Bobby Mathews
Robert T. Mathews
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 140 lb.

Born: November 21, 1851 in Baltimore, MD (All Transactions)
Debut: May 4, 1871
Final Game: October 10, 1887
Died: April 17, 1898 in Baltimore, MD
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1871 19 KEK NA 6 11 .353 5.17 19 19 19 1 0 169.0 261 243 97 5 21 17 2 88 1.669 13.9 0.3 1.1 0.9 0.81
1872 20 BAL NA 25 18 .581 3.15 49 47 39 0 0 405.1 477 356 142 3 52 55 0 121 1.305 10.6 0.1 1.2 1.2 1.06
1873 21 NYU NA 29 23 .558 2.56 52 52 47 2 0 443.0 489 348 126 5 62 75 0 122 1.244 9.9 0.1 1.3 1.5 1.21
1874 22 NYU NA 42 22 .656 2.30 65 65 62 4 0 578.0 647 371 148 3 39 10 0 134 1.187 10.1 0.0 0.6 0.2 0.26
1875 23 NYU NA 29 38 .433 2.41 70 70 69 2 0 626.2 709 421 168 3 23 10 0 102 1.168 10.2 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.43
1876 24 NYU NL 21 34 .382 2.86 56 56 0 55 2 0 516.0 693 395 164 8 24 37 0 3 2327 81 1.390 12.1 0.1 0.4 0.6 1.54
1877 25 CIN NL 3 12 .200 4.04 15 15 0 13 0 0 129.1 208 132 58 0 17 9 0 10 631 65 1.740 14.5 0.0 1.2 0.6 0.53
1879 27 PRO NL 12 6 .667 2.29 27 25 2 15 1 1 189.0 194 85 48 4 26 90 0 17 779 104 1.164 9.2 0.2 1.2 4.3 3.46
1881 29 TOT NL 5 8 .385 3.02 19 15 4 11 1 2 125.1 143 92 42 2 32 33 0 11 576 88 1.396 10.3 0.1 2.3 2.4 1.03
1881 29 PRO NL 4 8 .333 3.17 14 14 0 10 1 0 102.1 121 81 36 2 21 28 0 9 473 84 1.388 10.6 0.2 1.8 2.5 1.33
1881 29 BSN NL 1 0 1.000 2.35 5 1 4 1 0 2 23.0 22 11 6 0 11 5 0 2 103 113 1.435 8.6 0.0 4.3 2.0 0.45
1882 30 BSN NL 19 15 .559 2.87 34 32 2 31 0 0 285.0 278 151 91 5 22 153 0 13 1220 98 1.053 8.8 0.2 0.7 4.8 6.95
1883 31 PHA AA 30 13 .698 2.46 44 44 0 41 1 0 381.0 396 224 104 11 31 203 0 0 1649 141 1.121 9.4 0.3 0.7 4.8 6.55
1884 32 PHA AA 30 18 .625 3.32 49 49 0 48 3 0 430.2 401 238 159 10 49 286 12 0 0 1788 101 1.045 8.4 0.2 1.0 6.0 5.84
1885 33 PHA AA 30 17 .638 2.43 48 48 0 46 2 0 422.1 394 229 114 3 57 286 20 0 20 1766 142 1.068 8.4 0.1 1.2 6.1 5.02
1886 34 PHA AA 13 9 .591 3.96 24 24 0 22 0 0 197.2 226 148 87 3 53 93 13 0 20 913 89 1.411 10.3 0.1 2.4 4.2 1.75
1887 35 PHA AA 3 4 .429 6.67 7 7 0 7 0 0 58.0 75 64 43 4 25 9 3 0 0 280 64 1.724 11.6 0.6 3.9 1.4 0.36
15 Seasons 297 248 .545 2.89 578 568 8 525 19 3 4956.1 5591 3497 1591 69 533 1366 48 2 94 11929 107 1.236 10.2 0.1 1.0 2.5 2.56
162 Game Avg. 18 15 .545 2.89 34 34 31 1 0 294 332 208 94 4 32 81 0 107 1.236 10.2 0.1 1.0 2.5 2.56
W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
PHA (5 yrs) 106 61 .635 3.06 172 172 0 164 6 0 1489.2 1492 903 507 31 215 877 48 0 40 6396 113 1.146 9.0 0.2 1.3 5.3 4.08
NYU (3 yrs) 100 83 .546 2.41 187 187 178 8 0 1647.2 1845 1140 442 11 124 95 0 118 1.195 10.1 0.1 0.7 0.5 0.77
PRO (2 yrs) 16 14 .533 2.59 41 39 2 25 2 1 291.1 315 166 84 6 47 118 0 26 1252 95 1.243 9.7 0.2 1.5 3.6 2.51
BSN (2 yrs) 20 15 .571 2.83 39 33 6 32 0 2 308.0 300 162 97 5 33 158 0 15 1323 99 1.081 8.8 0.1 1.0 4.6 4.79
CIN (1 yr) 3 12 .200 4.04 15 15 0 13 0 0 129.1 208 132 58 0 17 9 0 10 631 65 1.740 14.5 0.0 1.2 0.6 0.53
KEK (1 yr) 6 11 .353 5.17 19 19 19 1 0 169.0 261 243 97 5 21 17 2 88 1.669 13.9 0.3 1.1 0.9 0.81
NYU (1 yr) 21 34 .382 2.86 56 56 0 55 2 0 516.0 693 395 164 8 24 37 0 3 2327 81 1.390 12.1 0.1 0.4 0.6 1.54
BAL (1 yr) 25 18 .581 3.15 49 47 39 0 0 405.1 477 356 142 3 52 55 0 121 1.305 10.6 0.1 1.2 1.2 1.06
NL (5 yrs) 60 75 .444 2.91 151 143 8 125 4 3 1244.2 1516 855 403 19 121 322 0 54 5533 86 1.315 11.0 0.1 0.9 2.3 2.66
AA (5 yrs) 106 61 .635 3.06 172 172 0 164 6 0 1489.2 1492 903 507 31 215 877 48 0 40 6396 113 1.146 9.0 0.2 1.3 5.3 4.08
NA (5 yrs) 131 112 .539 2.76 255 253 236 9 0 2222.0 2583 1739 681 19 197 167 2 115 1.251 10.5 0.1 0.8 0.7 0.85

