T.J. Mathews

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 200lb (188cm, 90kg)

Born: January 9, 1970 in Belleville, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 35th round of the 1990 MLB June Amateur Draft from St. Louis Community College, Meramec Campus (Kirkwood, MO), the Minnesota Twins in the 38th round of the 1991 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Nevada, Reno (Reno, NV) and the St. Louis Cardinals in the 36th round of the 1992 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Nevada, Las Vegas (Paradise, NV).

High School: Columbia HS (Columbia, IL)

Schools: St. Louis Community College, Meramec Campus (Kirkwood, MO), University of Nevada, Las Vegas (Paradise, NV), University of Nevada, Reno (Reno, NV)

Debut: July 28, 1995 (Age 25-200d, 16,734th in major league history)
vs. FLA 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 24, 2002 (Age 32-196d)
vs. MIL 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1996 season

Full Name: Timothy Jay Mathews

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Relatives: Son of Nelson Mathews

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.8

ERA

3.82

362

435.1

357

WHIP

1.309

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1992	22	STL-min	A-	10	1	.909	2.18	14	14	0	1	0	0	86.2	70	25	21	4	30	0	89	2	2	4	351			1.154	7.3	0.4	3.1	9.2	2.97	HAM NYPL
1993	23	STL-min	A	12	9	.571	2.71	25	25	0	5	2	0	159.1	121	59	48	7	29	0	144	6	3	1	634			0.941	6.8	0.4	1.6	8.1	4.97	SPR MIDW
1994	24	STL-min	AA,A+	10	10	.500	2.87	27	27	0	2	0	0	163.1	135	59	52	9	47	1	155	8	1	2	665			1.114	7.4	0.5	2.6	8.5	3.30	ARK,SPT TL,FLOR
1995	25	STL-min	AAA	9	4	.692	2.70	32	7	10	0	0	1	66.2	60	35	20	2	27	2	50	3	0	1	298			1.305	8.1	0.3	3.6	6.8	1.85	LOU AA
1995	25	STL	NL	1	1	.500	1.52	23	0	12	0	0	2	29.2	21	7	5	1	11	1	28	0	0	2	120	276	2.77	1.079	6.4	0.3	3.3	8.5	2.55
1996	26	STL	NL	2	6	.250	3.01	67	0	23	0	0	6	83.2	62	32	28	8	32	4	80	2	0	1	345	139	3.72	1.124	6.7	0.9	3.4	8.6	2.50
1997	27	TOT	MLB	10	6	.625	3.01	64	0	26	0	0	3	74.2	75	32	25	9	30	4	70	2	0	1	329	143	4.09	1.406	9.0	1.1	3.6	8.4	2.33
1997	27	STL	NL	4	4	.500	2.15	40	0	12	0	0	0	46.0	41	14	11	4	18	3	46	1	0	1	197	195	3.48	1.283	8.0	0.8	3.5	9.0	2.56
1997	27	OAK	AL	6	2	.750	4.40	24	0	14	0	0	3	28.2	34	18	14	5	12	1	24	1	0	0	132	102	5.06	1.605	10.7	1.6	3.8	7.5	2.00
1998	28	OAK	AL	7	4	.636	4.58	66	0	15	0	0	1	72.2	71	44	37	6	29	3	53	4	0	1	319	99	4.12	1.376	8.8	0.7	3.6	6.6	1.83
