	87	35	70	2	.289
1988	DET	122	382	53	96	18	0	16	53	34	58	0	.251
1989	DET	87	268	15	67	10	0	9	39	17	37	1	.250
1990	DET/NYY	136	351	33	87	9	1	11	40	24	47	2	.248
1991	NYY	135	456	52	122	20	0	24	77	25	49	3	.268
1992	NYY	121	384	42	86	9	1	22	59	37	62	0	.224
1993	NYY	76	217	25	54	8	0	10	35	16	31	0	.249
1994	NYY	28	79	11	23	3	0	7	19	5	16	0	.291
1995	BAL/COL	36	60	5	8	2	0	2	6	5	15	0	.133
Career	—	902	2735	310	695	96	4	136	422	200	395	8	.254

On this day & linked events

1963

Born October 31, 1963

San Diego, CA, USA

1985

Major-league debut: Matt Nokes

Matt Nokes made a major-league debut on September 3, 1985.

1995

Final major-league game: Matt Nokes

Matt Nokes played a final major-league game on September 27, 1995.