Joe Mather

Positions: Outfielder, Pinch Hitter and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 215lb (193cm, 97kg)

Born: July 23, 1982 in Sandpoint, ID us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 3rd round of the 2001 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mountain Pointe HS (Phoenix, AZ).

High School: Mountain Pointe HS (Phoenix, AZ)

Debut: May 30, 2008 (Age 25-312d, 19,323rd in major league history)
vs. PIT 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 2012 (Age 30-070d)
vs. HOU 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2008 season

Full Name: Joseph Paul Mather

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-2.5

493

108

.219

RBI

OBP

.271

SLG

.357

OPS

.628

OPS+

Summary of 14 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 1 tying, 4 go ahead

3 Tms
STL	8
CHC	5
ATL	1

Platoon
vs RHP	9
vs LHP	5

Home/Road
Away	8
Home	6

Outs
2	7
1	5
0	2

12 Opps
PHI	2
ATL	2
ARI	1
NYM	1
PIT	1
LAD	1
SDP	1
WSN	1
CHC	1
LAA	1
FLA	1
CHW	1

14 Pitchers
Kyle Kendrick	1
Brian Sanches	1
Jake Peavy	1
Joe Nelson	1
Charlie Morton	1
Joel Piñeiro	1
Cole Hamels	1
Zach Stewart	1
Blaine Boyer	1
Ted Lilly	1
Randy Johnson	1
Johan Santana	1
Chad Billingsley	1
Jeff Locke	1

8 Parks
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	5
Turner Fld (ATL)	2
Busch Stad 3 (STL)	2
SunLife Stad (MIA)	1
CitizensBank (PHI)	1
Chase Field (PHO)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
Nationals Pk (WAS)	1

Where Hit
7	7
78	6
9	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	4
2	3
1	2
5	2
6	1
4	1
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	14

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	8
1--	4
12-	2

22 RBI
RISP	2
0 on	8
1 on	4
2 on	2
Any on	6

Inning
2	2
3	2
4	2
5	1
6	1
7	2
8	1
9	2
Extra	1

1-3	4
4-6	4
7-end	6

RelScore
+2	2
+1	4
Tied	4
-1	1
-4..	3

Ahead	6
Tied	4
Behind	4

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-2	2
1-2	2
1-0	2
0-0	2
1-1	2
3-2	1
2-1	1
0-1	1
2-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
LF	5
CF	3
PH	3
RF	2
3B	1

OrderPos
7th	6
1st	2
9th	2
8th	2
2nd	1
6th	1

Leverage
High Lev	2
Medium Lev	4
Low Lev	8

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2008	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2008-06-05 (2)	STL	@	WSN	Brian Sanches	tied 8-8	t 10	2	---	10,(3-2) SBBFBFFFFX	1	6	9	0.413	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
2	2	2	1	2008-07-17	STL		SDP	Jake Peavy	ahead 3-2	b 7	1	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	8	PH	0.107	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
3	3	3	1	2008-07-28	STL	@	ATL	Charlie Morton	tied 0-0	t 2	1	1--	6,(2-2) BSFBFX	2	7	7	0.181	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Y. Molina Scores
4	4	4	1	2008-07-30	STL	@	ATL	Blaine Boyer	ahead 3-2	t 8	1	1--	5,(1-2) FBFFX	2	7	7	0.175	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Y. Molina Scores
5	5	5	1	2008-08-01	STL		PHI	Cole Hamels	tied 0-0	b 3	0	12-	4,(2-1) BCBX	3	2	7	0.189	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); S. Schumaker Scores; C. Izturis Scores
6	6	6	1	2008-08-08	STL	@	CHC	Ted Lilly	behind 0-1	t 3	2	---	3,(0-2) FFX	1	1	7	0.109	46%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
7	7	7	1	2008-08-11	STL	@	FLA	Joe Nelson	ahead 3-2	t 9	2	---	3,(0-2) .CSX	1	8	PH	0.106	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
8	8	8	1	2008-09-01	STL	@	ARI	Randy Johnson	ahead 1-0	t 2	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	7	8	0.095	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
2011	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	2011-05-21	ATL	@	LAA	Joel Piñeiro	behind 0-4	t 7	0	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	9	9	0.171	29%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); F. Freeman Scores; Á. González Scores
2012	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
10	10	1	1	2012-04-29	CHC	@	PHI	Kyle Kendrick	ahead 2-0	t 4	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	7	0.093	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
11	11	2	1	2012-05-04	CHC		LAD	Chad Billingsley	ahead 3-1	b 6	2	---	3,(1-1) .BSX	1	9	PH	0.074	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
12	12	3	1	2012-05-19	CHC		CHW	Zach Stewart	behind 2-7	b 9	2	1--	5,(1-2) FFF*BX	2	7	5	0.003	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Baker Scores
13	13	4	1	2012-06-25	CHC		NYM	Johan Santana	tied 0-0	b 4	2	1--	3,(1-1) *BSX	2	7	8	0.240	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); G. Soto Scores
14	14	5	1	2012-09-16	CHC		PIT	Jeff Locke	behind 1-6	b 5	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	8	0.039	9%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)