Bobby Mathews
Robert T. Mathews
Born: November 21, 1851
Baltimore, MD USA
Deceased: 1898
Baltimore, MD USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, 3B, SS, RF, CF, LF, OF
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 140
Career: 1871-1887
Minor League Statistics
Bobby Mathews compiled a career record of 297 wins and 248 losses in his 622-game career with the Fort Wayne Kekiongas, Baltimore Canaries, New York Mutuals, Cincinnati Reds, Providence Grays, Boston Red Caps and Philadelphia Athletics. He began playing during the 1871 season and last took the field during the 1887 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871 | NA | Fort Wayne Kekiongas | 6 | 11 | .353 | 5.17 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 169.0 | 261 | 243 | 97 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 876 |
| 1872 | NA | Baltimore Canaries | 25 | 18 | .581 | 3.19 | 49 | 47 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 406.0 | 480 | 356 | 144 | 3 | 52 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1922 |
| 1873 | NA | New York Mutuals | 29 | 23 | .558 | 2.58 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 443.0 | 489 | 348 | 127 | 5 | 62 | 0 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2008 |
| 1874 | NA | New York Mutuals | 42 | 22 | .656 | 1.90 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 578.0 | 652 | 371 | 122 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2543 |
| 1875 | NA | New York Mutuals | 29 | 38 | .433 | 2.49 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 69 | 3 | 0 | 625.7 | 711 | 421 | 173 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2759 |
| 1876 | NL | New York Mutuals | 21 | 34 | .382 | 2.86 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 516.0 | 693 | 395 | 164 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2327 |
| 1877 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 3 | 12 | .200 | 4.04 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 129.3 | 208 | 132 | 58 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 631 |
| 1879 | NL | Providence Grays | 12 | 6 | .667 | 2.29 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 189.0 | 194 | 85 | 48 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 779 |
| 1881 | NL | Providence Grays | 4 | 8 | .333 | 3.17 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 102.3 | 121 | 81 | 36 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 473 |
| 1881 | NL | Boston Red Caps | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.35 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23.0 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 103 |
| 1882 | NL | Boston Red Caps | 19 | 15 | .559 | 2.87 | 34 | 32 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 285.0 | 278 | 151 | 91 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1220 |
| 1883 | AA | Philadelphia Athletics | 30 | 13 | .698 | 2.46 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 381.0 | 396 | 224 | 104 | 11 | 31 | 0 | 203 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1609 |
| 1884 | AA | Philadelphia Athletics | 30 | 18 | .625 | 3.32 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 430.7 | 401 | 238 | 159 | 10 | 49 | 0 | 286 | 12 | 0 | 23 | 1788 |
| 1885 | AA | Philadelphia Athletics | 30 | 17 | .638 | 2.43 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 422.3 | 394 | 229 | 114 | 3 | 57 | 0 | 286 | 20 | 1 | 19 | 1766 |
| 1886 | AA | Philadelphia Athletics | 13 | 9 | .591 | 3.96 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 197.7 | 226 | 148 | 87 | 3 | 53 | 0 | 93 | 13 | 0 | 21 | 913 |
| 1887 | AA | Philadelphia Athletics | 3 | 4 | .429 | 6.67 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58.0 | 75 | 64 | 43 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 280 |
| Totals | 297 | 248 | .545 | 2.86 | 578 | 568 | 12 | 525 | 20 | 3 | 4956.0 | 5601 | 3497 | 1573 | 70 | 532 | 0 | 1528 | 48 | 3 | 253 | 21997 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871 | NA | Fort Wayne Kekiongas | 19 | 91 | 89 | 15 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .270 | .286 | .326 | .612 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1872 | NA | Baltimore Canaries | 50 | 225 | 222 | 36 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .225 | .236 | .234 | .470 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1873 | NA | New York Mutuals | 52 | 233 | 223 | 40 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | .193 | .227 | .233 | .461 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1874 | NA | New York Mutuals | 65 | 301 | 298 | 46 | 72 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .242 | .249 | .268 | .518 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1875 | NA | New York Mutuals | 70 | 266 | 264 | 23 | 48 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .182 | .188 | .220 | .408 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1876 | NL | New York Mutuals | 56 | 221 | 218 | 19 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .183 | .195 | .211 | .406 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1877 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 15 | 60 | 59 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .169 | .183 | .169 | .353 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1879 | NL | Providence Grays | 43 | 180 | 173 | 25 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | .202 | .233 | .231 | .465 