RF Jim Mathews #9
Age: 42 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/20/1975
RF JIM MATHEWS #9 - AGE: 42 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:03/18/1932
Born in:Cincinnati, OH
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1952, 15th Pick in Round 9
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1952 Charlotte - A 20 60 190 53 10 3 6 47 25 63 1 0 39 0 4 .279 .461 .458 .919 145 156 2.0
1952 Hartford - A 20 24 73 22 4 0 2 13 9 9 1 1 12 0 0 .301 .381 .438 .819 141 144 0.9
1953 Hartford - A 21 133 509 126 19 4 4 40 54 66 4 1 99 3 4 .248 .338 .324 .662 79 78 -2.0
1954 Charlotte - A 22 110 375 102 28 7 8 68 52 102 2 3 69 4 2 .272 .427 .448 .875 135 143 3.6
1954 Hartford - A 22 21 75 22 1 1 2 17 14 22 0 0 8 0 1 .293 .454 .413 .867 136 151 0.6
1955 Hartford - A 23 78 271 72 19 0 1 29 46 67 1 0 37 3 2 .266 .413 .347 .760 101 111 1.4
1955 Dallas - AA 23 57 191 56 10 6 2 30 36 40 0 1 31 0 3 .293 .414 .440 .854 123 128 1.2
1956 Hartford - A 24 10 21 7 1 0 0 1 7 8 0 0 3 0 0 .333 .517 .381 .898 138 128 0.1
1956 Dallas - AA 24 83 180 49 10 1 4 32 29 27 1 4 21 1 1 .272 .363 .406 .769 99 97 0.7
1956 Oakland - AAA 24 12 47 18 1 0 2 11 7 2 1 0 5 1 0 .383 .420 .532 .952 145 152 0.5
1957 Dallas - AA 25 100 234 60 17 0 6 37 36 50 0 1 38 2 0 .256 .386 .406 .792 107 105 1.2
1957 Oakland - AAA 25 10 23 5 2 0 0 1 5 5 0 0 4 0 1 .217 .357 .304 .661 80 90 -0.0
1958 Dallas - AA 26 90 278 56 17 1 1 20 34 45 0 2 42 3 1 .201 .311 .281 .591 67 67 -1.0
1958 Oakland - AAA 26 4 9 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .300 .556 .856 131 132 0.0
1959 Dallas - AA 27 105 302 65 10 2 6 34 38 50 3 4 51 2 1 .215 .329 .321 .650 86 84 -0.6
1959 Oakland - AAA 27 4 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661 88 96 0.0
Total GWL 30 86 27 3 0 3 13 13 9 1 0 10 1 1 .314 .385 .453 .839 120 127
Total MAL 266 949 249 44 5 9 100 130 172 6 2 159 6 7 .262 .378 .348 .726 97 101
Total SEL 170 565 155 38 10 14 115 77 165 3 3 108 4 6 .274 .439 .451 .890 138 148
Total LSA 435 1185 286 64 10 19 153 173 212 4 12 183 8 6 .241 .355 .360 .716 94 94
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1952 Hartford - A LF 3 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 12.1 3.65 +0.4 .972
1952 Charlotte - A LF 40 37 67 1 1 71 3 .958 308.2 1.98 +1.9 1.020
1952 Hartford - A CF 17 16 49 0 0 49 0 1.000 155.0 2.85 +0.3 .969
1952 Charlotte - A CF 18 14 42 0 0 42 0 1.000 133.0 2.84 -2.4 .928
1952 Charlotte - A RF 8 6 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 53.0 1.36 -1.1 .858
1953 Hartford - A LF 14 14 37 0 0 38 1 .974 128.2 2.59 +0.7 .958
1953 Hartford - A CF 112 110 265 2 1 274 7 .974 981.1 2.45 -26.0 .885
1953 Hartford - A RF 4 4 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 37.0 1.95 +0.4 1.121
1954 Hartford - A LF 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 18.0 1.50 +0.6 1.415
1954 Charlotte - A LF 25 18 33 0 0 34 1 .971 169.2 1.75 +1.7 1.075
1954 Hartford - A CF 19 18 39 2 1 44 3 .932 165.2 2.23 -3.5 .869
1954 Charlotte - A CF 50 44 120 3 0 126 3 .976 396.2 2.79 -6.8 .932
1954 Charlotte - A RF 40 38 66 0 0 67 1 .985 329.0 1.81 +1.4 1.054
1955 Dallas - AA LF 20 13 36 1 0 37 0 1.000 127.1 2.62 +2.3 1.060
1955 Hartford - A LF 70 67 105 3 0 109 1 .991 583.2 1.67 +1.1 1.018
1955 Dallas - AA CF 8 1 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 30.2 2.05 -0.6 .996
1955 Hartford - A CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1955 Dallas - AA RF 39 39 65 0 0 66 1 .985 306.0 1.91 -1.0 .971
