P Verdell Mathis #32
Cleveland Indians MLB
Age: 41 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Good
01/13/1955
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P VERDELL MATHIS #32 - AGE: 41 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
31 31 12-12 0 5.07 198.2 247 21 97 52 1.73 0.7
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 40 40 40 40
Movement 50 45 50 50
Control 50 50 50 50
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 45 45
Curveball 45 45
Changeup 50 50
Screwball 45 45
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 89-91 Mph
Stamina 70
Suggested Role Starter
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 55
Defense 55
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/21/1954 CWS Win, 8-2 X 8.1 6 2 2 3 4 Win
09/10/1954 BOS Loss, 1-8 X 0.1 6 5 5 2 0 Loss
09/05/1954 @ CWS Loss, 6-10 X 2.1 7 5 4 1 2
08/31/1954 @ NYY Win, 2-1 X 9.0 7 1 1 3 0 Win
08/26/1954 @ WS1 Win, 4-2 X 9.0 5 2 2 2 1 Win
08/20/1954 @ BAL Win, 4-3 X 8.0 9 1 1 5 1 Win
08/15/1954 BAL Loss, 10-19 X 2.0 6 9 5 5 2 Loss
08/11/1954 @ DET Win, 8-5 X 8.0 11 5 5 1 0 Win
08/06/1954 KC1 Win, 8-7 X 6.0 7 5 4 3 1
08/01/1954 WS1 Win, 7-4 X 9.0 11 4 4 2 2 Win
Birthday:11/18/1913
Born in:Crawfordsville, AR
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:155 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$18,315
Signed Through:1955 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 145 Days
Service This Yr:167 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1954 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 31 31 12 12 0 5.07 198.2 247 132 112 21 97 52 4 12.9 0 12 38.7
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 15.63 11.19 2.36 4.39 4.89 1.73 120 0.7 .312        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 268 87 13 1 7 51 30 12 4 4 1 .325 .389 .459 .848      
vs. RHB 522 160 28 6 14 81 67 40 4 23 0 .307 .383 .464 .846      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1954 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 3 3 0 2 0 6.41 19.2 24 15 14 3 11 5  
May 6 6 2 2 0 4.79 35.2 51 28 19 2 15 8  
June 6 6 2 3 0 6.81 35.2 45 28 27 4 23 8  
July 6 6 2 3 0 3.74 45.2 52 22 19 5 21 18  
August 7 7 5 1 0 3.88 51.0 56 27 22 4 21 7  
September 3 3 1 1 0 9.00 11.0 19 12 11 3 6 6  
Spring Training 5 5 0 2 0 4.42 18.1 20 10 9 1 5 7  
Last Year 31 31 12 12 0 5.07 198.2 247 132 112 21 97 52  
2 Years Ago 4 2 0 0 0 2.45 11.0 14 4 3 1 1 3  
Career 314 254 84 96 5 3.92 1748.0 1709 867 761 117 732 538  
Home 17 17 3 9 0 6.01 100.1 136 84 67 15 50 32  
Road 14 14 9 3 0 4.12 98.1 111 48 45 6 47 20  
Grass 31 31 12 12 0 5.07 198.2 247 132 112 21 97 52  
Day 17 17 5 8 0 5.95 104.1 140 79 69 11 53 28  
Night 14 14 7 4 0 4.10 94.1 107 53 43 10 44 24  
As Starter 31 31 12 12 0 5.07 198.2 247 132 112 21 97 52  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1940 St. Louis - MLB 26 32 32 14 12 0 3.52 255.2 227 109 100 15 95 77 16 1 1.26 .243 4.22 3.9 125
1941 St. Louis - MLB 27 31 31 10 13 0 4.82 199.2 218 129 107 21 84 59 5 0 1.51 .271 4.84 0.7 83
1942 St. Louis - MLB 28 32 32 10 11 0 3.70 228.2 224 103 94 9 82 72 9 4 1.34 .266 3.58 3.4 100
1943 St. Louis - MLB 29 10 0 1 1 3 4.50 16.0 13 8 8 1 8 5 0 0 1.31 .226 4.54 -0.3 75
1944 St. Louis - MLB 30 29 29 6 15 0 4.17 162.0 160 85 75 13 48 48 0 0 1.28 .264 4.08 1.4 89
1945 St. Louis - MLB 31 29 29 12 9 0 3.40 169.1 168 70 64 8 56 48 0 0 1.32 .277 3.64 2.1 105
1946 St. Louis - MLB 32 6 0 0 1 1 4.82 9.1 10 6 5 1 6 2 0 0 1.71 .273 5.99 -0.3 81
1947 St. Louis - MLB 33 30 30 8 8 0 3.53 206.2 179 93 81 9 113 69 2 1 1.41 .245 4.02 2.1 107
1948 St. Louis - MLB 34 30 30 9 10 0 4.21 164.2 163 87 77 12 88 54 1 0 1.52 .268 4.77 1.7 107
1949 Cleveland - MLB 35 42 4 2 4 0 2.06 91.2 56 26 21 4 37 32 1 0 1.01 .188 3.83 1.0 207
1950 Cleveland - MLB 36 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0.30 .000 0.00 0.2 999
1951 Cleveland - MLB 37 3 0 0 0 1 2.70 3.1 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1.50 .250 4.47 0.0 159
1952 Cleveland - MLB 38 4 4 0 0 0 4.18 28.0 27 14 13 2 14 11 0 0 1.46 .275 4.00 0.3 89
1953 Cleveland - MLB 39 4 2 0 0 0 2.45 11.0 14 4 3 1 1 3 0 0 1.36 .333 3.69 0.2 172
1954 Cleveland - MLB 40 31 31 12 12 0 5.07 198.2 247 132 112 21 97 52 4 0 1.73 .312 4.89 0.7 80
