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Joe Mather

Joseph Paul Mather

Positions: Outfielder, Pinch Hitter and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: July 23, 1982 in Sandpoint, ID
High School: Mountain Pointe HS (Phoenix, AZ)
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 3rd round of the 2001 amateur draft.
Signed June 30, 2001. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 30, 2008
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Cardinals/Braves 2008-2012
2013 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 2.054, Arb Eligible: 2014, Free Agent: 2017 [*],
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2008 25 STL NL 54 147 133 20 32 7 0 8 18 1 0 12 32 .241 .306 .474 .780 103 63 2 1 0 1 1 789/35
2010 27 STL NL 36 64 60 7 13 4 0 0 3 1 1 2 11 .217 .242 .283 .525 43 17 2 0 2 0 0 8/97351
2011 28 ATL NL 36 83 75 4 16 4 0 1 9 0 1 6 23 .213 .272 .307 .578 59 23 1 0 2 0 2 9/7835
2012 29 CHC NL 103 243 225 18 47 11 0 5 19 5 2 14 46 .209 .256 .324 .581 58 73 4 1 1 2 1 8759/31
4 Yrs 229 537 493 49 108 26 0 14 49 7 4 34 112 .219 .271 .357 .628 69 176 9 2 5 3 4
162 Game Avg. 162 380 349 35 76 18 0 10 35 5 3 24 79 .219 .271 .357 .628 69 125 6 1 4 2 3
STL (2 yrs) 90 211 193 27 45 11 0 8 21 2 1 14 43 .233 .287 .415 .702 85 80 4 1 2 1 1
ATL (1 yr) 36 83 75 4 16 4 0 1 9 0 1 6 23 .213 .272 .307 .578 59 23 1 0 2 0 2
CHC (1 yr) 103 243 225 18 47 11 0 5 19 5 2 14 46 .209 .256 .324 .581 58 73 4 1 1 2 1

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
2008 25 STL NL 54 147 0 1 0 3 -2 2 0.2 4 6 0.6 .504 .501 0.3 0.1 3 $ 789/35
2010 27 STL NL 36 64 -5 0 0 0 -0 -5 -0.6 2 -3 -0.4 .484 .497 -0.4 -0.1 -3 $400,000 8/97351
2011 28 ATL NL 36 83 -5 -0 0 -1 -1 -8 -0.8 2 -5 -0.6 .477 .495 -0.5 -0.2 -4 $ 9/7835
2012 29 CHC NL 103 243 -13 -1 1 -11 -1 -25 -2.6 7 -18 -2.0 .474 .483 -0.8 -1.2 -7 $490,000 8759/31
4 Seasons 229 537 -23 -1 1 -9 -4 -36 -3.8 15 -21 -2.4 .483 .494 -1.4 -1.4 -12 $890,000
STL (2 yrs) 90 211 -5 1 0 3 -2 -3 -0.4 6 3 0.2 .496 .499 -0.1 0.0 -0 $400,000
ATL (1 yr) 36 83 -5 -0 0 -1 -1 -8 -0.8 2 -5 -0.6 .477 .495 -0.5 -0.2 -4 $
CHC (1 yr) 103 243 -13 -1 1 -11 -1 -25 -2.6 7 -18 -2.0 .474 .483 -0.8 -1.2 -7 $490,000

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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
2010 27 STL NL 0 1 .000 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 2 2 2 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 12 51 2.500 9.0 0.0 13.5 0.0 0.00
2012 29 CHC NL 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.000 27.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2 Yrs 0 1 .000 7.71 2 0 2 0 0 0 2.1 3 2 2 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 14 67 2.571 11.6 0.0 11.6 0.0 0.00
162 Game Avg. 0 34 .000 7.71 68 0 68 0 0 0 78 102 68 68 0 102 68 0 34 0 0 476 67 2.571 11.6 0.0 11.6 0.0 0.00
STL (1 yr) 0 1 .000 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 2 2 2 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 12 51 2.500 9.0 0.0 13.5 0.0 0.00
CHC (1 yr) 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.000 27.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
2010 27 STL NL 2.0 1 0 2 9.00 4.11 0.26 -0.31 92.0 3.26 -1 -0.1 2.3 -0.1 -0.2 -1 .379 .499 $400,000
2012 29 CHC NL 0.1 1 0 0 0.00 4.59 0.03 -0.35 98.0 4.13 0 0.0 .0 -0.0 0.0 0 .516 .500 $490,000
2 Seasons 2.1 2 0 2 7.71 4.18 0.23 -0.31 92.9 3.39 -1 -0.1 1.1 -0.1 -0.2 -1 .447 .500 $890,000
STL (1 yr) 2.0 1 0 2 9.00 4.11 0.26 -0.31 92.0 3.26 -1 -0.1 2.3 -0.1 -0.2 -1 .379 .499 $400,000
CHC (1 yr) 0.1 1 0 0 0.00 4.59 0.03 -0.35 98.0 4.13 0 0.0 .0 -0.0 0.0 0 .516 .500 $490,000

