Bobby Mathews
[edit] Biography
Born on November 21, 1851 in Baltimore, Maryland, Bobby Mathews (Robert T. Mathews) played for the Ft. Wayne Kekiongas, Baltimore Canaries, New York Mutuals, Cincinnati Reds, Providence Grays, Boston Red Caps and Philadelphia Athletics over the course of his 15 year career. Mathews broke into the bigs on May 4, 1871 with the Ft. Wayne Kekiongas, and put up a 5.17 ERA in 169 innings pitched in 1871, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Bobby Mathews's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1874, when he posted a 2.30 ERA, won 42 games and struck out 101 batters. However, others believe that it was 1885, when he posted a 2.43 ERA, won 30 games and struck out 286 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1871
| KEK
| n
| 19
| 19
| 6
| 11
| 5.17
| 17
| 243
| 97
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 169
| 261
| 5
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1872
| BAL
| n
| 49
| 47
| 25
| 18
| 3.15
| 57
| 356
| 142
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 406
| 480
| 3
| 52
| 0
| 25
| 0
|
| 1873
| MUT
| n
| 52
| 52
| 29
| 23
| 2.56
| 79
| 348
| 126
| 47
| 2
| 0
| 443
| 489
| 5
| 62
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1874
| MUT
| n
| 65
| 65
| 42
| 22
| 2.30
| 101
| 371
| 148
| 62
| 4
| 0
| 578
| 652
| 3
| 41
| 0
| 32
| 0
|
| 1875
| MUT
| n
| 70
| 70
| 29
| 38
| 2.42
| 75
| 421
| 168
| 69
| 2
| 0
| 625.2
| 711
| 3
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1876
| NY
| N
| 56
| 56
| 21
| 34
| 2.86
| 37
| 395
| 164
| 55
| 2
| 0
| 516
| 693
| 8
| 24
| 0
| 3
| 0
|
| 1877
| CIN
| N
| 15
| 15
| 3
| 12
| 4.04
| 9
| 132
| 58
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 129.1
| 208
| 0
| 17
| 0
| 10
| 0
|
| 1879
| PRO
| N
| 27
| 25
| 12
| 6
| 2.29
| 90
| 85
| 48
| 15
| 1
| 1
| 189
| 194
| 4
| 26
| 0
| 17
| 0
|
| 1881
| PRO
| N
| 14
| 14
| 4
| 8
| 3.17
| 28
| 81
| 36
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 102.1
| 121
| 2
| 21
| 0
| 9
| 0
|
| 1881
| BOS
| N
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2.35
| 5
| 11
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 23
| 22
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 1881
| TOT
| N
| 19
| 15
| 5
| 8
| 3.02
| 33
| 92
| 42
| 11
| 1
| 2
| 125.1
| 143
| 2
| 32
| 0
| 11
| 0
|
| 1882
| BOS
| N
| 34
| 32
| 19
| 15
| 2.87
| 153
| 151
| 91
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 285
| 278
| 5
| 22
| 0
| 13
| 0
|
| 1883
| PHI
| a
| 44
| 44
| 30
| 13
| 2.46
| 203
| 224
| 104
| 41
| 1
| 0
| 381
| 396
| 11
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| PHI
| a
| 49
| 49
| 30
| 18
| 3.32
| 286
| 238
| 159
| 48
| 3
| 0
| 430.2
| 401
| 10
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 12
|
| 1885
| PHI
| a
| 48
| 48
| 30
| 17
| 2.43
| 286
| 229
| 114
| 46
| 2
| 0
| 422.1
| 394
| 3
| 57
| 0
| 20
| 20
|
| 1886
| PHI
| a
| 24
| 24
| 13
| 9
| 3.96
| 93
| 148
| 87
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 197.2
| 226
| 3
| 53
| 0
| 20
| 13
|
| 1887
| PHI
| a
| 7
| 7
| 3
| 4
| 6.67
| 9
| 64
| 43
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 58
| 75
| 4
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 151
| 143
| 60
| 75
| 2.91
| 322
| 855
| 403
| 125
| 4
| 3
| 1244.2
| 1516
| 19
| 121
| 0
| 54
| 0
|
| Total
| NA
|
| 255
| 253
| 131
| 112
| 2.76
| 329
| 1739
| 681
| 236
| 9
| 0
| 2221.2
| 2593
| 19
| 196
| 0
| 57
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 172
| 172
| 106
| 61
| 3.06
| 877
| 903
| 507
| 164
| 6
| 0
| 1489.2
| 1492
| 31
| 215
| 0
| 40
| 48
|
| Total
|
|
| 578
| 568
| 297
| 248
| 2.89
| 1528
| 3497
| 1591
| 525
| 19
| 3
| 4956
| 5601
| 69
| 532
| 0
| 151
| 48
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1871
| KEK
| n
| P
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 23
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .840
|
| 1872
| BAL
| n
| P
| 48
| 46
| 397
| 20
| 51
| 20
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .780
|
| 1872
| BAL
| n
| 3B
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .400
|
| 1872
| BAL
| n
| RF
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1872
| BAL
| n
| OF
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1873
| MUT
| n
| P
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 27
| 58
| 27
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .759
|
| 1873
| MUT
| n
| OF
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1874
| MUT
| n
| P
| 65
| 65
| 578
| 29
| 101
| 38
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .774
|
| 1874
| MUT
| n
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1874
| MUT
| n
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1874
| MUT
| n
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1875
| MUT
| n
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1875
| MUT
| n
| P
| 70
| 0
| 0
| 44
| 106
| 29
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .838
|
| 1876
| NY
| N
| P
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 41
| 78
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .810
|
| 1876
| NY
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1877
| CIN
| N
| P
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 18
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .862
|
| 1877
| CIN
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .400
|
| 1877
