Verdell Mathis - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

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

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	50.2	25	18	42		14	28	0		1		3.20	117
1941	MULT	MULT	27	SP	6	7	.462	18	10		7	0	0	100.1	51	42	103		47	53	0		0	339	3.77	114
1942	MULT	MULT	28	SP	4	5	.444	12	8		7	1	1	69.1	34	23	65	0	13	34	0	0	0	16	2.99	109
1943	PS/MRS	NN2/NAL	29	SP	6	4	.600	15	10		7	1	0	88.1	40	34	91	2	21	44	1		2	384	3.46	118
1944	MRS/WES	NAL/EWA	30	LF	1	1	.500	4	3		1	0	0	19.2	10	8	21	0	3	14	0	0	0	11	3.66	93
1945	MULT	MULT	31	CF	3	2	.600	7	6		4	0	0	41.0	21	16	44	0	7	20	0	0	2	174	3.51	121
1946	MRS	NAL	32	LF	0	1	.000	1	1		1	0	0	8.0	3	2	6		2	6	0		0		2.25	184
1947	MRS	NAL	33	SP	1	0	1.000	2	2		1	0	0	12.1	11	9	12	1	13	9	0	0	0	62	6.57	71
1948	MRS	NAL	34	SP	1	2	.333	4	3		1	0	0	21.0	16	13	25	2	11	16	0	1	0	98	5.57	87
9	7			SP	23	25	.479	72	47		31	2	1	410.2	211	165	409	5	131	224	1	1	5	1084	3.62	113
162 Game Average					13	14	.479	41	27		18	1	1	234.2	121	94	234	7	75	128	1	3	3	1024	3.62	113

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				19	20	.487	59	40		26	2	1	336.0	172	132	330	5	89	191	1	1	5	745	3.54	113
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	15	17	.469	48	32		23	1	1	284.2	144	108	281	4	77	161	1	1	4	578	3.41	114
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		1	3	0		0		18.90	20
1	NAL All Stars			SP	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	78

Advanced Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
1940	MRS	NAL	26	CF	50.2		1.11	1.32		13.7%	14.4%		6.8%	8.1%		2.00	1.77
1941	MULT	MULT	27	SP	100.1		1.50	1.50		12.0%	12.8%		10.6%	8.4%		1.13	1.16
1942	MULT	MULT	28	SP	69.1		1.13	1.23		12.1%	11.0%		4.6%	6.5%		2.62	1.49		0.0%
1943	PS/MRS	NN2/NAL	29	SP	88.1		1.27	1.36		11.5%	11.7%		5.5%	8.3%		2.10	1.53		0.5%	0.6%
1944	MRS/WES	NAL/EWA	30	LF	19.2		1.22	1.25		17.3%	10.5%		3.7%	6.3%		4.67	1.67		0.0%
1945	MULT	MULT	31	CF	41.0		1.24	1.40		11.5%	11.7%		4.0%	10.8%		2.86	1.54		0.0%	0.2%
1946	MRS	NAL	32	LF	8.0		1.00	1.43		19.4%	14.0%		6.5%	8.6%		3.00	1.62
1947	MRS	NAL	33	SP	12.1		2.03	1.58		14.5%	11.9%		21.0%	9.6%		0.69	1.24		1.6%	0.8%
1948	MRS	NAL	34	SP	21.0		1.71	1.59		16.3%	12.9%		11.2%	9.4%		1.45	1.36		2.0%	0.9%
9	7			SP	410.2		1.31	1.39		12.7%	12.0%		7.4%	8.4%		1.71	1.45		0.7%	0.6%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
9	Negro Leagues				336.0		1.25	1.34		13.5%	12.5%		6.3%	7.8%		2.15	1.58		0.7%	0.6%
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	284.2		1.26	1.34		13.4%	12.9%		6.4%	7.8%		2.09	1.67		0.7%	0.6%
1	Chicago American Giants			-	3.1		3.30	1.22		14.3%	14.3%		4.8%	7.0%		3.00	2.03
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			SP	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	1.71		16.2%	13.8%		5.4%	10.6%		3.00	1.31		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	1.50		0.0%	14.5%		10.5%	11.3%		0.00	1.29		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			25	42						14	28		1
1941	MULT	MULT	27	SP	18	339		51	103						47	53		0
1942	MULT	MULT	28	SP	12	16	14	34	65	1	0	0	0		13	34		0	1	0	0	4.643	2.889	4.714	7.603
1943	PS/MRS	NN2/NAL	29	SP	15	384	352	40	91	12	7	2	5		21	44		2	9			.259	.304	.349	.653
1944	MRS/WES	NAL/EWA	30	LF	4	11	10	10	21	0	1	0	0		3	14		0	0	1	0	2.100	1.714	2.300	4.014
1945	MULT	MULT	31	CF	7	174	163	21	44	5	2	0	2	0	7	20	0	2	2	0	2	.270	.308	.325	.633
1946	MRS	NAL	32	LF	1			3	6						2	6		0
1947	MRS	NAL	33	SP	2	62	47	11	12	2	1	1	0	0	13	9	0	0	2		1	.255	.417	.404	.821
1948	MRS	NAL	34	SP	4	98	84	16	25	4	1	2	1		11	16	0	0	3		0	.298	.379	.440	.819
9	7			SP	72	1084	670	211	409	24	12	5	8	0	131	224	0	5	17	1	3	.267	.324	.361	.685

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				59	745	670	172	330	24	12	5	8	0	89	191	0	5	17	1	3	.267	.324	.361	.685
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	48	578	519	144	281	20	8	4	7	0	77	161	0	4	14		3	.277	.335	.370	.705
1	Chicago American Giants			-	1			8	10						1	3		0				.000	.000	.000	.000
1	Alijadores de Tampico			SP	13	339		39	79						42	33						.000	.000	.000	.000
1	NAL All Stars			SP	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	1	1	0	.212	.250	.303	.553
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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Playing statistics for 1887-1922 and 1926-1938, as well as all Cuban League games (1902-1928) and Negro League vs. Major League games (1887-1944), copyright 2011-2018 Gary Ashwill.

Playing statistics for 1923 (except Negro League vs. Major League games), copyright 2011-2018 Patrick Rock.

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Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry

Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James