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Bobby Mathews

Full Name: Robert T. Mathews

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-5, 140lb

Team: Philadelphia Athletics

Born: November 21, 1851 in Baltimore, MD

Died: April 17, 1898 in Baltimore, MD

League Debut: March 30, 1885 (PAT @ STL, box score) • Age 33

Real-life MLB career: 1871–1887 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

★ 1× All-Star (1885)
 
1886
Career
WAR
0.3
2.5
W
1
33
L
0
34
ERA
1.50
3.83
G
3
84
GS
0
81
SV
0
0
IP
6.0
634.3
SO
1
165
WHIP
1.330
1.428

Standard Pitching

YearTeamLgWLERAG GSCGSHOSVIPHRER BBSOWHIPWAR
1885 PAT AA 32 34 3.85 8181372 0 628.3 787461269 111 164 1.43 2.2
1886 PAT AA 1 0 1.50 3000 0 6.0 511 3 1 1.33 0.3
Career— 33343.83 848137 20 634.3792462 270114165 1.43 2.5
Bold season stats indicate the player led their league (AA or NL) that season. Bold italic season stats indicate the player led both major leagues that season. See how WAR is calculated on this site.

Standard Batting

YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBI SBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGIDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
188533PATAA 81222208 1531 300 1322 118 .149.203.163.366 934 3 PAS
188634PATAA 333 10 000 000 00 .000.000.000.000 -1000 00000 P
2 Yrs 842252111631 3001322 118.147.200.161.361 83403 000
Bold = led the league. OPS+ compares OBP and SLG with the league average (100 = average; no park adjustment). Blank GIDP/SH/SF/IBB cells: that season's source data didn't track them (PA there = AB+BB+HBP).

Value Batting

YearAgeTmLgPARbatRbaserRposRAAWAARrepRARWARoWARdWARPosAwards
188533PATAA222 -24.3-0.912.8-12.3-1.17.6-4.8-0.4-0.41.1 PAS
188634PATAA3 -0.80.00.2-0.6-0.10.1-0.5-0.1-0.10.0 P
2 Yrs225 -25.1-0.913.0-12.9-1.17.7-5.3-0.5-0.51.1
Runs above average from batting (Rbat), baserunning (Rbaser) and position (Rpos); RAA/WAA = runs/wins above average, Rrep = replacement runs, RAR = runs above replacement (see how WAR is calculated).

Advanced Batting

YearAgeTmLgPABAbipISOHR%SO%BB%XBH%X/H%GB/FBGB%SB%P/PARCeBAClutchWIS WAR
188533PATAA222 .155.0140.03.65.0 1.49.7 50.0
188634PATAA3 .000.0000.00.00.0 0.00.0 2.0066.7 2.33 .0000-0.1
2 Yrs225 .153.0140.03.64.9 1.39.72.0066.7 50.00.03-0.1
BAbip = batting average on balls in play; ISO = SLG − BA; HR%, SO%, BB%, XBH% are per plate appearance; X/H% = extra-base hits per hit; GB/FB and P/PA come from the sim's batted-ball and pitch counts; RC = runs created. eBA, Clutch and WIS WAR are WhatIfSports' own metrics (1886 onward).

Batting Splits

YearSplitGPAABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSBAbip
1886Home22210 000000 00.000.000.000.000.000
1886Away11100 000000 00.000.000.000.000.000
1886vs RH Starter23300 000000 00.000.000.000.000.000
Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188533PATAA81818181 81
188634PATAA3033 3
2 Yrs84818484 84
Games by position come from the fielding data; GS = games started; PH/PR = games entered as a pinch hitter or pinch runner (counted from the box scores).

Standard Fielding

YearAgeTmLgPosGGSInnChPOAEDP Fld%lgFld%RF/9lgRF9RF/G+Plays−PlaysPBSBCSCS%C.ERAPK
188533 PAT AAP810628.3 58193270 .879.9200.731.05 0.63015 343137 1
188634 PAT AAP306.0 20200 1.000.8923.000.98 0.6701 11 0
CareerP840634.3 60193470 .8830.75 0.63016 344138 1
Positions listed in scorebook order (P, C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF). Ch = chances (PO+A+E); RF/9 = 9×(PO+A)/Inn; RF/G = (PO+A)/G; lgFld% and lgRF9 = league average at that position. +Plays/−Plays are the sim's good and poor defensive plays. For pitchers, SB/CS are runners stealing while he pitched.

Leaderboards, Awards, & Honors

Awards & Honors

Earned Run Average

  • 1885 AA  3.85 (9th)

Wins

WHIP

  • 1885 AA  1.429 (10th)

Innings Pitched

  • 1885 AA  628.1 (5th)

Strikeouts

Complete Games

Shutouts

Top-10 finishes in each league. Rate stats require 3.1 plate appearances (batters) or 1 inning pitched (pitchers) per team game.

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