Player
Bobby Mathews
Player Info
- Full Name
- Robert T.
- Born
-
November 21, 1851
Baltimore, MD, USA - Died
- April 17, 1898
- Size
- 5'5" / 140 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- May 4, 1871
- Final Game
- October 10, 1887
- Career
- 17 years
Teams
- Fort Wayne Kekiongas 1871-1871
- Baltimore Canaries 1872-1872
- New York Mutuals 1873-1875
- New York Mutuals 1876-1876
- Cincinnati Reds 1877-1877
- Providence Grays 1879-1881
- Boston Braves 1881-1882
- Philadelphia Athletics 1883-1887
Career Batting
623
G
.203
AVG
504
H
1
HR
164
RBI
.456
OPS
Career Pitching
297-248
W-L
2.86
ERA
578
G
1,528
SO
3
SV
1.24
WHIP
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1887 | Philadelphia Athletics | 7 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .200 |
| 1886 | Philadelphia Athletics | 24 | 88 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .239 |
| 1885 | Philadelphia Athletics | 48 | 179 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .168 |
| 1884 | Philadelphia Athletics | 49 | 184 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 26 | .185 |
| 1883 | Philadelphia Athletics | 45 | 167 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .186 |
| 1882 | Boston Red Caps | 45 | 169 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .225 |
| 1881 | Providence Grays | 16 | 57 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .193 |
| 1881 | Boston Red Caps | 19 | 71 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .169 |
| 1879 | Providence Grays | 43 | 173 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25 | .202 |
| 1877 | Cincinnati Reds | 15 | 59 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .169 |
| 1876 | New York Mutuals | 56 | 218 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .183 |
| 1875 | New York Mutuals | 70 | 264 | 48 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 23 | .182 |
| 1874 | New York Mutuals | 65 | 298 | 72 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 46 | .242 |
| 1873 | New York Mutuals | 52 | 223 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 40 | .193 |
| 1872 | Baltimore Canaries | 50 | 222 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36 | .225 |
| 1871 | Fort Wayne Kekiongas | 19 | 89 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .270 |
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1887 | Philadelphia Athletics | 3 | 4 | 6.67 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 58.0 | 9 | 25 |
| 1886 | Philadelphia Athletics | 13 | 9 | 3.96 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 197.1 | 93 | 53 |
| 1885 | Philadelphia Athletics | 30 | 17 | 2.43 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 422.0 | 286 | 57 |
| 1884 | Philadelphia Athletics | 30 | 18 | 3.32 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 430.2 | 286 | 49 |
| 1883 | Philadelphia Athletics | 30 | 13 | 2.46 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 381.0 | 203 | 31 |
| 1882 | Boston Red Caps | 19 | 15 | 2.87 | 34 | 32 | 0 | 285.0 | 153 | 22 |
| 1881 | Providence Grays | 4 | 8 | 3.17 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 102.0 | 28 | 21 |
| 1881 | Boston Red Caps | 1 | 0 | 2.35 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 23.0 | 5 | 11 |
| 1879 | Providence Grays | 12 | 6 | 2.29 | 27 | 25 | 1 | 189.0 | 90 | 26 |
| 1877 | Cincinnati Reds | 3 | 12 | 4.04 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 129.1 | 9 | 17 |
| 1876 | New York Mutuals | 21 | 34 | 2.86 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 516.0 | 37 | 24 |
| 1875 | New York Mutuals | 29 | 38 | 2.49 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 625.1 | 75 | 20 |
| 1874 | New York Mutuals | 42 | 22 | 1.90 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 578.0 | 101 | 41 |
| 1873 | New York Mutuals | 29 | 23 | 2.58 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 443.0 | 79 | 62 |
| 1872 | Baltimore Canaries | 25 | 18 | 3.19 | 49 | 47 | 0 | 406.0 | 57 | 52 |
| 1871 | Fort Wayne Kekiongas | 6 | 11 | 5.17 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 169.0 | 17 | 21 |