#8 Verdell "Lefty" Mathis, Starting Pitcher, 22 yrs, Chicago (N) Cubs Thursday, 10/26/1944 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Verdell Mathis Lefty 11/18/1921 22 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 : Overall Rating :
| Average Average None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 2 / 6 (Fair) Good Normal Normal 3.5 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 1944 (Arbitration eligible) 3 Year(s), 127 Days (643 total Days) 172 Day(s) 3 Year(s), 158 Days (674 total Days) 4 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 2 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 4 | 8 | 8 | 87-90 Mph |
Versus LHB | 4 | 9 | 8 | |
Versus RHB | 4 | 8 | 8 | |
Talent | 4 | 8 | 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 | | | | |
8/20 | @STL | L 5-9 | * | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | L | | | | |
8/24 | NYN | W 8-3 | * | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | W | PoG | | | |
8/28 | @CIN | L 4-6 | * | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | L | | | | |
9/1 | BSN | W 6-1 | * | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | W | PoG | | | |
9/5 | @PHI | L 2-3 | * | 8.2 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | L | | | | |
9/10 | BRO | L 2-13 | * | 5 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | L | | | | |
9/14 | NYN | W 5-4 | * | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | W | | | | |
9/18 | PHI | L 4-5 | * | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | | | | | |
9/23 | BSN | W 2-1 | * | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | W | PoG | | | |
9/29 | @NYN | L 1-5 | * | 8 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | L | | | | |
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 41 | 41 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 4.48 | 343.2 | 392 | 200 | 171 | 76 | 196 | 30 | 73.2 | 1 | 18 | 43.9 |
Projected | 36 | 36 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 4.48 | 301.0 | 344 | 176 | 150 | 67 | 172 | | | | | |
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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 | 12.3 | 10.3 | 5.1 | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 4.42 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 581 | 155 | 36 | 4 | 23 | 86 | 91 | 27 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .295 | .461 | .757 |
vs. RHB | 800 | 237 | 43 | 2 | 27 | 106 | 109 | 49 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .296 | .334 | .456 | .790 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 22 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 4.16 | 186.0 | 212 | 107 | 86 | 42 | 108 |
Road | 19 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 4.85 | 157.2 | 180 | 93 | 85 | 34 | 88 |
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 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.97 | 38.0 | 51 | 27 | 21 | 7 | 22 |
May | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3.88 | 62.2 | 64 | 30 | 27 | 13 | 40 |
June | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4.70 | 67.0 | 75 | 41 | 35 | 17 | 31 |
July | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4.60 | 58.2 | 74 | 40 | 30 | 13 | 30 |
August | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5.13 | 59.2 | 67 | 37 | 34 | 11 | 37 |
Sept./Oct. | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3.75 | 57.2 | 61 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 36 |
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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 |
1943 | 29 | 29 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 5.51 | 222.0 | 253 | 148 | 136 | 31 | 66 | 113 | 17 | 1 | 1.44 | .300 | CHC |
1944 | 41 | 41 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 4.48 | 343.2 | 392 | 200 | 171 | 50 | 76 | 196 | 30 | 1 | 1.36 | .301 | CHC |
Total | 122 | 122 | 47 | 60 | 0 | 5.15 | 967.1 | 1132 | 616 | 554 | 145 | 252 | 519 | 78 | 2 | 1.43 | .308 | |
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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 |
1943 | 29 | 82 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 0 | .085 | .096 | .098 | .194 | CHC |
1944 | 41 | 126 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | .079 | .078 | .095 | .173 | CHC |
Total | 122 | 355 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 139 | 1 | 0 | .073 | .078 | .093 | .171 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 41 | 41 | 27 | 78 | 3 | 107 | 2 | .981 | 343.2 | 2.80 | | | | |
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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... Injured on 3/26/1943 with a Tight Elbow, out for one week... Injured on 5/12/1943 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 4 weeks...
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