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Season Age Team Lg WAR W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ FIP WHIP H9 HR9 BB9 SO9 SO/BB Awards
1871 19 KEK NA 1.7 6 11 .353 5.17 19 19 0 19 1 0 169.0 261 243 97 5 21 17 2 15 876 88 4.14 1.669 13.9 0.3 1.1 0.9 0.81
1872 20 BAL NA 6.7 25 18 .581 3.19 49 47 4 39 0 0 406.0 480 356 144 3 52 57 0 25 1922 116 3.63 1.310 10.6 0.1 1.2 1.3 1.10
1873 21 NYU NA 10.0 29 23 .558 2.58 52 52 0 47 2 0 443.0 489 348 127 5 62 79 0 23 2008 127 3.31 1.244 9.9 0.1 1.3 1.6 1.27
1874 22 NYU NA 13.6 42 22 .656 1.90 65 65 0 62 4 0 578.0 652 371 122 3 41 101 0 32 2543 117 2.00 1.199 10.2 0.0 0.6 1.6 2.46
1875 23 NYU NA 8.3 29 38 .433 2.49 70 70 0 69 3 0 625.2 711 421 173 4 20 75 0 28 2759 90 2.18 1.168 10.2 0.1 0.3 1.1 3.75
1876 24 NYU NL 3.3 21 34 .382 2.86 56 56 0 55 2 0 516.0 693 395 164 8 24 37 0 3 2327 79 2.43 1.390 12.1 0.1 0.4 0.6 1.54
1877 25 CIN NL -1.9 3 12 .200 4.04 15 15 0 13 0 0 129.1 208 132 58 0 17 9 0 10 631 66 3.09 1.740 14.5 0.0 1.2 0.6 0.53
1879 27 PRO NL 2.6 12 6 .667 2.29 27 25 2 15 1 1 189.0 194 85 48 4 26 90 0 17 779 105 2.47 1.164 9.2 0.2 1.2 4.3 3.46
1881 29 2TM NL -0.8 5 8 .385 3.02 19 15 4 11 1 2 125.1 143 92 42 2 32 33 0 11 576 88 3.13 1.396 10.3 0.1 2.3 2.4 1.03
1881 29 PRO NL -1.2 4 8 .333 3.17 14 14 0 10 1 0 102.1 121 81 36 2 21 28 0 9 473 84 3.01 1.388 10.6 0.2 1.8 2.5 1.33
1881 29 BSN NL 0.4 1 0 1.000 2.35 5 1 4 1 0 2 23.0 22 11 6 0 11 5 0 2 103 115 3.69 1.435 8.6 0.0 4.3 2.0 0.45
1882 30 BSN NL 4.3 19 15 .559 2.87 34 32 2 31 0 0 285.0 278 151 91 5 22 153 0 13 1220 100 2.15 1.053 8.8 0.2 0.7 4.8 6.95
1883 31 PHA AA 5.3 30 13 .698 2.46 44 44 0 41 1 0 381.0 396 224 104 11 31 203 0 11 1609 141 2.81 1.121 9.4 0.3 0.7 4.8 6.55
1884 32 PHA AA 4.3 30 18 .625 3.32 49 49 0 48 3 0 430.2 401 238 159 10 49 286 12 0 23 1788 102 2.67 1.045 8.4 0.2 1.0 6.0 5.84
1885 33 PHA AA 6.4 30 17 .638 2.43 48 48 0 46 2 0 422.1 394 229 114 3 57 286 20 1 19 1766 142 2.17 1.068 8.4 0.1 1.2 6.1 5.02
1886 34 PHA AA -0.2 13 9 .591 3.96 24 24 0 22 0 0 197.2 226 148 87 3 53 93 13 0 21 913 87 3.36 1.411 10.3 0.1 2.4 4.2 1.75
1887 35 PHA AA -1.0 3 4 .429 6.67 7 7 0 7 0 0 58.0 75 64 43 4 25 9 3 0 2 280 63 5.31 1.724 11.6 0.6 3.9 1.4 0.36
15 Yrs 62.6 297 248 .545 2.86 578 568 12 525 20 3 4956.0 5601 3497 1573 70 532 1528 48 3 253 21997 104 2.70 1.237 10.2 0.1 1.0 2.8 2.87
162 Game Avg 3.7 18 15 .545 2.86 34 34 1 31 1 0 294 332 208 93 4 32 91 0 15 1305 104 1.237 10.2 0.1 1.0 2.8 2.87
PHA (5 Yrs) 14.8 106 61 .635 3.06 172 172 0 164 6 0 1489.2 1492 903 507 31 215 877 48 1 76 6356 113 2.76 1.146 9.0 0.2 1.3 5.3 4.08
NYU (3 Yrs) 31.9 100 83 .546 2.31 187 187 0 178 9 0 1646.2 1852 1140 422 12 123 255 0 83 7310 109 2.42 1.199 10.1 0.1 0.7 1.4 2.07
PRO (2 Yrs) 1.4 16 14 .533 2.59 41 39 2 25 2 1 291.1 315 166 84 6 47 118 0 26 1252 96 2.66 1.243 9.7 0.2 1.5 3.6 2.51
BSN (2 Yrs) 4.7 20 15 .571 2.83 39 33 6 32 0 2 308.0 300 162 97 5 33 158 0 15 1323 101 2.26 1.081 8.8 0.1 1.0 4.6 4.79
NYU (1 Yr) 3.3 21 34 .382 2.86 56 56 0 55 2 0 516.0 693 395 164 8 24 37 0 3 2327 79 2.43 1.390 12.1 0.1 0.4 0.6 1.54
BAL (1 Yr) 6.7 25 18 .581 3.19 49 47 4 39 0 0 406.0 480 356 144 3 52 57 0 25 1922 116 3.63 1.310 10.6 0.1 1.2 1.3 1.10
KEK (1 Yr) 1.7 6 11 .353 5.17 19 19 0 19 1 0 169.0 261 243 97 5 21 17 2 15 876 88 4.14 1.669 13.9 0.3 1.1 0.9 0.81
