First name: Eddie
Last name: Mathews
Birthdate: 1931-10-13
Bats: L Throws: R
RetroID: mathe101
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | BSN | 7.6 | 1.8 | 9.4 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 13 |
| 1953 | MLN | 8.8 | 2.0 | 10.8 | 10.2 | 13.4 | -2.6 | 40 |
| 1954 | MLN | 7.5 | 1.7 | 9.3 | 8.3 | 11.0 | -1.8 | 33 |
| 1955 | MLN | 7.8 | 1.8 | 9.6 | 7.4 | 10.2 | -0.6 | 31 |
| 1956 | MLN | 8.3 | 2.0 | 10.2 | 5.7 | 8.7 | 1.5 | 26 |
| 1957 | MLN | 8.2 | 2.1 | 10.3 | 6.9 | 10.0 | 0.4 | 30 |
| 1958 | MLN | 8.2 | 2.0 | 10.3 | 5.1 | 8.1 | 2.1 | 24 |
| 1959 | MLN | 8.6 | 2.1 | 10.8 | 8.2 | 11.4 | -0.6 | 34 |
| 1960 | MLN | 8.5 | 2.2 | 10.7 | 7.9 | 11.1 | -0.3 | 33 |
| 1961 | MLN | 8.4 | 2.2 | 10.6 | 7.9 | 11.0 | -0.4 | 33 |
| 1962 | MLN | 8.2 | 2.0 | 10.2 | 5.9 | 8.9 | 1.3 | 27 |
| 1963 | MLN | 8.6 | 2.0 | 10.5 | 8.0 | 11.1 | -0.5 | 33 |
| 1964 | MLN | 7.4 | 1.8 | 9.2 | 4.1 | 6.8 | 2.4 | 20 |
| 1965 | MLN | 8.1 | 2.1 | 10.2 | 5.1 | 8.1 | 2.1 | 24 |
| 1966 | ATL | 6.5 | 1.7 | 8.1 | 3.1 | 5.5 | 2.7 | 16 |
| 1967 | DET | 1.6 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 5 |
| 1967 | HOU | 4.8 | 0.7 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 9 |
| 1968 | DET | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2 |
| Career | 127.8 | 30.6 | 158.6 | 97.9 | 144.6 | 14.2 | 433 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | BSN | 593 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -9 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 8.8 | -0.6 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.5 | 4 |
| 1953 | MLN | 681 | 53 | 59 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 9.2 | 7.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 8.0 | 22 |
| 1954 | MLN | 600 | 46 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 8.8 | 6.3 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 6.4 | 17 |
| 1955 | MLN | 616 | 47 | 51 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 9.8 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 5.4 | 14 |
| 1956 | MLN | 651 | 28 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 9.0 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 8 |
| 1957 | MLN | 666 | 38 | 44 | -1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 9.6 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 4.8 | 13 |
| 1958 | MLN | 649 | 11 | 18 | -5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8.8 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 22 |
| 1959 | MLN | 682 | 49 | 55 | -2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 9.3 | 5.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 6.0 | 15 |
| 1960 | MLN | 671 | 46 | 51 | 9 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 9.6 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 5.7 | 8 |
| 1961 | MLN | 672 | 40 | 45 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 9.5 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 5.7 | 24 |
| 1962 | MLN | 643 | 27 | 30 | 0 | -3 | 1 | -1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 9.3 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 21 |
| 1963 | MLN | 675 | 36 | 37 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 8.7 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 5.8 | 29 |
| 1964 | MLN | 590 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10.0 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 23 |
| 1965 | MLN | 626 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 9.1 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 18 |
| 1966 | ATL | 517 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 15 |
| 1967 | DET | 128 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 2 |
| 1967 | HOU | 383 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9.2 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 4 |
| 1968 | DET | 57 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1 |
| Career | 10,100 | 467 | 521 | 3 | 15 | 10 | -7 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 573 | - | 61.5 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 65.2 | 260 |
| Year | Team | POS | BIP | Chances | OAA | OAA adj | DER Runs | Play+ | GB+ | DP Start | DP Turn | DP Runs | Total Fielding Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | BSN | 3B | 4039 | 572 | -10.0 | -12 | -9 | -11 | -16 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 0 | -9 |
| 1953 | MLN | 3B | 3943 | 564 | 10.0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 7 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1954 | MLN | 3B | 3296 | 470 | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | -5 | 5 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1955 | MLN | 3B | 3713 | 525 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | -23 | -12 | -1.2 | 0.0 | -1 | 0 |
| 1956 | MLN | 3B | 3909 | 527 | -8.0 | -10 | -7 | -33 | -11 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0 | -7 |
| 1957 | MLN | 3B | 4242 | 585 | 1.0 | -1 | -1 | -20 | 5 | -1.1 | 0.0 | -1 | -2 |
| 1958 | MLN | 3B | 4078 | 622 | 15.0 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 44 | -1.0 | 0.0 | -1 | 7 |
| 1959 | MLN | 3B | 4255 | 609 | 3.0 | -1 | -1 | -11 | -1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | -1 |