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1871 19 6 11 .353 5.17 19 19 19 1 0 169.0 261 243 97 5 21 17 2 88 1.669 13.9 0.3 1.1 0.9 0.81 88
1872 20 31 29 .517 3.75 68 66 58 1 0 574.1 738 599 239 8 73 72 2 108 1.412 11.6 0.1 1.1 1.1 0.99 108
1873 21 60 52 .536 3.23 120 118 105 3 0 1017.1 1227 947 365 13 135 147 2 113 1.339 10.9 0.1 1.2 1.3 1.09 113
1874 22 102 74 .580 2.89 185 183 167 7 0 1595.1 1874 1318 513 16 174 157 2 119 1.284 10.6 0.1 1.0 0.9 0.90 119
1875 23 131 112 .539 2.76 255 253 236 9 0 2222.0 2583 1739 681 19 197 167 2 115 1.251 10.5 0.1 0.8 0.7 0.85 115
1876 24 152 146 .510 2.78 311 309 0 291 11 0 2738.0 3276 2134 845 27 221 204 2 3 2327 108 1.277 10.8 0.1 0.7 0.7 0.92 108
1877 25 155 158 .495 2.83 326 324 0 304 11 0 2867.1 3484 2266 903 27 238 213 2 13 2958 105 1.298 10.9 0.1 0.7 0.7 0.90 105
1878 26 155 158 .495 2.83 326 324 0 304 11 0 2867.1 3484 2266 903 27 238 213 2 13 2958 105 1.298 10.9 0.1 0.7 0.7 0.90 105
1879 27 167 164 .505 2.80 353 349 2 319 12 1 3056.1 3678 2351 951 31 264 303 2 30 3737 105 1.290 10.8 0.1 0.8 0.9 1.15 105
1880 28 167 164 .505 2.80 353 349 2 319 12 1 3056.1 3678 2351 951 31 264 303 2 30 3737 105 1.290 10.8 0.1 0.8 0.9 1.15 105
1881 29 172 172 .500 2.81 372 364 6 330 13 3 3181.2 3821 2443 993 33 296 336 2 41 4313 104 1.294 10.8 0.1 0.8 1.0 1.14 104
1882 30 191 187 .505 2.81 406 396 8 361 13 3 3466.2 4099 2594 1084 38 318 489 2 54 5533 104 1.274 10.6 0.1 0.8 1.3 1.54 104
1883 31 221 200 .525 2.78 450 440 8 402 14 3 3847.2 4495 2818 1188 49 349 692 2 54 7182 107 1.259 10.5 0.1 0.8 1.6 1.98 107
1884 32 251 218 .535 2.83 499 489 8 450 17 3 4278.1 4896 3056 1347 59 398 978 12 2 54 8970 107 1.237 10.3 0.1 0.8 2.1 2.46 107
1885 33 281 235 .545 2.80 547 537 8 496 19 3 4700.2 5290 3285 1461 62 455 1264 32 2 74 10736 109 1.222 10.1 0.1 0.9 2.4 2.78 109
1886 34 294 244 .546 2.84 571 561 8 518 19 3 4898.1 5516 3433 1548 65 508 1357 45 2 94 11649 108 1.230 10.1 0.1 0.9 2.5 2.67 108
1887 35 297 248 .545 2.89 578 568 8 525 19 3 4956.1 5591 3497 1591 69 533 1366 48 2 94 11929 107 1.236 10.2 0.1 1.0 2.5 2.56 107