CIN (1 Yr) -1.9 3 12 .200 4.04 15 15 0 13 0 0 129.1 208 132 58 0 17 9 0 10 631 66 3.09 1.740 14.5 0.0 1.2 0.6 0.53
NA (5 Yrs) 40.3 131 112 .539 2.69 255 253 4 236 10 0 2221.2 2593 1739 663 20 196 329 2 123 10108 107 2.77 1.255 10.5 0.1 0.8 1.3 1.68
AA (5 Yrs) 14.8 106 61 .635 3.06 172 172 0 164 6 0 1489.2 1492 903 507 31 215 877 48 1 76 6356 113 2.76 1.146 9.0 0.2 1.3 5.3 4.08
NL (5 Yrs) 7.6 60 75 .444 2.91 151 143 8 125 4 3 1244.2 1516 855 403 19 121 322 0 54 5533 86 2.51 1.315 11.0 0.1 0.9 2.3 2.66
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Season Age Team Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Awards
1871 19 KEK NA 169.0 19 19 243 12.94 10.73 -1.28 0.00 108 12.97 1 0.3 -0.1 1.7 37 .513 .502
1872 20 BAL NA 406.0 49 47 356 7.89 9.00 -0.11 0.00 101 9.20 59 4.1 1.00 -1.0 6.7 136 .583 .525
1873 21 NYU NA 443.0 52 52 348 7.07 9.15 -0.19 0.00 96 8.96 93 6.7 -0.8 10.0 174 .628 .541
1874 22 NYU NA 578.0 65 65 371 5.78 7.44 0.06 0.00 101 7.45 108 8.7 -0.6 13.6 196 .634 .554
1875 23 NYU NA 625.2 70 70 421 6.06 6.31 -0.17 0.00 101 6.55 34 3.7 -1.2 8.3 109 .553 .523
1876 24 NYU NL 516.0 56 56 395 6.89 6.06 -0.90 0.00 98 6.82 -4 -0.6 -0.9 3.3 57 .490 .497
1877 25 CIN NL 129.1 15 15 132 9.19 5.79 -1.04 0.00 95 6.49 -39 -2.9 -0.2 -1.9 -24 .306 .482
1879 27 PRO NL 189.0 27 25 85 4.05 5.02 0.30 0.00 96 4.53 10 1.0 1.00 -0.2 2.6 30 .537 .506
1881 29 2TM NL 125.1 19 15 92 6.61 5.10 -0.04 0.00 95 4.89 -24 -1.9 1.00 -0.1 -0.8 -11 .401 .491
1881 29 PRO NL 102.1 14 14 81 7.12 5.07 -0.04 0.00 95 4.86 -26 -2.1 -0.1 -1.2 -15 .351 .487
1881 29 BSN NL 23.0 5 1 11 4.30 5.23 -0.06 0.00 95 5.02 2 0.2 1.00 0.0 0.4 4 .540 .501
1882 30 BSN NL 285.0 34 32 151 4.77 5.39 0.04 0.00 99 5.30 17 1.9 1.00 -0.3 4.3 48 .557 .512
1883 31 PHA AA 381.0 44 44 224 5.29 5.49 -0.31 0.00 105 6.09 34 3.4 -0.4 5.3 60 .578 .521
1884 32 PHA AA 430.2 49 49 238 4.97 5.12 0.16 0.00 104 5.16 9 2.3 -0.5 4.3 37 .547 .514
1885 33 PHA AA 422.1 48 48 229 4.88 5.30 -0.18 0.00 106 5.82 44 4.4 -0.6 6.4 72 .592 .527
1886 34 PHA AA 197.2 24 24 148 6.74 5.70 -0.29 0.00 100 5.99 -17 -1.1 -0.3 -0.2 -2 .455 .493
1887 35 PHA AA 58.0 7 7 64 9.93 6.61 -0.11 0.00 98 6.59 -22 -1.3 -0.1 -1.0 -17 .310 .492
15 Yrs 4956.0 578 568 3497 6.35 6.62 -0.23 0.00 101 6.90 303 28.8 1.00 -7.1 62.6 903 .550 .519
162 Game Avg 294 34 34 208 6.35 6.62 -0.23 0.00 101 6.90 18 1.7 1.00 -0.4 3.7 54 .550 .519
PHA (5 Yrs) 1489.2 172 172 903 5.46 5.40 -0.13 0.00 104 5.75 49 7.8 -1.8 14.8 151 .545 .516
NYU (3 Yrs) 1646.2 187 187 1140 6.23 7.47 -0.09 0.00 100 7.51 235 19.1 -2.5 31.9 480 .602 .539
PRO (2 Yrs) 291.1 41 39 166 5.13 5.04 0.18 0.00 96 4.65 -16 -1.1 1.00 -0.2 1.4 15 .474 .500
BSN (2 Yrs) 308.0 39 33 162 4.73 5.38 0.03 0.00 99 5.28 19 2.1 1.00 -0.3 4.7 52 .555 .511
NYU (1 Yr) 516.0 56 56 395 6.89 6.06 -0.90 0.00 98 6.82 -4 -0.6 -0.9 3.3 57 .490 .497
BAL (1 Yr) 406.0 49 47 356 7.89 9.00 -0.11 0.00 101 9.20 59 4.1 1.00 -1.0 6.7 136 .583 .525
KEK (1 Yr) 169.0 19 19 243 12.94 10.73 -1.28 0.00 108 12.97 1 0.3 -0.1 1.7 37 .513 .502
CIN (1 Yr) 129.1 15 15 132 9.19 5.79 -1.04 0.00 95 6.49 -39 -2.9 -0.2 -1.9 -24 .306 .482
NA (5 Yrs) 2221.2 255 253 1739 7.04 8.00 -0.19 0.00 101 8.24 294 23.4 1.00 -3.7 40.3 653 .592 .533
AA (5 Yrs) 1489.2 172 172 903 5.46 5.40 -0.13 0.00 104 5.75 49 7.8 -1.8 14.8 151 .545 .516
NL (5 Yrs) 1244.2 151 143 855 6.18 5.62 -0.43 0.00 97 5.89 -40 -2.4 1.00 -1.6 7.6 100 .484 .500

