Bobby Mathews

Positions: Starting Pitcher, Rightfielder and Centerfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-5, 140lb (165cm, 63kg)

Born: November 21, 1851 in Baltimore, MD us

Died: April 17, 1898 in Baltimore, MD

Buried: New Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, MD

Last Game: October 10, 1887 (Age 35-323d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1871 season

Full Name: Robert T. Mathews

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

55.4

297

248

ERA

2.86

578

568

4956.0

1528

WHIP

1.237

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1871	19	-5.3	KEK	NA	Maj	KEK	6	11	.353	5.17	12.94	19	19	0	19	1	0	169.0	261	243	97	5	21		17		2	15	876	1.669	13.9	0.3	1.1	0.9	0.81
1872	20	-3.6	BAL	NA	Maj	BAL	25	18	.581	3.19	7.89	49	47	4	39	0	0	406.0	480	356	144	3	52		57		0	25	1922	1.310	10.6	0.1	1.2	1.3	1.10
1873	21	-3.6	NYU	NA	Maj	NYU	29	23	.558	2.58	7.07	52	52	0	47	2	0	443.0	489	348	127	5	62		79		0	23	2008	1.244	9.9	0.1	1.3	1.6	1.27
1874	22	-2.7	NYU	NA	Maj	NYU	42	22	.656	1.90	5.78	65	65	0	62	4	0	578.0	652	371	122	3	41		101		0	32	2543	1.199	10.2	0.0	0.6	1.6	2.46
1875	23	-1.3	NYU	NA	Maj	NYU	29	38	.433	2.49	6.06	70	70	0	69	3	0	625.2	711	421	173	4	20		75		0	28	2759	1.168	10.2	0.1	0.3	1.1	3.75
1876	24	-0.4	NYU	NL	Maj	NYU	21	34	.382	2.86	6.89	56	56	0	55	2	0	516.0	693	395	164	8	24		37		0	3	2327	1.390	12.1	0.1	0.4	0.6	1.54
1877	25	3.5	Columbus	INTA	N/A		0	1	.000		7.00	1	1		1	0		9.0	10	7											10.0
1877	25	0.8	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	3	12	.200	4.04	9.19	15	15	0	13	0	0	129.1	208	132	58	0	17		9		0	10	631	1.740	14.5	0.0	1.2	0.6	0.53

1879	27	4.0	PRO	NL	Maj	PRO	12	6	.667	2.29	4.05	27	25	2	15	1	1	189.0	194	85	48	4	26		90		0	17	779	1.164	9.2	0.2	1.2	4.3	3.46

1881	29		2 Teams	NL	Maj	BSN-PRO	5	8	.385	3.02	6.61	19	15	4	11	1	2	125.1	143	92	42	2	32		33		0	11	576	1.396	10.3	0.1	2.3	2.4	1.03
1881	29	5.4	PRO	NL	Maj	PRO	4	8	.333	3.17	7.12	14	14	0	10	1	0	102.1	121	81	36	2	21		28		0	9	473	1.388	10.6	0.2	1.8	2.5	1.33
1881	29	5.4	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	1	0	1.000	2.35	4.30	5	1	4	1	0	2	23.0	22	11	6	0	11		5		0	2	103	1.435	8.6	0.0	4.3	2.0	0.45
1882	30	5.0	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	19	15	.559	2.87	4.77	34	32	2	31	0	0	285.0	278	151	91	5	22		153		0	13	1220	1.053	8.8	0.2	0.7	4.8	6.95
1883	31	5.1	PHA	AA	Maj	PHA	30	13	.698	2.46	5.29	44	44	0	41	1	0	381.0	396	224	104	11	31		203		0	11	1609	1.121	9.4	0.3	0.7	4.8	6.55
1884	32	7.1	PHA	AA	Maj	PHA	30	18	.625	3.32	4.97	49	49	0	48	3	0	430.2	401	238	159	10	49		286	12	0	23	1788	1.045	8.4	0.2	1.0	6.0	5.84
1885	33	7.9	PHA	AA	Maj	PHA	30	17	.638	2.43	4.88	48	48	0	46	2	0	422.1	394	229	114	3	57		286	20	1	19	1766	1.068	8.4	0.1	1.2	6.1	5.02
1886	34	9.0	PHA	AA	Maj	PHA	13	9	.591	3.96	6.74	24	24	0	22	0	0	197.2	226	148	87	3	53		93	13	0	21	913	1.411	10.3	0.1	2.4	4.2	1.75
1887	35	11.3	PHA	AA	Maj	PHA	3	4	.429	6.67	9.93	7	7	0	7	0	0	58.0	75	64	43	4	25		9	3	0	2	280	1.724	11.6	0.6	3.9	1.4	0.36
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (15 seasons)					Majors		297	248	.545	2.86	6.35	578	568	12	525	20	3	4956.0	5601	3497	1573	70	532		1528	48	3	253	21997	1.237	10.2	0.1	1.0	2.8	2.87
Other (1 season)					Other		0	1	.000		7.00	1	1		1	0		9.0	10	7											10.0
All Levels (15 Seasons)							297	249	.544		6.35	579	569	12	526	20	3	4965.0	5611	3504	1573	70	532		1528	48	3	253	21997		10.2