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1881 | NL | Providence Grays | 16 | 62 | 57 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | .193 | .258 | .211 | .469 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1881 | NL | Boston Red Caps | 19 | 71 | 71 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .169 | .169 | .197 | .366 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1882 | NL | Boston Red Caps | 45 | 177 | 169 | 17 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 18 | .225 | .260 | .260 | .520 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1883 | AA | Philadelphia Athletics | 45 | 172 | 167 | 15 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .186 | .209 | .198 | .407 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1884 | AA | Philadelphia Athletics | 49 | 191 | 184 | 26 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .185 | .215 | .223 | .437 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1885 | AA | Philadelphia Athletics | 48 | 189 | 179 | 22 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .168 | .212 | .184 | .396 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1886 | AA | Philadelphia Athletics | 24 | 91 | 88 | 16 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .239 | .264 | .273 | .536 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1887 | AA | Philadelphia Athletics | 7 | 29 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .200 | .310 | .200 | .510 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 623 | 2559 | 2486 | 318 | 504 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 164 | 10 | 5 | 73 | 62 | .203 | .225 | .230 | .456 | 573 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871 | NA | Fort Wayne Kekiongas | P | 19 | 19 | 169.0 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 2 | .840 | 2.237 | 2.211 |
| 1872 | NA | Baltimore Canaries | P | 49 | 46 | 406.0 | 20 | 51 | 20 | 2 | .780 | 1.574 | 1.449 |
| 1872 | NA | Baltimore Canaries | 3B | 3 | 1 | 15.0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 2.400 | 1.333 |
| 1872 | NA | Baltimore Canaries | OF | 8 | 2 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | .125 |
| 1873 | NA | New York Mutuals | P | 52 | 0 | 443.0 | 27 | 58 | 24 | 1 | .780 | 1.727 | 1.635 |
| 1873 | NA | New York Mutuals | OF | 5 | 0 | 26.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .692 | .400 |
| 1874 | NA | New York Mutuals | P | 65 | 65 | 578.0 | 29 | 101 | 38 | 2 | .774 | 2.024 | 2.000 |
| 1874 | NA | New York Mutuals | 3B | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.571 | 2.000 |
| 1874 | NA | New York Mutuals | OF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1875 | NA | New York Mutuals | P | 70 | 0 | 626.0 | 44 | 106 | 29 | 4 | .838 | 2.157 | 2.143 |
| 1875 | NA | New York Mutuals | OF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1876 | NL | New York Mutuals | P | 56 | 0 | 516.0 | 41 | 78 | 28 | 0 | .810 | 2.076 | 2.125 |
| 1876 | NL | New York Mutuals | OF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1877 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | P | 15 | 0 | 129.0 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 0 | .862 | 1.744 | 1.667 |
| 1877 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | SS | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 2.571 | 2.000 |
| 1877 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1879 | NL | Providence Grays | P | 27 | 0 | 189.0 | 4 | 39 | 2 | 0 | .956 | 2.048 | 1.593 |
| 1879 | NL | Providence Grays | OF | 21 | 0 | 182.0 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 1 | .759 | 1.088 | 1.048 |
| 1879 | NL | Providence Grays | 3B | 5 | 0 | 20.0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 2.250 | 1.000 |
| 1881 | NL | Boston Red Caps | OF | 18 | 0 | 135.0 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .818 | 1.800 | 1.500 |
| 1881 | NL | Providence Grays | P | 14 | 0 | 102.0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 2 | .810 | 1.500 | 1.214 |
| 1881 | NL | Boston Red Caps | P | 5 | 0 | 23.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.565 | .800 |
| 1881 | NL | Providence Grays | OF | 5 | 0 | 21.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 1.286 | .600 |
| 1882 | NL | Boston Red Caps | P | 34 | 0 | 285.0 | 5 | 34 | 6 | 1 | .867 | 1.232 | 1.147 |
| 1882 | NL | Boston Red Caps | OF | 13 | 0 | 74.0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .545 | .730 | .462 |
| 1882 | NL | Boston Red Caps | SS | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1883 | AA | Philadelphia Athletics | P | 44 | 0 | 381.0 | 15 | 68 | 12 | 2 | .874 | 1.961 | 1.886 |
| 1883 | AA | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1884 | AA | Philadelphia Athletics | P | 49 | 0 | 431.0 | 8 | 78 | 25 | 1 | .775 | 1.796 | 1.755 |
| 1884 | AA | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1885 | AA | Philadelphia Athletics | P | 48 | 0 | 422.0 | 7 | 67 | 10 | 1 | .881 | 1.578 | 1.542 |
| 1885 | AA | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 1.000 |
| 1886 | AA | Philadelphia Athletics | P | 24 | 0 | 198.0 | 5 | 38 | 8 | 3 | .843 | 1.955 | 1.792 |
| 1886 | AA | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1887 | AA | Philadelphia Athletics | P | 7 | 0 | 58.0 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 1 | .889 | 2.483 | 2.286 |
| Totals | 669 | 133 | 5473.0 | 296 | 806 | 255 | 24 | .812 | 1.812 | 1.647 |
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