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Pitching Ratios
Season Age Team Lg IP HR% K% BB% Awards
1871 19 KEK NA 169.0 0.6 1.9 2.4
1872 20 BAL NA 406.0 0.2 3.0 2.7
1873 21 NYU NA 443.0 0.2 3.9 3.1
1874 22 NYU NA 578.0 0.1 4.0 1.6
1875 23 NYU NA 625.2 0.1 2.7 0.7
1876 24 NYU NL 516.0 0.3 1.6 1.0
1877 25 CIN NL 129.1 0.0 1.4 2.7
1879 27 PRO NL 189.0 0.5 11.6 3.3
1881 29 2TM NL 125.1 0.3 5.7 5.6
1881 29 PRO NL 102.1 0.4 5.9 4.4
1881 29 BSN NL 23.0 0.0 4.9 10.7
1882 30 BSN NL 285.0 0.4 12.5 1.8
1883 31 PHA AA 381.0 0.7 12.6 1.9
1884 32 PHA AA 430.2 0.6 16.0 2.7
1885 33 PHA AA 422.1 0.2 16.2 3.2
1886 34 PHA AA 197.2 0.3 10.2 5.8
1887 35 PHA AA 58.0 1.4 3.2 8.9
15 Yrs 4956.0 0.3 6.9 2.4
MLB Average 0.5 8.3 4.5