1999	29	OAK-min	AAA	0	0		9.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4			1.000	9.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		VAN PCL
1999	29	OAK	AL	9	5	.643	3.81	50	0	15	0	0	3	59.0	46	28	25	9	20	4	42	2	0	2	242	121	4.81	1.119	7.0	1.4	3.1	6.4	2.10
2000	30	OAK-min	AAA	0	0		0.00	3	1	1	0	0	0	3.2	2	1	0	0	1	0	5	1	0	2	15			0.818	4.9	0.0	2.5	12.3	5.00	SAC PCL
2000	30	OAK	AL	2	3	.400	6.03	50	0	19	0	0	0	59.2	73	40	40	10	25	5	42	2	0	2	273	78	5.26	1.642	11.0	1.5	3.8	6.3	1.68
2001	31	STL-min	AAA	1	1	.500	1.80	15	0	11	0	0	4	15.0	16	4	3	0	1	0	14	1	0	0	62			1.133	9.6	0.0	0.6	8.4	14.00	MEM PCL
2001	31	TOT	MLB	1	1	.500	4.30	30	0	7	0	0	1	37.2	39	20	18	4	12	3	29	0	0	1	164	103	3.85	1.354	9.3	1.0	2.9	6.9	2.42
2001	31	OAK	AL	0	1	.000	5.09	20	0	4	0	0	1	23.0	28	14	13	2	11	3	19	0	0	1	108	87	3.96	1.696	11.0	0.8	4.3	7.4	1.73
2001	31	STL	NL	1	0	1.000	3.07	10	0	3	0	0	0	14.2	11	6	5	2	1	0	10	0	0	0	56	144	3.66	0.818	6.8	1.2	0.6	6.1	10.00
2002	32	STL-HOU-min	AAA,AA	0	0		2.70	9	0	2	0	0	0	10.0	7	3	3	1	3	0	7	0	0	1	42			1.000	6.3	0.9	2.7	6.3	2.33	NOR,MEM,RRK PCL,TL
2002	32	HOU	NL	0	0		3.44	12	0	4	0	0	0	18.1	19	7	7	2	5	3	13	0	0	0	76	128	3.78	1.309	9.3	1.0	2.5	6.4	2.60
2004	34	LAD-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	4.50	13	0	7	0	0	5	18.0	17	9	9	2	4	1	12	0	0	0	75			1.167	8.5	1.0	2.0	6.0	3.00	LVG PCL
2005	35	HOU-min	AAA	1	1	.500	4.03	22	0	4	0	0	0	29.0	33	13	13	4	6	1	22	2	0	0	123			1.345	10.2	1.2	1.9	6.8	3.67	RRK PCL
2006	36	BOS-min	AAA	0	1	.000	14.40	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.0	12	8	8	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	26			2.400	21.6	3.6	0.0	5.4		PAW IL
8 Yrs				32	26	.552	3.82	362	0	121	0	0	16	435.1	406	210	185	49	164	27	357	12	0	10	1868	116	4.16	1.309	8.4	1.0	3.4	7.4	2.18
162 Game Avg.				6	5	.552	3.82	68	0	23	0	0	3	82	76	39	35	9	31	5	67	2	0	2	351	116	4.16	1.309	8.4	1.0	3.4	7.4	2.18

OAK (5 yrs)				24	15	.615	4.78	210	0	67	0	0	8	243.0	252	144	129	32	97	16	180	9	0	6	1074	96	4.66	1.436	9.3	1.2	3.6	6.7	1.86
STL (4 yrs)				8	11	.421	2.53	140	0	50	0	0	8	174.0	135	59	49	15	62	8	164	3	0	4	718	166	3.49	1.132	7.0	0.8	3.2	8.5	2.65
HOU (1 yr)				0	0		3.44	12	0	4	0	0	0	18.1	19	7	7	2	5	3	13	0	0	0	76	128	3.78	1.309	9.3	1.0	2.5	6.4	2.60

AL (5 yrs)				24	15	.615	4.78	210	0	67	0	0	8	243.0	252	144	129	32	97	16	180	9	0	6	1074	96	4.66	1.436	9.3	1.2	3.6	6.7	1.86
NL (5 yrs)				8	11	.421	2.62	152	0	54	0	0	8	192.1	154	66	56	17	67	11	177	3	0	4	794	162	3.52	1.149	7.2	0.8	3.1	8.3	2.64

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