#8 Verdell "Lefty" Mathis, Starting Pitcher, 20 yrs, Chicago (N) Cubs Saturday, 10/21/1942 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Verdell Mathis Lefty 11/18/1921 20 NEGRO,LG,PLAYER 5"11 150
Starting Pitcher L L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Prospect rating :
| Average Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Normal 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 300,000 1942 (Automatic) 1 Year(s), 127 Days (299 total Days) 172 Day(s) 1 Year(s), 158 Days (330 total Days) 2 Year(s) Not eligible 2 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 3 | 8 | 8 | 87-90 Mph |
Versus LHB | 4 | 8 | 8 | |
Versus RHB | 3 | 8 | 8 | |
Talent | 4 | 9 | 8 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 8 69 4
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Slider
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 3 2 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 6 (Range), .956 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
8/21 | @NYN | W 2-1 | * | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | W | PoG | | | |
8/25 | @BRO | W 5-4 | * | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | W | | | | |
8/30 | PHI | L 2-4 | * | 8.1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | L | | | | |
9/3 | CIN | L 5-10 | * | 4 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | L | | | | |
9/7 | @PIT | L 4-5 | * | 8 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | L | | | | |
9/12 | STL | W 8-5 | * | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | W | | | | |
9/17 | @NYN | L 1-8 | * | 3.2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | L | | | | |
9/21 | PHI | W 5-4 | * | 9 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | W | | | | |
9/27 | PIT | L 6-7 | * | 9 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | L | | | | |
10/1 | PHI | W 4-3 | * | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | W | | | | |
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 38 | 38 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 5.64 | 287.0 | 351 | 192 | 180 | 74 | 146 | 22 | 57.9 | 0 | 11 | 28.9 |
Projected | 38 | 38 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 5.64 | 287.0 | 351 | 192 | 180 | 74 | 146 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 13.5 | 11.0 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 5.27 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 444 | 128 | 23 | 3 | 14 | 77 | 79 | 26 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .288 | .324 | .448 | .772 |
vs. RHB | 711 | 223 | 33 | 2 | 32 | 110 | 113 | 48 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .314 | .354 | .501 | .855 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 17 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 5.83 | 137.1 | 173 | 95 | 89 | 36 | 62 |
Road | 21 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 5.47 | 149.2 | 178 | 97 | 91 | 38 | 84 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.22 | 49.0 | 55 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 22 |
May | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.80 | 54.1 | 56 | 36 | 35 | 12 | 29 |
June | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4.97 | 50.2 | 53 | 31 | 28 | 17 | 25 |
July | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9.00 | 46.0 | 74 | 48 | 46 | 13 | 28 |
August | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.57 | 35.1 | 42 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 20 |
Sept./Oct. | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5.92 | 51.2 | 71 | 39 | 34 | 17 | 22 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1941 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 5.26 | 114.2 | 136 | 76 | 67 | 18 | 36 | 64 | 9 | 0 | 1.50 | .322 | PHI CHC |
1942 | 38 | 38 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 5.64 | 287.0 | 351 | 192 | 180 | 46 | 74 | 146 | 22 | 0 | 1.48 | .317 | CHC |
Total | 52 | 52 | 22 | 25 | 0 | 5.53 | 401.2 | 487 | 268 | 247 | 64 | 110 | 210 | 31 | 0 | 1.49 | .318 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1940, AAA | 31 | 31 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3.89 | 238.0 | 245 | 120 | 103 | 27 | 83 | 148 | 11 | 0 | 1.38 | .293 |
1941, AA | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1.12 | 80.1 | 57 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 102 | 5 | 2 | 0.86 | .290 |
1941, AAA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1941 | 14 | 45 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .067 | .067 | .111 | .178 | PHI CHC |
1942 | 38 | 102 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 0 | .059 | .068 | .078 | .146 | CHC |
Total | 52 | 147 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 0 | .061 | .068 | .088 | .156 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 38 | 38 | 21 | 49 | 3 | 74 | 4 | .946 | 287.0 | 2.32 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by Philadelphia (N) in 1940... Injured on 4/21/1941 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week... Traded from Philadelphia (N) to Chicago (N) on 5/25/1941 (Going to CHC: P Verdell Mathis, LF Vince Dimaggio. Going to PHI: P Lefty Gomez, P Joe Gonzales)... Injured on 5/26/1941 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 6 weeks... Had first career hit on 7/31/1941, off Lefty Gomez (PHI)... Earned first career win on 7/31/1941... Injured on 8/4/1942 with a Tight Elbow, out for one week...
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