Verdell Mathis

Verdell Jackson Mathis
(Lefty)

Born: November 18, 1913 in Crawfordsville, AR
Died: October 30, 1998 in Memphis, TN
(84 years old)

Bats: L

Throws: L

Ht: 5'11"

Wt: 155

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Notes:

• High School: Booker T. Washington HS (Memphis, TN)
• Buried: Memphis Memory Gardens (Memphis, TN)

Pitching

Glossary

Basic Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
1940	MRS	NAL	26	CF	1	3	.250	9	4		2	0	0	49.0	26	23	47	0	14	29	0	0	3	204	4.22	98
1941	TPC	MEX	27	SP	4	5	.444	13	7		5	0		74.2	39	33	79		42	33				339	3.98	112
1941	MRS	NAL	27	SP	3	1	.750	5	3		3	0	0	32.0	11	10	28	2	7	21	1	0	0	130	2.81	126
1941	CAG	NAL	27	SP	0	1	.000	1	1		0	0	0	3.1	8	7	10	0	1	3	0	0	0	20	18.90	19
1942	MRS	NAL	28	SP	3	5	.375	10	7		6	0	1	57.0	32	23	57		12	27	0		0		3.63	104
1942	AAS	IND	28	SP	1	0	1.000	1	1		1	1	0	9.0	0	0	4		0	5	0		0		0.00
1942	WES	EWA	28	RP	0	0		1	0		0	0	0	3.1	2	0	4	0	1	2	0	0	0	16	0.00
1943	MRS	NAL	29	CF	4	2	.667	10	6		5	1	0	62.2	25	20	68	1	14	28	1		1	273	2.87	127
1943	PS	NN2	29	SP	2	2	.500	5	4		2	0	0	25.2	15	14	23	1	7	16	0		1	111	4.91	103
1944	MRS	NAL	30	SP	7	2	.778	11	9		8	1	0	79.0	32	25	76	3	23	56	0	0	2	335	2.85	115
1944	WES	EWA	30	SP	0	0		1	1		0	0	0	3.0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	3.00	157
1945	MRS	NAL	31	LF	2	2	.500	5	5		4	0	0	34.0	19	14	39	0	4	16	0	0	2	145	3.71	112
1945	WES	EWA	31	SP	1	0	1.000	1	1		0	0	0	3.0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	10	0.00
1945	SAS	NSA	31	RP	0	0		1	0		0	0	0	4.0	2	2	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	19	4.50	92
1946	MRS	NAL	32	LF	0	2	.000	2	2		1	0	0	11.0	5	3	11	0	3	6	0	0	1	47	2.45	167
1947	MRS	NAL	33	SP	1	1	.500	3	3		1	0	0	16.1	15	13	19	2	16	9	0	0	1	83	7.16	72
1948	MRS	NAL	34	SP	1	2	.333	4	3		1	0	0	21.0	16	14	24	2	11	16	0	1	0	98	6.00	84
9	7			SP	30	28	.517	83	57		39	3	1	488.0	248	202	497	11	158	271	2	1	11	1841	3.73	109
162 Game Average					15	14	.517	40	28		19	1	1	237.0	120	98	241	7	77	132	1	1	6	1035	3.73	109

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
9	Negro Leagues				26	23	.531	70	50		34	3	1	413.1	209	169	418	11	116	238	2	1	11	1502	3.68	108
1	vs Latin Leagues				4	5	.444	13	7		5	0		74.2	39	33	79		42	33				339	3.98	112

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
9	Memphis Red Sox			SP	22	20	.524	59	42		31	2	1	362.0	181	145	369	10	104	208	2	1	10	1315	3.60	109
1	Alijadores de Tampico			SP	4	5	.444	13	7		5	0		74.2	39	33	79		42	33				339	3.98	112
1	Chicago American Giants			-	0	1	.000	1	1		0	0	0	3.1	8	7	10	0	1	3	0	0	0	20	18.90	19
1	NAL All Stars			RP	1	0	1.000	1	1		1	1	0	9.0	0	0	4		0	5	0		0		0.00	0
3	West All Stars			SP	1	0	1.000	3	2		0	0	0	9.1	3	1	7	0	2	6	0	0	0	37	0.96	489
1	Philadelphia Stars			SP	2	2	.500	5	4		2	0	0	25.2	15	14	23	1	7	16	0		1	111	4.91	103
1	South All Stars			-	0	0		1	0		0	0	0	4.0	2	2	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	19	4.50	92

