Dale Matthewson

Dale Wesley Matthewson

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 145 lb.

Born: May 15, 1923 in Catasauqua, PA (All Transactions)
Debut: July 3, 1943
Team: Phillies 1943-1944

Final Game: July 30, 1944
Died: February 20, 1984 in Blairsville, GA
Buried: Union Memory Gardens, Blairsville, GA
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Standard Pitching

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
1942	19	PHI-min	C	9	11	.450	4.75	28						178.0	221	125	94		52								1.534	11.2		2.6			RME · CAML
1943	20	PHI-min	B,A1	10	6	.625	2.78	18	5					136.0	133	53	42	1	36								1.243	8.8	0.1	2.4			TRE,KNX · ISLG,SOUA
1943	20	PHI	NL	0	3	.000	4.85	11	1	7	0	0	0	26.0	26	14	14	1	8		8	0	0	0	108	70	1.308	9.0	0.3	2.8	2.8	1.00
1944	21	BOS-min	AA	1	1	.500	6.00	9			0	0		18.0	22	15	12		13		11	1	0	1			1.944	11.0		6.5	5.5	0.85	LOU · AA
1944	21	PHI	NL	0	0		3.94	17	0	6	0	0	0	32.0	27	14	14	1	16		8	0	0	0	134	92	1.344	7.6	0.3	4.5	2.3	0.50
1945	22	SFG-min	A1,AA	3	5	.375	4.90	24	11		0	0		101.0	111	65	55	1	58		16	1	2	2			1.673	9.9	0.1	5.2	1.4	0.28	BIR,JER · SOUA,IL
1946	23	SFG-min	AAA	1	1	.500		20	0		0	0		34.0	21				15		25						1.059	5.6		4.0	6.6	1.67	SFR · PCL
1947	24	SFR	AAA	3	1	.750		23	0		0	0		41.0	42				14		16						1.366	9.2		3.1	3.5	1.14	SFR · PCL
1948	25	LAD-min	AA	4	3	.571	3.58	41						78.0	75	33	31		33								1.385	8.7		3.8			MOB · SOUA
1949	26	LAD-min	B,AA	9	12	.429	3.51	34						172.0	189	95	67		48								1.378	9.9		2.5			GAD,MOB · SEAL,SOUA
1950	27	DAN	B	13	11	.542	3.03	49						184.0	184	97	62	10	61								1.332	9.0	0.5	3.0			DAN · CARL
1951	28	TAM	B	18	5	.783	2.08	30						199.0	167	61	46	11	53								1.106	7.6	0.5	2.4			TAM · FLIN
1952	29	TAM	B	21	11	.656	2.32	36	30					260.0	229	88	67		80								1.188	7.9		2.8			TAM · FLIN
1953	30	TAM	B	15	12	.556	3.25	38	27					244.0	210	102	88	17	80								1.189	7.7	0.6	3.0			TAM · FLIN
1954	31	TAM	B	2	2	.500		7																									TAM · FLIN
1955	32	CHC-min	A	10	5	.667	2.81	27	13					118.2	110	48	37	6	32								1.197	8.3	0.5	2.4			MAC · SALL
1956	33	CHC-min	AA	10	4	.714	2.85	35	14		1	0		136.0	132	51	43	6	38	2	53	2	0	2			1.250	8.7	0.4	2.5	3.5	1.39	TUL · TL
1957	34	PHI-min	AA	5	9	.357	3.46	30	13		2	1		112.0	111	50	43	10	23	4	47	0	0	2			1.196	8.9	0.8	1.8	3.8	2.04	TUL · TL
2 Yrs				0	3	.000	4.34	28	1	13	0	0	0	58.0	53	28	28	2	24		16	0	0	0	242	81	1.328	8.2	0.3	3.7	2.5	0.67
162 Game Avg.				0	7	.000	4.34	66	2	30	0	0	0	136	124	66	66	5	56		38	0	0	0	567	81	1.328	8.2	0.3	3.7	2.5	0.67

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	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1943	20	PHI	NL	26.0	11	1	14	4.85	3.84	-0.23	98.7	4.01	-2	-0.3	1.0	-0.0	-0.1	-0	.475	.498	$
1944	21	PHI	NL	32.0	17	0	14	3.94	4.56	-0.01	97.2	4.45	2	0.2	1.0	-0.0	0.5	5	.512	.501	$
2 Seasons				58.0	28	1	28	4.34	4.24	-0.11	97.9	4.25	-1	-0.1	1.0	-0.0	0.4	5	.498	.500	$

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	IP%
1943	20	PHI	NL	108	0.9%	7.4%	7.4%			81%
1944	21	PHI	NL	134	0.8%	6.0%	11.9%			78%
2 Yrs				242	0.8%	6.6%	9.9%			79%
MLB Averages					1.0%	8.8%	8.5%	2.5%	11%	80%

Cumulative Pitching

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+
1943	20	0	3	.000	4.85	11	1	7	0	0	0	26.0	26	14	14	1	8		8	0	0	0	108	70	1.308	9.0	0.3	2.8	2.8	1.00	70
1944	21	0	3	.000	4.34	28	1	13	0	0	0	58.0	53	28	28	2	24		16	0	0	0	242	81	1.328	8.2	0.3	3.7	2.5	0.67	81

Neutralized Pitching

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Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1943	20	1	1	.500	6.12	25.0	29	19	17	1	9	8	1.520	10.4	3.2	2.9	0.89	0.4	11
1944	21	1	2	.333	4.35	31.0	28	17	15	1	17	8	1.452	8.1	4.9	2.3	0.47	0.3	17
2 Yrs		2	3	.400	5.14	56.0	57	36	32	2	26	16	1.482	9.2		2.6	0.62	0.3	28

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Youngest s c a p y 1943 NL born 1923-05-15 (7th)

Youngest s c a p y
1943 NL born 1923-05-15 (7th)

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