T.J. Mathews
[edit] Biography
Born on January 9, 1970 in Belleville, Illinois, T.J. Mathews (Timothy Jay Mathews) played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Oakland Athletics and Houston Astros over the course of his 8 year career. Mathews broke into the bigs on July 28, 1995 with the St. Louis Cardinals, and put up a 3.01 ERA in 83.2 innings pitched in 1996, his rookie year.
Most people believe that T.J. Mathews's best season was 1997, when he posted a 3.01 ERA, won 10 games and struck out 70 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1995
| STL
| N
| 23
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1.52
| 28
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 29.2
| 21
| 1
| 11
| 1
| 2
| 0
|
| 1996
| STL
| N
| 67
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 3.01
| 80
| 32
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 83.2
| 62
| 8
| 32
| 4
| 1
| 2
|
| 1997
| STL
| N
| 40
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 2.15
| 46
| 14
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 46
| 41
| 4
| 18
| 3
| 1
| 1
|
| 1997
| OAK
| A
| 24
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 4.40
| 24
| 18
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 28.2
| 34
| 5
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1997
| Total
|
| 64
| 0
| 10
| 6
| 3.01
| 70
| 32
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 74.2
| 75
| 9
| 30
| 4
| 1
| 2
|
| 1998
| OAK
| A
| 66
| 0
| 7
| 4
| 4.58
| 53
| 44
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 72.2
| 71
| 6
| 29
| 3
| 1
| 4
|
| 1999
| OAK
| A
| 50
| 0
| 9
| 5
| 3.81
| 42
| 28
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 59
| 46
| 9
| 20
| 4
| 2
| 2
|
| 2000
| OAK
| A
| 50
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 6.03
| 42
| 40
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 59.2
| 73
| 10
| 25
| 5
| 2
| 2
|
| 2001
| STL
| N
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3.07
| 10
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 14.2
| 11
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| OAK
| A
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5.09
| 19
| 14
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 23
| 28
| 2
| 11
| 3
| 1
| 0
|
| 2001
| Total
|
| 30
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 4.30
| 29
| 20
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 37.2
| 39
| 4
| 12
| 3
| 1
| 0
|
| 2002
| HOU
| N
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3.44
| 13
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 18.1
| 19
| 2
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 152
| 0
| 8
| 11
| 2.62
| 177
| 66
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 192.1
| 154
| 17
| 67
| 11
| 4
| 3
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 210
| 0
| 24
| 15
| 4.78
| 180
| 144
| 129
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 243
| 252
| 32
| 97
| 16
| 6
| 9
|
| Total
|
|
| 362
| 0
| 32
| 26
| 3.82
| 357
| 210
| 185
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 435.1
| 406
| 49
| 164
| 27
| 10
| 12
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1995
| STL
| N
| P
| 23
| 0
| 29.2
| 4
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1996
| STL
| N
| P
| 67
| 0
| 83.2
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 0
| .750
|
| 1997
| STL
| N
| P
| 40
| 0
| 46
| 5
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1997
| OAK
| A
| P
| 24
| 0
| 28.2
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1997
| Total
|
| P
| 64
| 0
| 74.2
| 6
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 13
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1998
| OAK
| A
| P
| 66
| 0
| 72.2
| 4
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 0
| .917
|
| 1999
| OAK
| A
| P
| 50
| 0
| 59
| 6
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| OAK
| A
| P
| 50
| 0
| 59.2
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| STL
| N
| P
| 10
| 0
| 14.2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| OAK
| A
| P
| 20
| 0
| 23
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| Total
|
| P
| 30
| 0
| 37.2
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| HOU
| N
| P
| 12
| 0
| 18.1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 362
| 0
| 435.1
| 23
| 54
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 7
| 38
| 7
| 0
| .928
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1995
| STL
| N
| 23
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| STL
| N
| 67
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| STL
| N
| 40
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| OAK
| A
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| Total
|
| 64
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| OAK
| A
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| OAK
| A
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| OAK
| A
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| 1.000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| STL
| N
| 10
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| OAK
| A
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| Total
|
| 30
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2002
| HOU
| N
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 152
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 210
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| 1.000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 362
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .083
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Oakland Athletics in the 35th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 4, 1990).
- Selected by St. Louis Cardinals in the 36th round of the free-agent draft (June 1, 1992 - signed June 5, 1992).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Eric Ludwick and Blake Stein to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Mark McGwire (July 31, 1997).
- Released by Oakland Athletics (June 22, 2001).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (July 6, 2001).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 2001).
- Signed by Houston Astros (January 7, 2002).
- Released by Houston Astros (July 29, 2002).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (August 22, 2002).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 2002).
- Signed by New York Mets (February 20, 2003).
- Released by New York Mets (March 20, 2003).
- Sold by Bridgeport (Atlantic) to Los Angeles Dodgers (August 6, 2004).
- Released by Los Angeles Dodgers (September 9, 2004).
- Signed by Houston Astros (June 28, 2005).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 2005).
- Signed by Boston Red Sox (August 29, 2006).
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