Joe Mather

Joseph Paul Mather

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

Born: July 23, 1982 in Sandpoint, ID
High School: Mountain Pointe (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): Cardinals/Braves 2008-2011
2012 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 1.054, Arb Eligible: 2014, Free Agent: 2017 [*],
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All-Time Rank (among Batters): #1. Babe Ruth… #2. Willie Mays… #3. Ted Williams… #4. Ty Cobb… #5. Lou Gehrig… #6. Rogers Hornsby… #7. Stan Musial…

All-Time Rank (among Batters): #1. Babe Ruth… #2. Willie Mays… #3. Ted Williams… #4. Ty Cobb… #5. Lou Gehrig… #6. Rogers Hornsby… #7. Stan Musial…

Standard Batting

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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
2001	18	STL-min	Rk	45	178	165	25	41	3	0	5	21	2	2	7	60	.248	.288	.358	.646		59	5	3	1	2	0	JOH · APPY
2002	19	STL-min	Rk	62	256	224	29	52	15	2	8	39	9	1	27	57	.232	.320	.424	.744		95	5	3	0	2	0	JOH · APPY
2003	20	STL-min	A-	65	223	196	23	45	12	1	2	22	4	4	18	38	.230	.314	.332	.645		65	4	6	3	0	0	NJR · NYPL
2004	21	STL-min	A,A-	68	278	249	34	62	18	2	7	31	5	3	24	72	.249	.327	.422	.749		105	2	5	0	0	0	PEO,NJR · MIDW,NYPL
2005	22	STL-min	A,A+	111	459	409	67	101	27	4	17	60	4	0	32	88	.247	.318	.457	.775		187	13	12	3	3	4	DAV,PLM · MIDW,FLOR
2006	23	STL-min	A+	124	494	443	64	119	33	1	16	74	9	0	36	91	.269	.332	.456	.788		202	8	8	3	4	3	PLM · FLOR
2007	24	STL-min	AAA,AA	134	560	487	80	132	27	1	31	77	10	0	52	83	.271	.357	.522	.879		254	14	15	3	3	6	MEM,SPD · PCL,TL
2008	25	STL-min	AAA	59	254	211	45	64	14	2	17	41	7	2	32	36	.303	.411	.630	1.041		133	6	8	1	2	0	MEM · PCL
2008	25	STL	NL	54	147	133	20	32	7	0	8	18	1	0	12	32	.241	.306	.474	.780	102	63	2	1	0	1	1	/35

2010	27	STL-min	AAA	91	376	335	55	92	18	4	10	46	6	4	37	74	.275	.348	.442	.790		148	5	2	0	2	1	MEM · PCL
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	/351
2011	28	COL-ATL-min	AAA	73	304	271	49	83	19	1	7	35	5	1	26	53	.306	.359	.461	.820		125	12	0	0	7	0	CSP,GWI · PCL,IL
2011	28	ATL	NL	36	83	75	4	16	4	0	1	9	0	1	6	23	.213	.272	.307	.578	60	23	1	0	2	0	2	9/7835
3 Seasons				126	294	268	31	61	15	0	9	30	2	2	20	66	.228	.283	.384	.667	78	103	5	1	4	1	3
162 Game Avg.				162	378	345	40	78	19	0	12	39	3	3	26	85	.228	.283	.384	.667	78	132	6	1	5	1	4

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	60	23	1	0	2	0	2

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rroe	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	dWAR	Salary	Pos
2008	25	STL	NL	147	0	1	-1	0	2	-1	4	5	0.5	3	0.3	0.2	$	/35

2010	27	STL	NL	64	-5	-0	-0	0	0	0	2	-4	-0.4	-4	-0.4	0.0	$400,000	/351
2011	28	ATL	NL	83	-4	-0	-0	0	5	-1	2	2	0.2	-3	-0.4	0.6	$	9/7835
3 Seasons				294	-9	1	-2	0	7	-2	8	3	0.3	-4	-0.5	0.8	$400,000

STL (2 yrs)				211	-5	1	-2	0	2	-1	6	1	0.1	-1	-0.1	0.2	$400,000
ATL (1 yr)				83	-4	-0	-0	0	5	-1	2	2	0.2	-3	-0.4	0.6	$

Standard Pitching

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GF	IP	H	R	ER	BB	IBB	HBP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	BB/9
2010	27	STL	NL	1	.000	9.00	1	1	2.0	2	2	2	3	2	1	12	51	2.500	9.0	13.5
1 Season				1	.000	9.00	1	1	2.0	2	2	2	3	2	1	12	51	2.500	9.0	13.5
162 Game Avg.				68	.000	9.00	68	68	136	136	136	136	204	136	68	816	51	2.500	9.0	13.5

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary	Awards
2010	27	STL	NL	2.0	0	2	1	0	2.7	-1	-0.2	$400,000
1 Season				2.0	0	2	1	0	2.7	-1	-0.2	$400,000

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%	PO	Awards
2008	STL	NL	25	OF	44				68	66	1	1	0	.985	2	3				1.52	.985		2.20
2008	STL	NL	25	1B	4				10	9	1	0	1	1.000	0	1				2.50	.992		9.28
2008	STL	NL	25	3B	1				0	0	0	0	0		-1	-1				0.00			2.60
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
2010	STL	NL	27	OF	25				16	16	0	0	0	1.000	0	-1				0.64	.987		2.15
2010	STL	NL	27	1B	3				14	14	0	0	3	1.000	-0	0				4.67	.993		9.13
2010	STL	NL	27	3B	1				1	1	0	0	0	1.000	0	-1				1.00	.950		2.50
2010	STL	NL	27	P	1			2.0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000		0		0	4.50	1.00	.950	1.80	1.70
2010	STL	NL	27	CF	14	7	3	72.1	13	13	0	0	0	1.000	0	-1	0	-17	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
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	25	-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	84	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	106	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	-65	-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	132	0	4.50	1.00	.950	2.70	2.50
	3 Seasons			OF	94	15	10	154.1	117	114	1	2	0	.983	7	2	58	4	1.87	1.22	.986	2.16	2.17
	3 Seasons			RF	45	19	12	202.2	39	38	0	1	0	.974	5	1	27	5	1.69	0.84	.983	2.07	2.07
	3 Seasons			LF	36	13	7	149.0	34	33	1	0	0	1.000	2	2	18	16	2.05	0.94	.983	1.89	1.87
	3 Seasons			CF	32	17	6	159.1	44	43	0	1	0	.977	1	-1	4	-7	2.43	1.34	.989	2.59	2.57
	3 Seasons			1B	8	1	1	9.0	35	34	1	0	6	1.000	-0	0	-12	0	11.00	4.38	.993	9.30	9.22
	3 Seasons			3B	3	0	0	2.0	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	-0	-2	-228	-1200	4.50	0.67	.950	2.70	2.53
	1 Season			P	1			2.0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000		0		0	4.50	1.00	.950	1.80	1.70
	3 Seasons			TOT	106	16	11	167.1	155	150	3	2	6	.987	7	2	50	14	2.42	1.44	.987	2.54	2.71
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%	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-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
From 1950 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 1950 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 1919 on.
Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) 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 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
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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.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses

Year	Age	Team	Salary
2010	27	St. Louis Cardinals	$400,000

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$400,000

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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