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
48
OPS vs Lg
67% of the career qualification threshold
· about these stats
Career Pitching
297-248
W-L
2.86
ERA
578
G
1,528
SO
3
SV
1.24
WHIP
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 |
Advanced Pitching
About these stats
| Year | Lg | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | WHIP | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1887 | AA | 58.0 | 1.40 | 3.88 | 1.724 | |
| 1886 | AA | 197.7 | 4.23 | 2.41 | 1.411 | ✓ |
| 1885 | AA | 422.3 | 6.09 | 1.21 | 1.068 | ✓ |
| 1884 | AA | 430.7 | 5.98 | 1.02 | 1.045 | ✓ |
| 1883 | AA | 381.0 | 4.80 | 0.73 | 1.121 | ✓ |
| 1882 | NL | 285.0 | 4.83 | 0.69 | 1.053 | ✓ |
| 1881 | NL | 125.3 | 2.37 | 2.30 | 1.396 | ✓ |
| 1879 | NL | 189.0 | 4.29 | 1.24 | 1.164 | ✓ |
| 1877 | NL | 129.3 | 0.63 | 1.18 | 1.740 | ✓ |
| 1876 | NL | 516.0 | 0.65 | 0.42 | 1.390 | ✓ |
| 1875 | NA | 625.7 | 1.08 | 0.29 | 1.168 | ✓ |
| 1874 | NA | 578.0 | 1.57 | 0.64 | 1.199 | ✓ |
| 1873 | NA | 443.0 | 1.60 | 1.26 | 1.244 | ✓ |
| 1872 | NA | 406.0 | 1.26 | 1.15 | 1.310 | ✓ |
| 1871 | NA | 169.0 | 0.91 | 1.12 | 1.669 | ✓ |
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 |
Advanced Batting
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| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1887 | AA | 29 | .000 | .227 | 13.8 | 10.3 | 47 | 0.0 | |
| 1886 | AA | 91 | .034 | — | 3.3 | — | 71 | 0.0 | |
| 1885 | AA | 189 | .017 | — | 5.3 | — | 30 | 0.0 | |
| 1884 | AA | 191 | .038 | — | 3.7 | — | 46 | 0.0 | |
| 1883 | AA | 172 | .012 | — | 2.9 | — | 35 | 0.0 | |
| 1882 | NL | 177 | .036 | .252 | 4.5 | 10.2 | 69 | 0.0 | |
| 1881 | NL | 133 | .023 | .197 | 3.8 | 8.3 | 33 | 0.0 | |
| 1879 | NL | 180 | .029 | .213 | 3.9 | 6.7 | 57 | 1.9 | |
| 1877 | NL | 60 | .000 | .175 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 14 | 0.0 | |
| 1876 | NL | 221 | .028 | .185 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 36 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| 1875 | NA | 266 | .038 | .185 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 43 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| 1874 | NA | 301 | .027 | .245 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 69 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| 1873 | NA | 233 | .040 | .196 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 40 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| 1872 | NA | 225 | .009 | .227 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 47 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| 1871 | NA | 91 | .056 | .270 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 77 | 0.0 | ✓ |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 578 | 236 | 791 | 220 | 22 | .824 |
| OF | 80 | 54 | 8 | 21 | 1 | .747 |
| 3B | 9 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 1 | .524 |
| SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .333 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1887 | Philadelphia Athletics | P | 7 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 1 | .889 |
| 1886 | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1886 | Philadelphia Athletics | P | 24 | 5 | 38 | 8 | 3 | .843 |
| 1885 | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1885 | Philadelphia Athletics | P | 48 | 7 | 67 | 10 | 1 | .881 |
| 1884 | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1884 | Philadelphia Athletics | P | 49 | 8 | 78 | 25 | 1 | .775 |
| 1883 | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1883 | Philadelphia Athletics | P | 44 | 15 | 68 | 12 | 2 | .874 |
| 1882 | Boston Red Caps | OF | 13 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .545 |
| 1882 | Boston Red Caps | P | 34 | 5 | 34 | 6 | 1 | .867 |
| 1882 | Boston Red Caps | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1881 | Providence Grays | OF | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .750 |
| 1881 | Boston Red Caps | OF | 18 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .818 |
| 1881 | Boston Red Caps | P | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1881 | Providence Grays | P | 14 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 2 | .810 |
| 1879 | Providence Grays | 3B | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .556 |
| 1879 | Providence Grays | OF | 21 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 1 | .759 |
| 1879 | Providence Grays | P | 27 | 4 | 39 | 2 | 0 | .956 |
| 1877 | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1877 | Cincinnati Reds | P | 15 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 0 | .862 |
| 1877 | Cincinnati Reds | SS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .400 |
| 1876 | New York Mutuals | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1876 | New York Mutuals | P | 56 | 41 | 78 | 28 | 0 | .810 |
| 1875 | New York Mutuals | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1875 | New York Mutuals | P | 70 | 44 | 106 | 29 | 4 | .838 |
| 1874 | New York Mutuals | 3B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1874 | New York Mutuals | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1874 | New York Mutuals | P | 65 | 29 | 101 | 38 | 2 | .774 |
| 1873 | New York Mutuals | OF | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 |
| 1873 | New York Mutuals | P | 52 | 27 | 58 | 24 | 1 | .780 |
| 1872 | Baltimore Canaries | 3B | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .400 |
| 1872 | Baltimore Canaries | OF | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1872 | Baltimore Canaries | P | 49 | 20 | 51 | 20 | 2 | .780 |
| 1871 | Fort Wayne Kekiongas | P | 19 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 2 | .840 |