Advanced Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP	WHIP	Lg	K%	Lg	BB%	Lg	K/BB	Lg	HR%	Lg
1940	MRS	NAL	26	CF	49.0	1.24	1.38	14.2%	13.8%	6.9%	9.0%	2.07	1.53	0.0%	0.6%
1941	TPC	MEX	27	SP	74.2	1.62	1.60	9.7%	9.5%	12.4%	11.0%	0.79	0.87
1941	MRS	NAL	27	SP	32.0	1.09	1.25	16.2%	15.1%	5.4%	7.6%	3.00	1.98	1.5%	0.5%
1941	CAG	NAL	27	SP	3.1	3.30	1.26	15.0%	14.7%	5.0%	7.5%	3.00	1.97	0.0%	0.5%
1942	MRS	NAL	28	SP	57.0	1.21	1.33	11.5%	12.5%	5.1%	7.3%	2.25	1.72
1942	AAS	IND	28	SP	9.0	0.44	0.44	16.7%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%		0.00
1942	WES	EWA	28	RP	3.1	1.50	1.69	12.5%	20.4%	6.3%	12.3%	2.00	1.65	0.0%	0.0%
1943	MRS	NAL	29	CF	62.2	1.31	1.28	10.3%	12.2%	5.1%	7.3%	2.00	1.66	0.4%	0.5%
1943	PS	NN2	29	SP	25.2	1.17	1.55	14.4%	11.3%	6.3%	9.2%	2.29	1.23	0.9%	0.7%
1944	MRS	NAL	30	SP	79.0	1.25	1.25	16.7%	13.0%	6.9%	7.5%	2.43	1.72	0.9%	0.3%
1944	WES	EWA	30	SP	3.0	1.00	1.45	0.0%	9.4%	0.0%	5.7%		1.64	0.0%	1.6%
1945	MRS	NAL	31	LF	34.0	1.26	1.38	11.0%	12.4%	2.8%	8.0%	4.00	1.56	0.0%	0.7%
1945	WES	EWA	31	SP	3.0	0.33	1.91	40.0%	8.3%	10.0%	13.0%	4.00	0.64	0.0%	0.0%
1945	SAS	NSA	31	RP	4.0	1.75	1.65	0.0%	14.0%	10.5%	12.0%	0.00	1.17	0.0%	0.0%
1946	MRS	NAL	32	LF	11.0	1.27	1.43	12.8%	14.0%	6.4%	8.7%	2.00	1.61	0.0%	0.6%
1947	MRS	NAL	33	SP	16.1	2.14	1.62	10.8%	11.8%	19.3%	9.7%	0.56	1.22	2.4%	0.9%
1948	MRS	NAL	34	SP	21.0	1.67	1.60	16.3%	12.8%	11.2%	9.3%	1.45	1.38	2.0%	1.0%
9	7			SP	488.0	1.34	1.38	12.9%	12.2%	7.5%	8.5%	1.72	1.47	0.7%	0.5%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP	WHIP	Lg	K%	Lg	BB%	Lg	K/BB	Lg	HR%	Lg
9	Negro Leagues				413.1	1.29	1.34	13.5%	12.7%	6.6%	8.0%	2.05	1.58	0.7%	0.5%
1	vs Latin Leagues				74.2	1.62	1.60	9.7%	9.5%	12.4%	11.0%	0.79	0.87

