Bobby Mathews
Robert T. Mathews
 
 
Born: November 21, 1851 in Baltimore, MD
Died: April 17, 1898 - 46 years old
Bats: R Throws: R Ht: 5'5" Wt: 140
(legend)
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Overall

Multi-Team Years
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr
Tm
Lg
FW1
NA
19.6
SP
91
169.0
 
1.7
-0.1
0.0
1.8
0.0
9.5
0.9
0.0
8.7
3.1
0.1
0.0
3.0
BL1
NA
20.6
SP
226
405.3
 
5.4
-0.7
-0.2
6.3
-0.0
27.8
0.0
0.0
27.8
12.8
-1.1
-0.1
14.0
NY2
NA
21.6
SP
233
443.0
 
9.6
-0.3
-0.1
10.0
-0.0
35.5
0.0
0.0
35.5
19.2
-0.9
-0.0
20.1
NY2
NA
22.6
SP
301
578.0
 
13.6
0.1
-0.0
13.5
0.0
54.3
2.2
0.1
52.0
32.4
0.3
0.1
32.0
NY2
NA
23.6
SP
266
626.7
 
7.4
-0.7
-0.0
8.1
0.0
43.3
0.0
0.0
43.3
21.9
-1.9
-0.0
23.8
NY3
NL
24.6
SP
221
516.0
 
2.5
-0.8
-0.0
3.3
0.0
20.6
0.0
0.0
20.6
0.0
-1.9
-0.0
1.9
CN1
NL
25.6
SP
60
129.3
 
-2.2
-0.2
-0.1
-1.9
0.0
1.1
0.0
0.0
1.1
-3.8
-0.2
-0.1
-3.6
PRO
NL
27.6
SP
180
189.0
 
2.1
-0.3
-0.4
2.6
-0.1
12.7
0.0
0.0
12.6
4.8
-1.2
-0.4
6.4
PRO
NL
29.6
SP
62
102.3
 
-1.4
-0.1
-0.1
-1.2
-0.0
3.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
-0.9
-0.3
-0.1
-0.5
BSN
NL
29.6
RF
71
23.0
 
-0.2
-0.5
-0.2
0.4
-0.1
2.3
0.0
0.1
2.2
-0.0
-1.1
-0.3
1.4
BSN
NL
30.6
SP
177
285.0
 
3.6
-0.2
-0.5
4.1
-0.1
19.3
0.8
0.0
18.5
7.5
-0.9
-0.2
8.6
PH4
AA
31.6
SP
172
381.0
 
4.5
-0.7
-0.0
5.2
-0.0
31.3
0.0
0.0
31.3
16.7
-1.1
-0.1
17.8
PH4
AA
32.6
SP
191
430.7
 
3.6
-0.7
-0.1
4.3
0.0
29.5
0.0
0.0
29.5
13.9
-1.2
-0.0
15.1
PH4
AA
33.6
SP
189
422.3
 
5.8
-0.7
0.0
6.5
-0.0
26.3
0.0
0.0
26.3
11.5
-1.0
-0.0
12.4
PH4
AA
34.6
SP
91
197.7
 
-0.0
-0.0
-0.0
-0.0
-0.0
10.4
0.4
0.0
10.0
3.0
-0.6
-0.0
3.6
PH4
AA
35.6
SP
29
58.0
 
-1.0
0.0
0.0
-1.0
0.0
0.9
0.0
0.0
0.9
-1.2
-0.1
0.0
-1.1
15
8
SP
2560
4956.3
  
55.0
-5.7
-1.8
62.2
-0.3
327.8
4.2
0.3
323.3
140.7
-12.9
-1.1
154.8
162 Game Average
149
289.3
  
3.2
-0.3
-0.1
3.6
-0.0
  
19.1
0.2
0.0
18.9
  
8.2
-0.8
-0.1
9.0
 
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr Tm    
1
P
91
169.0
 
1.7
-0.1
0.0
1.8
0.0
9.5
0.9
0.0
8.7
3.1
0.1
0.0
3.0
1
P
226
405.3
 
5.4
-0.7
-0.2
6.3
-0.0
27.8
0.0
0.0
27.8
12.8
-1.1
-0.1
14.0
3
P
800
1647.7
 
30.6
-0.9
-0.2
31.6
0.0
133.1
2.2
0.1
130.8
73.4
-2.5
0.0
75.9
1
P
221
516.0
 
2.5
-0.8
-0.0
3.3
0.0
20.6
0.0
0.0
20.6
0.0
-1.9
-0.0
1.9
1
P
60
129.3
 
-2.2
-0.2
-0.1
-1.9
0.0
1.1
0.0
0.0
1.1
-3.8
-0.2
-0.1
-3.6
2
P
242
291.3
 
0.7
-0.4
-0.5
1.5
-0.1
15.7
0.0
0.0
15.6
3.9
-1.5
-0.4
5.9
2
P
248
308.0
 
3.4
-0.7
-0.7
4.6
-0.2
21.5
0.8
0.1
20.7
7.5
-2.0
-0.5
10.0
5
P
672
1489.7
 
12.9
-2.0
-0.1
15.0
-0.0
98.4
0.4
0.0
98.0
43.7
-4.0
-0.1
47.8
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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James