1955 Hartford - A RF 7 5 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 43.0 1.67 +0.1 .981
1956 Hartford - A C 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1956 Oakland - AAA LF 1 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 +0.2 .970
1956 Dallas - AA LF 38 11 43 1 0 44 0 1.000 162.2 2.43 +3.5 1.137
1956 Hartford - A LF 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 10.0 1.80 -0.0 .977
1956 Oakland - AAA CF 2 1 2 0 0 3 1 .667 13.0 1.38 +0.3 1.017
1956 Dallas - AA CF 16 7 13 0 0 15 2 .867 83.0 1.41 -1.5 .930
1956 Oakland - AAA RF 9 9 17 0 0 20 3 .850 77.0 1.99 +0.0 .950
1956 Dallas - AA RF 17 15 38 0 0 38 0 1.000 138.0 2.48 +0.9 1.004
1956 Hartford - A RF 6 5 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 48.0 1.88 -0.4 .972
1957 Oakland - AAA 1B 2 2 15 2 1 18 1 .944 17.0 9.00 +0.1 1.042
1957 Dallas - AA 1B 32 30 219 13 23 233 1 .996 217.2 9.59 +0.2 .986
1957 Oakland - AAA LF 4 3 5 0 0 7 2 .714 27.1 1.65 -0.3 .956
1957 Dallas - AA LF 28 8 29 0 0 30 1 .967 117.2 2.22 +1.1 1.113
1957 Oakland - AAA CF 2 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 6.1 5.68 +0.1 1.015
1957 Dallas - AA CF 10 1 13 0 0 14 1 .929 31.0 3.77 +0.1 1.030
1957 Dallas - AA RF 28 16 21 0 0 21 0 1.000 151.1 1.25 +1.6 1.137
1958 Oakland - AAA 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Dallas - AA 1B 46 46 339 21 28 361 1 .997 342.0 9.47 +0.7 1.007
1958 Oakland - AAA SS 1 1 5 1 0 7 1 .857 8.0 6.75 -0.7 .762
1958 Dallas - AA SS 26 25 49 75 14 138 14 .899 231.1 4.82 -7.2 .851
1958 Oakland - AAA LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Dallas - AA LF 4 0 4 0 0 5 1 .800 10.1 3.48 -0.4 .786
1958 Dallas - AA CF 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 .000 8.0 0.00 -0.5 .000
1958 Dallas - AA RF 9 6 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 54.0 1.83 +0.2 1.027
1959 Oakland - AAA 1B 2 0 6 0 1 6 0 1.000 6.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1959 Dallas - AA 1B 52 48 357 23 30 387 7 .982 380.1 8.99 -3.9 .924
1959 Oakland - AAA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Dallas - AA LF 9 5 11 0 0 12 1 .917 52.1 1.89 +0.8 .988
1959 Oakland - AAA CF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Dallas - AA CF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 -0.0 1.017
1959 Dallas - AA RF 34 33 34 2 0 36 0 1.000 263.0 1.23 -3.5 .898
TOTAL C 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
TOTAL 1B 135 126 936 59 83 1005 10 .990 964.0 9.29 -2.9 .969
TOTAL SS 27 26 54 76 14 145 15 .897 239.1 4.89 -7.8 .848
TOTAL LF 262 182 384 6 1 401 11 .973 1746.2 2.01 +13.6 1.037
TOTAL CF 261 216 556 7 2 581 18 .969 2029.2 2.50 -40.5 .911
TOTAL RF 201 176 286 2 0 293 5 .983 1499.1 1.73 -1.3 .995
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/20/1949 Drafted in the 1949 first-year player draft out of high school (Muncie; Muncie, IN) by the Chicago Cougars. (Round 20, Pick 13, 317th overall pick).
08/19/1949 Failed to sign with the Chicago Cougars and joined Carbondale.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/19/1952 Drafted in the 1952 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 15, 143rd overall pick) by the St. Louis Pioneers, out of college Carbondale
08/05/1952 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day.
05/31/1954 Wins the SEL Player of the Week Award.
09/18/1959 Wins the 1959 Championship with the Oakland Grays!
04/16/1960 Released by the St. Louis organization.
10/12/1960 Retired from professional baseball.
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