Bobby Mathews was a pitcher in MLB history. Across 578 career appearances, with a 2.86 ERA and 1528 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871 | FW1 | 6 | 11 | 5.17 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 169.0 | 261 | 97 | 21 | 17 | 1.67 |
| 1872 | BL1 | 25 | 18 | 3.19 | 49 | 47 | 0 | 406.0 | 480 | 144 | 52 | 57 | 1.31 |
| 1873 | NY2 | 29 | 23 | 2.58 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 443.0 | 489 | 127 | 62 | 79 | 1.24 |
| 1874 | NY2 | 42 | 22 | 1.90 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 578.0 | 652 | 122 | 41 | 101 | 1.20 |
| 1875 | NY2 | 29 | 38 | 2.49 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 625.2 | 711 | 173 | 20 | 75 | 1.17 |
| 1876 | NY3 | 21 | 34 | 2.86 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 516.0 | 693 | 164 | 24 | 37 | 1.39 |
| 1877 | CN1 | 3 | 12 | 4.04 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 129.1 | 208 | 58 | 17 | 9 | 1.74 |
| 1879 | PRO | 12 | 6 | 2.29 | 27 | 25 | 1 | 189.0 | 194 | 48 | 26 | 90 | 1.16 |
| 1881 | BSN | 1 | 0 | 2.35 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 23.0 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 1.43 |
| 1881 | PRO | 4 | 8 | 3.17 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 102.1 | 121 | 36 | 21 | 28 | 1.39 |
| 1882 | BSN | 19 | 15 | 2.87 | 34 | 32 | 0 | 285.0 | 278 | 91 | 22 | 153 | 1.05 |
| 1883 | PH4 | 30 | 13 | 2.46 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 381.0 | 396 | 104 | 31 | 203 | 1.12 |
| 1884 | PH4 | 30 | 18 | 3.32 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 430.2 | 401 | 159 | 49 | 286 | 1.04 |
| 1885 | PH4 | 30 | 17 | 2.43 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 422.1 | 394 | 114 | 57 | 286 | 1.07 |
| 1886 | PH4 | 13 | 9 | 3.96 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 197.2 | 226 | 87 | 53 | 93 | 1.41 |
| 1887 | PH4 | 3 | 4 | 6.67 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 58.0 | 75 | 43 | 25 | 9 | 1.72 |
| Career Totals | — | 297 | 248 | 2.86 | 578 | 568 | 3 | 4956.0 | 5601 | 1573 | 532 | 1528 | 1.24 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871 | FW1 | 19 | 89 | 15 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .270 | .286 | .326 | .612 |
| 1872 | BL1 | 50 | 222 | 36 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .225 | .236 | .234 | .470 |
| 1873 | NY2 | 52 | 223 | 40 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 3 | .193 | .227 | .233 | .461 |
| 1874 | NY2 | 65 | 298 | 46 | 72 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 4 | .242 | .249 | .268 | .518 |
| 1875 | NY2 | 70 | 264 | 23 | 48 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .182 | .188 | .220 | .408 |
| 1876 | NY3 | 56 | 218 | 19 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | .183 | .195 | .211 | .406 | |
| 1877 | CN1 | 15 | 59 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .169 | .183 | .169 | .353 | |
| 1879 | PRO | 43 | 173 | 25 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 12 | .202 | .233 | .231 | .465 | |
| 1881 | BSN | 19 | 71 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | .169 | .169 | .197 | .366 | |
| 1881 | PRO | 16 | 57 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | .193 | .258 | .211 | .469 | |
| 1882 | BSN | 45 | 169 | 17 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 18 | .225 | .260 | .260 | .520 | |
| 1883 | PH4 | 45 | 167 | 15 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | .186 | .209 | .198 | .407 | ||
| 1884 | PH4 | 49 | 184 | 26 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .185 | .215 | .223 | .437 | |||
| 1885 | PH4 | 48 | 179 | 22 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | .168 | .212 | .184 | .396 | ||
| 1886 | PH4 | 24 | 88 | 16 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | .239 | .264 | .273 | .536 | |
| 1887 | PH4 | 7 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .200 | .310 | .200 | .510 |
| Career Totals | — | 623 | 2486 | 318 | 504 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 164 | 10 | 73 | 62 | .203 | .225 | .230 | .456 |