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Wid Matthews

Wid Curry Matthews (Matty)

Position: Centerfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 8", Weight: 155 lb.

Born: October 20, 1896 in Raleigh, IL (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1923
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Senators 1923-1925

Final Game: June 7, 1925
Died: October 5, 1965 in Hollywood, CA
Buried: Roseland Park Cemetery, Hattiesburg, MS
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Standard Batting

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
1923 26 PHA AL 129 543 485 52 133 11 6 1 25 16 16 50 27 .274 .343 .328 .671 76 159 1 6 *O8/7
1924 27 WSH AL 53 193 169 25 51 10 4 0 13 3 8 11 4 .302 .355 .408 .763 98 69 3 12 O8/7
1925 28 WSH AL 10 9 9 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .444 .444 .444 .889 128 4 0 0 /8O
3 Yrs 192 745 663 79 188 21 10 1 39 19 24 61 32 .284 .348 .350 .697 83 232 4 18
162 Game Avg. 162 629 559 67 159 18 8 1 33 16 20 51 27 .284 .348 .350 .697 83 196 3 15
WSH (2 yrs) 63 202 178 27 55 10 4 0 14 3 8 11 5 .309 .359 .410 .769 100 73 3 12
PHA (1 yr) 129 543 485 52 133 11 6 1 25 16 16 50 27 .274 .343 .328 .671 76 159 1 6

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
1923 26 PHA AL 129 543 -15 -2 0 -6 -3 -27 -2.7 17 -10 -1.0 .479 .484 -0.4 -1.0 -4 $ *O8/7
1924 27 WSH AL 53 193 -0 -3 0 4 -1 -0 0.0 6 6 0.6 .500 .500 0.2 0.3 2 $ O8/7
1925 28 WSH AL 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 1 0.1 .504 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $ /8O
3 Seasons 192 745 -15 -5 0 -2 -5 -26 -2.7 23 -3 -0.3 .486 .495 -0.1 -0.7 -1 $
WSH (2 yrs) 63 202 0 -3 0 4 -1 0 0.0 6 7 0.7 .500 .500 0.3 0.3 3 $
PHA (1 yr) 129 543 -15 -2 0 -6 -3 -27 -2.7 17 -10 -1.0 .479 .484 -0.4 -1.0 -4 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1923 26 PHA AL 543 374 52 3.7 109 .289 .274 .291 .343 .362 .328 .403 .671 .764 76 .397 -16.7 -1.6 .571 .157 .054 1.9
1924 27 WSH AL 193 138 21 4.0 110 .309 .302 .295 .355 .365 .408 .405 .763 .770 98 .416 -0.8 -0.1 .619 .142 .107 .0
1925 28 WSH AL 9 5 2 10.7 114 .500 .444 .297 .444 .367 .444 .416 .889 .784 128 .794 0.3 0.0 .800 .000 .000
3 Yrs 745 517 75 3.9 109 .297 .284 .292 .348 .362 .350 .404 .697 .766 83 .409 -17.2 -1.7 .585 .151 .066 1.9
162 Game Avg. 629 436 63 3.9 109 .297 .284 .292 .348 .362 .350 .404 .697 .766 83 .409 -17.2 -1.7 .585 .151 .066 2
WSH (2 yrs) 202 143 23 4.3 110 .318 .309 .295 .359 .365 .410 .406 .769 .771 100 .440 -0.5 -0.0 .626 .135 .101 .0
PHA (1 yr) 543 374 52 3.7 109 .289 .274 .291 .343 .362 .328 .403 .671 .764 76 .396 -16.7 -1.6 .571 .157 .054 1.9

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1923 26 PHA AL 543 0.2% 5.0% 9.2% 3.3% 14% 0.54 18.0 485.0 19.4 84%
1924 27 WSH AL 193 0.0% 2.1% 5.7% 7.3% 28% 0.36 42.3 13.0 85%
1925 28 WSH AL 9 0.0% 11.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 9.0 9.0 89%
3 Yrs 745 0.1% 4.3% 8.2% 4.3% 17% 0.52 20.7 663.0 17.0 85%
MLB Averages 1.1% 7.1% 7.9% 6.6% 26% 0.90 12.6 83.9 7.8 81%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1923 26 129 543 485 52 133 11 6 1 25 16 16 50 27 .274 .343 .328 .671 76 159 1 6
1924 27 182 736 654 77 184 21 10 1 38 19 24 61 31 .281 .346 .349 .695 82 228 4 18
1925 28 192 745 663 79 188 21 10 1 39 19 24 61 32 .284 .348 .350 .697 83 232 4 18

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1923 26 136 560 503 50 133 11 6 1 24 16 50 28 .264 .332 .316 .648 53 129
1924 27 56 202 175 24 51 10 4 0 13 3 11 4 .291 .344 .394 .738 23 53
1925 28 11 10 10 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 2 10
3 Yrs 203 772 688 76 189 21 10 1 38 19 61 33 .275 .337 .339 .676 78 192
162 Game Avg. 162 616 549 61 151 17 8 1 30 15 49 26 .275 .337 .339 .676 62 192

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1923 AL  16 (10th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1923 AL  16 (5th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 2 (2156), Average HOFer ≈ 144

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