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1871 NA--5.166--8th
1872 NA--3.153--6th
1873 NA--2.560--3rd
1874 NA--2.305--1st
1876 NL--2.860--9th
1877 NL--4.036--9th
1879 NL--2.286--6th
1882 NL--2.874--9th
1883 AA--2.457--6th
1885 AA--2.429--4th
Career--2.889--131st

Wins s c a p y
1871 NA--6--8th
1872 NA--25--4th
1873 NA--29--3rd
1874 NA--42--2nd
1875 NA--29--5th
1876 NL--21--5th
1877 NL--3--10th
1879 NL--12--10th
1882 NL--19--8th
1883 AA--30--4th
1884 AA--30--8th
1885 AA--30--5th
Career--297--25th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1871 NA--.353--8th
1872 NA--.581--6th
1873 NA--.558--5th
1874 NA--.656--2nd
1876 NL--.382--10th
1877 NL--.200--10th
1879 NL--.667--3rd
1882 NL--.559--5th
1883 AA--.698--2nd
1884 AA--.625--9th
1885 AA--.638--3rd
1886 AA--.591--6th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1871 NA--1.669--8th
1872 NA--1.305--6th
1873 NA--1.244--2nd
1874 NA--1.187--2nd
1876 NL--1.390--9th
1879 NL--1.164--7th
1882 NL--1.053--5th
1883 AA--1.121--6th
1884 AA--1.045--9th
1885 AA--1.068--5th
Career--1.236--221st

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1871 NA--13.899--8th
1872 NA--10.591--3rd
1873 NA--9.935--2nd
1874 NA--10.074--2nd
1876 NL--12.087--10th
1879 NL--9.238--7th
1882 NL--8.779--9th
1883 AA--9.354--9th
1885 AA--8.396--8th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1871 NA--1.118--2nd
1874 NA--.607--7th
1876 NL--.419--4th
1877 NL--1.183--8th
1882 NL--.695--1st
1883 AA--.732--1st
1884 AA--1.024--6th
1885 AA--1.215--4th
1886 AA--2.413--8th
Career--.968--13th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1871 NA--.905--2nd
1872 NA--1.221--2nd
1873 NA--1.524--1st
1874 NA--.156--10th
1879 NL--4.286--2nd
1882 NL--4.832--1st
1883 AA--4.795--2nd
1884 AA--5.977--5th
1885 AA--6.095--1st
1886 AA--4.234--9th

Games Played s c a p y
1871 NA--19--9th
1872 NA--49--2nd
1873 NA--52--3rd
1874 NA--65--2nd
1875 NA--70--2nd
1876 NL--56--4th
1877 NL--15--9th
1879 NL--27--9th
1883 AA--44--9th
1885 AA--48--6th
Career--578--204th