Total MLB 314 254 84 96 5 3.92 1748.0 1709 867 761 117 732 538 38 6 1.40 .264 4.22 17.2 101
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1947 St. Louis - MLB 33 1 1 0 1 0 2.84 6.1 4 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.95 .182 3.40 0.1 133
Total MLB 1 1 0 1 0 2.84 6.1 4 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.95 .182 3.40 133.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1940 St. Louis - MLB P 32 32 15 26 1 41 0 1.000 255.2 1.44 +1.6 1.186
1941 St. Louis - MLB P 31 31 8 27 2 38 3 .921 199.2 1.58 -2.1 .900
1942 St. Louis - MLB P 32 32 14 25 1 40 1 .975 228.2 1.53 +2.6 1.075
1943 St. Louis - MLB P 10 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 16.0 1.12 +0.7 .997
1944 St. Louis - MLB P 29 29 12 30 0 46 4 .913 162.0 2.33 -1.0 1.000
1945 St. Louis - MLB P 29 29 11 22 3 34 1 .971 169.1 1.75 +1.9 1.012
1946 St. Louis - MLB P 6 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 9.1 2.89 +0.4 1.004
1947 St. Louis - MLB P 30 30 12 29 2 44 3 .932 206.2 1.79 +0.6 1.031
1948 St. Louis - MLB P 30 30 11 17 3 29 1 .966 164.2 1.53 +0.7 .983
1949 Cleveland - MLB P 42 4 5 12 3 18 1 .944 91.2 1.67 +0.0 1.013
1950 Cleveland - MLB P 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 3.1 2.70 +0.0 .996
1951 Cleveland - MLB P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1952 Cleveland - MLB P 4 4 1 4 0 6 1 .833 28.0 1.61 -0.2 .730
1953 Cleveland - MLB P 4 2 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 11.0 0.82 +0.0 .000
1954 Cleveland - MLB P 31 31 17 26 1 44 1 .977 198.2 1.95 +0.4 1.124
TOTAL P 314 254 108 223 16 347 16 .954 1748.0 1.70 +5.7 1.032
PLAYER HISTORY
11/12/1939 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,400 with the St. Louis Browns organization.
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (45); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (45); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
07/07/1940 Was selected to the 1940 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/01/1940 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Washington Senators with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
09/01/1940 Wins the MLB AL Rookie of the Month Award.
10/20/1940 Wins the 1940 MLB AL Great Glove Award at P.
10/23/1940 Finished 3rd in 1940 MLB AL Rookie of the Year Award voting.
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
08/05/1942 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Cleveland Indians with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
08/09/1942 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Detroit Tigers with 4 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
09/05/1942 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Cleveland Indians with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/14/1942 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Athletics with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/21/1942 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45).
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45).
06/28/1947 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Detroit Tigers with 0 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45).
10/28/1948 Was traded by the St. Louis Browns to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for C Jim Hegan.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
07/10/1949 Was selected to the 1949 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/1951 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/1951 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1940 32 3
1942 32 6
Year W Rank
1945 12 8
Year L Rank
1944 15 5
Year IP Rank
1940 255.2 4
Year BF Rank
1940 1073 5
Year HRA Rank
1941 21 2
1944 13 4
Year BB Rank
1947 113 6
1954 97 10
Year WP Rank
1942 6 7
1945 5 6
Year ERA Rank
1940 3.52 8
Year BABIP Rank
1940 .243 3
1947 .245 7
Year WHIP Rank
1940 1.26 6
Year RA/9 Rank
1940 11.37 6
Year HR/9 Rank
1942 0.35 10
1947 0.39 7
Year H/9 Rank
1940 7.99 5
Year QS Rank
1940 21 1
1945 19 9
Year QSP Rank
1940 .656 2
1945 .655 8
Year CG Rank
1940 16 3
Year CGP Rank
1940 .500 8
Year SHO Rank
1942 4 3
Year GB% Rank
1940 0.52 2
1945 0.54 2
1947 0.50 3
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