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Advanced Batting

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Batting Batting Ratios Baserunning
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% SO% BB% RS% SB% Pos Awards
1871 19 KEK NA 91 .280 85 .270 .056 0.0 0.0 2.2 57.7 66.7 *1
1872 20 BAL NA 225 .227 64 .227 .009 0.0 0.9 1.3 67.9 75.0 *1/O5
1873 21 NYU NA 233 .220 62 .195 .040 0.0 1.3 4.3 75.5 50.0 *1/O
1874 22 NYU NA 301 .244 78 .245 .027 0.0 1.3 1.0 61.3 100.0 *1/5O
1875 23 NYU NA 266 .186 63 .185 .038 0.0 1.9 0.8 46.0 33.3 *1/O
1876 24 NYU NL 221 .194 63 .185 .028 0.0 0.9 1.4 44.2 *1/O
1877 25 CIN NL 60 .172 47 .175 .000 0.0 3.3 1.7 45.5 1/6O
1879 27 PRO NL 180 .218 68 .213 .029 0.6 6.7 3.9 58.5 1O/5
1881 29 2TM NL 133 .196 47 .197 .023 0.0 8.3 3.8 28.6 O1
1881 29 PRO NL 62 .226 63 .216 .018 0.0 9.7 8.1 37.5 1/O
1881 29 BSN NL 71 .170 34 .182 .028 0.0 7.0 0.0 16.7 O/1
1882 30 BSN NL 177 .238 76 .252 .036 0.0 10.2 4.5 37.0 1O/6
1883 31 PHA AA 172 .193 44 .186 .012 0.0 2.9 41.7 1/O
1884 32 PHA AA 191 .205 51 .185 .038 0.0 3.7 63.4 1/O
1885 33 PHA AA 189 .194 39 .168 .017 0.0 5.3 55.0 1/O
1886 34 PHA AA 91 .257 76 .239 .034 0.0 3.3 66.7 1/O
1887 35 PHA AA 29 .272 64 .227 .000 0.0 10.3 13.8 55.6 /1
15 Yrs 2559 .216 63 .208 .028 0.0 2.4 2.9 55.0 64.3 1O/56
MLB Average .292 100 .266 .082 0.5 4.8 4.5 52.0 70.2