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP	WHIP	Lg	K%	Lg	BB%	Lg	K/BB	Lg	HR%	Lg
9	Memphis Red Sox			SP	362.0	1.31	1.34	13.4%	13.0%	6.7%	8.0%	2.00	1.65	0.8%	0.5%
1	Chicago American Giants			-	3.1	3.30	1.26	15.0%	14.7%	5.0%	7.5%	3.00	1.97	0.0%	0.5%
1	Alijadores de Tampico			SP	74.2	1.62	1.60	9.7%	9.5%	12.4%	11.0%	0.79	0.87
1	NAL All Stars			RP	9.0	0.44	0.44	16.7%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.00	0.00
3	West All Stars			SP	9.1	0.96	1.68	16.2%	13.8%	5.4%	10.6%	3.00	1.32	0.0%	0.5%
1	Philadelphia Stars			SP	25.2	1.17	1.55	14.4%	11.3%	6.3%	9.2%	2.29	1.23	0.9%	0.7%
1	South All Stars			-	4.0	1.75	1.65	0.0%	14.0%	10.5%	12.0%	0.00	1.17	0.0%	0.0%

Opponent's Batting

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1940	MRS	NAL	26	CF	9	204	183	26	47	7	3	0	8		14	29	0	3	4		3	.257	.320	.328	.648
1941	TPC	MEX	27	SP	13	339		39	79						42	33
1941	MRS	NAL	27	SP	5	130	123	11	28	7	1	2	2		7	21	0	0	0		3	.228	.269	.350	.619
1941	CAG	NAL	27	SP	1	20	19	8	10	2	1	0	0		1	3	0	0	0		0	.526	.550	.737	1.287
1942	MRS	NAL	28	SP	10			32	57						12	27		0
1942	AAS	IND	28	SP	1			0	4						0	5		0
1942	WES	EWA	28	RP	1	16	14	2	4	1	0	0	0		1	2		0	1	0	0	.286	.333	.357	.690
1943	MRS	NAL	29	CF	10	273	251	25	68	9	4	1	4		14	28		1	7			.271	.312	.351	.663
1943	PS	NN2	29	SP	5	111	101	15	23	3	3	1	1		7	16		1	2			.228	.284	.347	.631
1944	MRS	NAL	30	SP	11	335	306	32	76	14	4	3	6	0	23	56	0	2	4		7	.248	.305	.350	.655
1944	WES	EWA	30	SP	1	11	10	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	.300	.300	.500	.800
1945	MRS	NAL	31	LF	5	145	137	19	39	5	2	0	2		4	16		2	2		2	.285	.315	.350	.665
1945	WES	EWA	31	SP	1	10	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4		0	0	0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100
1945	SAS	NSA	31	RP	1	19	17	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	.294	.368	.294	.663
1946	MRS	NAL	32	LF	2	47	42	5	11	1	1	0	4		3	6	0	1	1		2	.262	.326	.333	.659
1947	MRS	NAL	33	SP	3	83	64	15	19	4	1	2	5		16	9	0	1	2		1	.297	.444	.484	.929
1948	MRS	NAL	34	SP	4	98	84	16	24	4	1	2	1		11	16	0	0	3		0	.286	.368	.429	.797
9	7			SP	83	1841	1360	248	497	57	22	11	33	0	158	271	0	11	27	0	19	.263	.320	.361	.681

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
9	Negro Leagues				70	1502	1360	209	418	57	22	11	33	0	116	238	0	11	27	0	19	.263	.320	.361	.681
1	vs Latin Leagues				13	339		39	79						42	33						.000	.000	.000	.000

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
9	Memphis Red Sox			SP	59	1315	1190	181	369	51	17	10	32	0	104	208	0	10	23		18	.262	.320	.359	.679
1	Chicago American Giants			-	1	20	19	8	10	2	1	0	0		1	3	0	0	0		0	.526	.550	.737	1.287
1	Alijadores de Tampico			SP	13	339		39	79						42	33						.000	.000	.000	.000
1	NAL All Stars			RP	1			0	4						0	5		0				.000	.000	.000	.000
3	West All Stars			SP	3	37	33	3	7	1	1	0	0	0	2	6	0	0	2	0	1	.212	.257	.303	.560
1	Philadelphia Stars			SP	5	111	101	15	23	3	3	1	1		7	16		1	2			.228	.284	.347	.631
1	South All Stars			-	1	19	17	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	.294	.368	.294	.663

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