Saves s c a p y
1879 NL--1--1st
1881 NL--2--1st

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1871 NA--169.0--9th
1872 NA--405.3--3rd
1873 NA--443.0--4th
1874 NA--578.0--2nd
1875 NA--626.7--1st
1876 NL--516.0--4th
1877 NL--129.3--8th
1883 AA--381.0--8th
1885 AA--422.3--6th
Career--4956.3--15th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1871 NA--17--5th
1872 NA--55--1st
1873 NA--75--1st
1876 NL--37--5th
1879 NL--90--9th
1882 NL--153--8th
1883 AA--203--2nd
1884 AA--286--8th
1885 AA--286--2nd
Career--1366--223rd

Games Started s c a p y
1871 NA--19--9th
1872 NA--47--3rd
1873 NA--52--3rd
1874 NA--65--2nd
1875 NA--70--1st
1876 NL--56--4th
1877 NL--15--8th
1879 NL--25--9th
1883 AA--44--8th
1885 AA--48--6th
Career--568--25th

Complete Games s c a p y
1871 NA--19--9th
1872 NA--39--4th
1873 NA--47--4th
1874 NA--62--2nd
1875 NA--69--1st
1876 NL--55--3rd
1877 NL--13--8th
1883 AA--41--7th
1885 AA--46--6th
Career--525--6th

Shutouts s c a p y
1871 NA--1--1st
1873 NA--2--2nd
1874 NA--4--1st
1875 NA--2--7th
1876 NL--2--6th
1883 AA--1--8th
1885 AA--2--4th

Home Runs s c a p y
1871 NA--5--4th
1872 NA--3--3rd
1873 NA--5--4th
1874 NA--3--5th
1875 NA--3--5th
1876 NL--8--1st
1879 NL--4--6th
1883 AA--11--2nd
1884 AA--10--6th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1871 NA--21--9th
1872 NA--52--1st
1873 NA--62--1st
1874 NA--39--2nd
1875 NA--23--3rd
1876 NL--24--7th
1877 NL--17--7th
1879 NL--26--9th
1885 AA--57--8th

Hits s c a p y
1871 NA--261--9th
1872 NA--477--4th
1873 NA--489--4th
1874 NA--647--3rd
1875 NA--709--1st
1876 NL--693--1st
1877 NL--208--7th
1883 AA--396--7th
1884 AA--401--10th
1885 AA--394--7th
Career--5591--3rd

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1871 NA--.810--2nd
1872 NA--1.058--5th
1873 NA--1.210--2nd
1874 NA--.256--10th
1876 NL--1.542--8th
1879 NL--3.462--8th
1882 NL--6.955--1st
1883 AA--6.548--1st
1884 AA--5.837--4th
1885 AA--5.018--1st
1886 AA--1.755--6th
Career--2.563--71st

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1871 NA--.266--8th
1872 NA--.067--6th
1873 NA--.102--6th
1874 NA--.047--4th
1877 NL--0.00--1st
1882 NL--.158--6th
1885 AA--.064--3rd
Career--.125--63rd

Losses s c a p y
1871 NA--11--6th
1872 NA--18--3rd
1873 NA--23--3rd
1874 NA--22--5th
1875 NA--38--1st
1876 NL--34--2nd
1877 NL--12--7th
1885 AA--17--8th
Career--248--11th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1871 NA--97--6th
1872 NA--142--2nd
1873 NA--126--6th
1874 NA--148--5th
1875 NA--168--1st
1876 NL--164--1st
1877 NL--58--7th
1883 AA--104--10th
1884 AA--159--6th
1885 AA--114--9th
Career--1591--30th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1877 NL--10--9th
1879 NL--17--10th
Career--94--98th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1885 AA--20--2nd
1886 AA--13--8th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1876 NL--2327--2nd
1877 NL--631--8th
1883 AA--1649--8th
1885 AA--1766--6th
Career--11929--136th

Games Finished s c a p y
1879 NL--2--5th
1881 NL--4--2nd
1882 NL--2--3rd

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1871 NA--88--8th
1872 NA--121--6th
1873 NA--122--4th
1874 NA--134--1st
1876 NL--81--9th
1877 NL--65--10th
1879 NL--104--7th
1882 NL--98--9th
1883 AA--141--6th
1885 AA--142--3rd

Oldest s c a p y
1885 AA--born 1851-11-21--8th
1886 AA--born 1851-11-21--7th
1887 AA--born 1851-11-21--5th

Youngest s c a p y
1871 NA--born 1851-11-21--6th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 30 (50), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 274 (14), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 160 (41), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 47 (42), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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