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Standard Range Factor
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
1871 19 KEK NA P 19 19 169.0 50 19 23 8 2 .840 .862 2.24 2.14 2.21 2.11
1872 20 BAL NA P 49 46 406.0 91 20 51 20 2 .780 .814 1.57 2.02 1.45 2.01
1872 20 BAL NA OF 8 2 6.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .820 1.50 1.95 0.13 1.94
1872 20 BAL NA 3B 3 1 15.0 10 1 3 6 0 .400 .758 2.40 4.44 1.33 4.47
1873 21 NYU NA P 52 443.0 109 27 58 24 1 .780 .806 1.73 1.94 1.63 1.94
1873 21 NYU NA OF 5 26.0 3 2 0 1 0 .667 .803 0.69 1.97 0.40 2.00
1874 22 NYU NA P 65 65 578.0 168 29 101 38 2 .774 .810 2.02 2.17 2.00 2.16
1874 22 NYU NA OF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.00
1874 22 NYU NA 3B 1 0 7.0 2 1 1 0 1 1.000 .760 2.57 4.37 2.00 4.40
1875 23 NYU NA P 70 626.0 179 44 106 29 4 .838 .865 2.16 2.59 2.14 2.58
1875 23 NYU NA OF 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.90
1876 24 NYU NL P 56 516.0 147 41 78 28 0 .810 .874 2.08 2.08 2.13 2.10
1876 24 NYU NL OF 1 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.25 0.00 2.10
1877 25 CIN NL P 15 129.0 29 7 18 4 0 .862 .915 1.74 2.10 1.67 2.10
1877 25 CIN NL OF 1 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.90
1877 25 CIN NL SS 1 7.0 5 1 1 3 0 .400 .864 2.57 4.63 2.00 4.60
1879 27 PRO NL P 27 189.0 45 4 39 2 0 .956 .901 2.05 2.30 1.59 2.30
1879 27 PRO NL OF 21 182.0 29 17 5 7 1 .759 .838 1.09 1.88 1.05 1.89
1879 27 PRO NL 3B 5 20.0 9 3 2 4 0 .556 .830 2.25 3.38 1.00 3.42
1881 29 2TM NL OF 23 156.0 37 27 3 7 0 .811 .871 1.73 2.08 1.30 2.06
1881 29 PRO NL OF 5 21.0 4 3 0 1 0 .750 .870 1.29 2.10 0.60 2.06
1881 29 BSN NL OF 18 135.0 33 24 3 6 0 .818 .871 1.80 2.08 1.50 2.06
1881 29 2TM NL P 19 125.0 25 3 18 4 2 .840 .896 1.51 2.25 1.11 2.22
1881 29 PRO NL P 14 102.0 21 1 16 4 2 .810 .896 1.50 2.25 1.21 2.22
1881 29 BSN NL P 5 23.0 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 .895 1.57 2.27 0.80 2.22
1882 30 BSN NL P 34 285.0 45 5 34 6 1 .867 .906 1.23 2.18 1.15 2.16
1882 30 BSN NL OF 13 74.0 11 6 0 5 0 .545 .855 0.73 1.95 0.46 1.93
1882 30 BSN NL SS 1 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .850 0.00 4.50 0.00 4.50
1883 31 PHA AA P 44 381.0 95 15 68 12 2 .874 .852 1.96 2.31 1.89 2.28
1883 31 PHA AA OF 3 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80
1884 32 PHA AA P 49 431.0 111 8 78 25 1 .775 .829 1.80 2.28 1.76 2.21
1884 32 PHA AA OF 1 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.60
1885 33 PHA AA P 48 422.0 84 7 67 10 1 .881 .878 1.58 1.90 1.54 1.88
1885 33 PHA AA OF 1 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .880 2.25 1.80 1.00 1.90
1886 34 PHA AA P 24 198.0 51 5 38 8 3 .843 .885 1.95 2.00 1.79 1.95
1886 34 PHA AA OF 1 4.0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .880 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80
1887 35 PHA AA P 7 58.0 18 2 14 2 1 .889 .883 2.48 2.27 2.29 2.19
Standard Range Factor
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
15 Yrs 669 133 5473.0 1357 296 806 255 24 .812 .851 1.81 2.18 1.65 2.17
P (15 Yrs) P 578 130 4956.0 1247 236 791 220 22 .824 .852 1.87 2.18 1.78 2.16
OF (13 Yrs) OF 80 2 466.0 83 54 8 21 1 .747 .854 1.20 1.96 0.78 1.95
3B (3 Yrs) 3B 9 1 42.0 21 5 6 10 1 .524 .789 2.36 3.92 1.22 3.88
SS (2 Yrs) SS 2 9.0 6 1 1 4 0 .333 .862 2.00 4.60 1.00 4.55

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Bobby Mathews born?

Bobby Mathews was born on November 21, 1851.

Where was Bobby Mathews born?

Bobby Mathews was born in Baltimore, MD.

How tall was Bobby Mathews?

Bobby Mathews was 5-5 (165 cm) tall.

How much did Bobby Mathews weigh when playing?

Bobby Mathews weighed 140 lbs (63 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Bobby Mathews play?

Bobby Mathews played 15 seasons.

Is Bobby Mathews in the Hall of Fame?

Bobby Mathews has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Bobby Mathews play?

Bobby Mathews was a Pitcher and Rightfielder.

How many strikeouts did Bobby Mathews have?

Bobby Mathews had 1,528 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Bobby Mathews played for?

Bobby Mathews played for 8 teams; the Boston, Baltimore Canaries, Cincinnati Reds, Fort Wayne Kekiongas, New York Mutuals, New York Mutuals, Philadelphia Athletics and Providence Grays.

When did Bobby Mathews retire?

Bobby Mathews last played in 1887.

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