| 1960 | MLN | 3B | 4287 | 587 | -9.0 | -13 | -9 | -31 | -20 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | -9 |
| 1961 | MLN | 3B | 4294 | 593 | 13.0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | -15 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1962 | MLN | 1B | 175 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | -3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 | MLN | 3B | 3859 | 582 | 11.0 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1963 | MLN | 3B | 3045 | 491 | 21.0 | 20 | 13 | 31 | 24 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 14 |
| 1964 | MLN | 1B | 167 | 16 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | MLN | 3B | 3266 | 495 | 16.0 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1965 | MLN | 3B | 3604 | 523 | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -1.0 | 0.0 | -1 | 2 |
| 1966 | ATL | 3B | 3062 | 466 | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1967 | HOU | 1B | 1805 | 183 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | DET | 1B | 284 | 35 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1967 | HOU | 3B | 513 | 74 | -2.0 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | -1 |
| 1967 | DET | 3B | 439 | 56 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -9 | -9 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 0 | -1 |
| 1968 | DET | 1B | 125 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | DET | 3B | 97 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1B | 2556 | 259 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12 | -0.8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 3B | 57941 | 8355 | 80.0 | 48 | 32 | -62 | 6 | -4.4 | 0.0 | -3 | 29 |
| Year | Team | POS | BIP | Chances | OAA | OAA adj | DER Runs | Play+ | OF Arm Opps | OF Arm Runs | Total Fielding Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | MLN | LF | 288 | 31 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 1963 | MLN | LF | 964 | 100 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| LF | 1252 | 131 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 1 |
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | MLN | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2 |
| 1958 | MLN | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1 |
| 1968 | DET | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Career | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 3 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | MLN | 31 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 1958 | MLN | 31 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 1968 | DET | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9.4 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -1 |
| Career | 66 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Stat description | |
|---|---|
| GS | Game Shares |
| WAM | Wins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name. |
| WAR | Wins above Replacement |
| VS | Victory Shares |
| W | Wins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense. |
| L | Losses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score. |
| BatRuns | Batting runs above average |
| Adj R | Park adjusted batting runs |
| RISP | Runs for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position |
| BSR | Baserunning runs |
| DP | Double play avoidance runs |
| ROE | Runs from reaching on error |
| Fld | Fielding runs |
| Pos | Position adjustment |
| DH | Designated hitter adjustment |
| Pit | Pitcher batting adjustment |
| RAA | Runs above average before position and league adjustment |
| RPW | Runs per win |
| WAA | Wins above average before position and league adjustment |
| POS Wins | Position adjustment converted to wins |
| LGA | League quality adjustment |
| DVoDH | Defensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter |
| G | Games pitched |
| GS | Game shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index |
| XR | Expected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced |
| DR | Defensive runs support |
| Role | Starter vs reliever role adjustment |
| LgAdj | League adjustment |
| R+ | Runs above average |
| LI | Leverage index |
| R_lev+ | Leverage adjusted runs above average |
| Chances | Estimated opportunies to make a defensive play |
| BIP | Balls in play while this player was on the field |
| OAA | Outs above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level |
| OAA adj | Park adjusted outs above average |
| DER runs | Run value of outs above average |
| Frame Runs | Runs from framing balls and strikes |
| SB Runs | Stolen base prevention runs |
| Block Runs | Wild pitch and passed ball prevention runs |
| Err Runs | Catcher error prevention runs |
| Catcher Runs | Catcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing. |
| Play+ | plays made above average per ball in play |
| GB+ | ground ball plays above average per ball in play |
| DP Start | Runs from starting double plays |
| DP Turn | Runs from turning double plays |
| DP runs | Total double play runs |
| OF Arm opps | Opportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play |
| OF Arm runs | Runs from throwing from the outfield |
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