Standard Fielding

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
2008 STL NL 25 OF 44 27 12 256.1 68 66 1 1 0 .985 2 3 10 14 2.35 1.52 .985 2.21 2.20
2008 STL NL 25 LF 25 12 6 124.2 31 30 1 0 0 1.000 2 2 19 19 2.24 1.24 .983 1.90 1.89
2008 STL NL 25 CF 15 9 2 67.0 20 19 0 1 0 .950 -1 -1 -21 -18 2.55 1.27 .990 2.61 2.59
2008 STL NL 25 RF 15 6 4 64.2 17 17 0 0 0 1.000 1 2 26 37 2.37 1.13 .982 2.12 2.11
2008 STL NL 25 1B 4 0 0 13.0 10 9 1 0 1 1.000 0 1 46 92 6.92 2.50 .992 9.35 9.28
2008 STL NL 25 3B 1 0 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 -240 -400 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.60
2010 STL NL 27 OF 25 7 3 100.1 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1 0 1.44 0.64 .987 2.17 2.15
2010 STL NL 27 CF 14 7 3 72.1 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 1.62 0.93 .989 2.59 2.56
2010 STL NL 27 RF 8 0 0 16.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 52 0 1.12 0.25 .985 2.08 2.08
2010 STL NL 27 LF 7 0 0 12.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -1 0 -60 0 0.75 0.14 .980 1.80 1.80
2010 STL NL 27 1B 3 1 0 11.0 14 14 0 0 3 1.000 -0 0 -11 0 11.45 4.67 .993 9.25 9.13
2010 STL NL 27 3B 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 9.00 1.00 .950 2.70 2.50
2010 STL NL 27 P 1 0 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 4.50 1.00 .950 1.80 1.70 0 0 0
2011 ATL NL 28 OF 25 15 10 154.1 33 32 0 1 0 .970 5 0 40 0 1.87 1.28 .986 2.16 2.15
2011 ATL NL 28 RF 22 13 8 122.0 20 19 0 1 0 .950 3 -1 28 -10 1.40 0.86 .983 2.05 2.04
2011 ATL NL 28 LF 4 1 1 12.1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 78 0 1.46 0.50 .985 1.90 1.88
2011 ATL NL 28 CF 3 1 1 20.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 2 1 90 60 4.95 3.67 .988 2.56 2.53
2011 ATL NL 28 1B 1 1 1 9.0 11 11 0 0 2 1.000 -0 -1 -67 -133 11.00 11.00 .994 9.30 9.30
2011 ATL NL 28 3B 1 0 0 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 120 0 4.50 1.00 .950 2.70 2.50
2012 CHC NL 29 OF 56 34 17 321.2 91 91 0 0 0 1.000 -2 -8 -6 -29 2.55 1.63 .987 2.11 2.09
2012 CHC NL 29 CF 28 26 10 196.0 64 64 0 0 0 1.000 1 -6 8 -37 2.94 2.29 .989 2.49 2.46
2012 CHC NL 29 LF 25 4 4 71.0 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -1 -14 -17 2.03 0.64 .987 1.83 1.81
2012 CHC NL 29 3B 18 16 11 132.0 23 2 18 3 3 .870 -5 -3 -48 -27 1.36 1.11 .952 2.45 2.42
2012 CHC NL 29 RF 14 4 3 54.2 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 -2 -1 -43 -22 1.81 0.79 .984 2.01 1.99
2012 CHC NL 29 1B 2 0 0 5.0 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 43 0 7.20 2.00 .992 9.36 9.20
2012 CHC NL 29 P 1 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.80 0 0 0
4 Seasons OF 150 83 42 832.2 208 205 1 2 0 .990 6 -5 9 -7 2.23 1.37 .986 2.16 2.14
4 Seasons LF 61 17 11 220.0 50 49 1 0 0 1.000 1 1 7 5 2.05 0.82 .984 1.87 1.84
4 Seasons CF 60 43 16 355.1 108 107 0 1 0 .991 2 -6 5 -20 2.71 1.78 .989 2.54 2.52
4 Seasons RF 59 23 15 257.1 50 49 0 1 0 .980 3 0 14 0 1.71 0.83 .983 2.06 2.05
4 Seasons 3B 21 16 11 138.0 25 3 19 3 3 .880 -6 -4 -50 -34 1.43 1.05 .952 2.46 2.44
4 Seasons 1B 10 2 1 38.0 39 37 2 0 6 1.000 0 0 3 0 9.24 3.90 .993 9.31 9.22
2 Seasons P 2 0 0 2.1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 3.86 0.50 .950 1.93 1.75 0 0 0
4 Seasons TOT 183 101 54 1011.0 273 246 22 5 9 .982 0 -14 0 -16 2.39 1.46 .984 2.47 2.56 0 0 0
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1948 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1948 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1948 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1918 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1948 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1918) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1948 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Transactions

  • June 5, 2001: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 3rd round of the 2001 amateur draft. Player signed June 30, 2001.
  • November 3, 2010: Selected off waivers by the Atlanta Braves from the St. Louis Cardinals.
  • June 23, 2011: Granted Free Agency.
  • July 7, 2011: Signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies.
  • November 2, 2011: Granted Free Agency.
  • January 4, 2012: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.
  • October 31, 2012: Granted Free Agency.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. We attempt to update transactions throughout the season.

Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
201027St. Louis Cardinals$400,000
201229Chicago Cubs$490,000contracts
2013 StatusPre-Arb Eligible, Earliest Arb Eligible: 2014, Earliest Free Agent: 2017
Career to date (may be incomplete)$890,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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