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1879
| PRO
| N
| P
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 39
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1879
| PRO
| N
| OF
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 5
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .759
|
| 1879
| PRO
| N
| 3B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .556
|
| 1881
| PRO
| N
| P
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 16
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .810
|
| 1881
| PRO
| N
| OF
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1881
| BOS
| N
| P
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1881
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .818
|
| 1881
| TOT
| N
| P
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 18
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .840
|
| 1881
| TOT
| N
| RF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1881
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 27
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .811
|
| 1882
| BOS
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1882
| BOS
| N
| P
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 34
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .867
|
| 1882
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .545
|
| 1883
| PHI
| a
| P
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 68
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .874
|
| 1883
| PHI
| a
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1884
| PHI
| a
| P
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 78
| 25
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .775
|
| 1884
| PHI
| a
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1885
| PHI
| a
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1885
| PHI
| a
| P
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 67
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .881
|
| 1886
| PHI
| a
| P
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 38
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .843
|
| 1886
| PHI
| a
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1887
| PHI
| a
| P
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 14
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 80
| 0
| 0
| 54
| 8
| 21
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .747
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .333
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 6
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .524
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 577
| 111
| 975
| 236
| 791
| 223
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .822
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1871
| KEK
| n
| 19
| 89
| 15
| 24
| 0
| 10
| .270
| .286
| .326
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1872
| BAL
| n
| 50
| 222
| 36
| 50
| 0
| 21
| .225
| .236
| .234
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1873
| MUT
| n
| 52
| 223
| 40
| 43
| 0
| 13
| .193
| .227
| .233
| 3
| 3
| 10
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1874
| MUT
| n
| 65
| 298
| 46
| 72
| 0
| 30
| .242
| .249
| .268
| 6
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1875
| MUT
| n
| 70
| 264
| 23
| 48
| 0
| 15
| .182
| .188
| .220
| 6
| 2
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1876
| NY
| N
| 56
| 218
| 19
| 40
| 0
| 9
| .183
| .195
| .211
| 4
| 1
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1877
| CIN
| N
| 15
| 59
| 5
| 10
| 0
| 0
| .169
| .183
| .169
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1879
| PRO
| N
| 43
| 173
| 25
| 35
| 1
| 10
| .202
| .233
| .231
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1881
| PRO
| N
| 16
| 57
| 6
| 11
| 0
| 4
| .193
| .258
| .211
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1881
| BOS
| N
| 19
| 71
| 2
| 12
| 0
| 4
| .169
| .169
| .197
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1881
| TOT
| N
| 35
| 128
| 8
| 23
| 0
| 8
| .180
| .211
| .203
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1882
| BOS
| N
| 45
| 169
| 17
| 38
| 0
| 13
| .225
| .260
| .260
| 6
| 0
| 8
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1883
| PHI
| a
| 45
| 167
| 15
| 31
| 0
| 11
| .186
| .209
| .198
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| PHI
| a
| 49
| 184
| 26
| 34
| 0
| 0
| .185
| .215
| .223
| 5
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1885
| PHI
| a
| 48
| 179
| 22
| 30
| 0
| 12
| .168
| .212
| .184
| 3
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1886
| PHI
| a
| 24
| 88
| 16
| 21
| 0
| 10
| .239
| .264
| .273
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1887
| PHI
| a
| 7
| 25
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .310
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 194
| 747
| 74
| 146
| 1
| 40
| .195
| .220
| .222
| 15
| 1
| 24
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NA
|
| 256
| 1096
| 160
| 237
| 0
| 89
| .216
| .230
| .247
| 20
| 7
| 20
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 173
| 643
| 84
| 121
| 0
| 33
| .188
| .223
| .212
| 13
| 1
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 623
| 2486
| 318
| 504
| 1
| 162
| .203
| .225
| .230
| 48
| 9
| 73
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
|
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