P Joseph Mathews #48
Age: 36 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Good
01/03/2024
P JOSEPH MATHEWS #48 - AGE: 36 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 3 3 3 3
Movement 2 3 2 3
Control 4 4 4 4
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Slider 3 3
Curveball 2 2
Changeup 3 3
Cutter 3 3
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 92-94 Mph
Stamina 6
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Flyball Pitcher
Hold Runners 9
Defense 5
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Ability: 4
Baserunning Inst.: 2
Sacrifice Bunt: 10
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
08/30/2023 OTT Win, 5-4 X 7.0 6 4 3 1 6 Win
08/25/2023 @ ORL Loss, 2-3 X 7.2 5 3 2 1 4 Loss
08/20/2023 @ NOR Win, 9-3 X 7.1 7 3 3 1 4 Win
08/15/2023 BUF Win, 5-3 X 8.0 7 3 3 0 4 Win
08/10/2023 @ SYR Win, 4-2 X 8.0 7 1 1 0 5 Win
08/04/2023 @ RIC Win, 5-4 X 8.0 5 4 3 0 8 Win
07/30/2023 CHA Loss, 3-8 X 6.0 7 5 5 2 7 Loss
07/22/2023 @ PAW Win, 7-4 X 7.1 8 4 4 0 5 Win
07/17/2023 @ DUR Win, 4-3 X 7.0 5 1 1 3 6 Win
07/11/2023 @ OTT Loss, 2-3 X 7.2 7 1 1 0 3
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/06/1987
Born in:Baltimore, MD
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:220 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$560,000
Signed Through:2024 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 152 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:11 Years, None
Pro Service:18 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2006, 9th Pick in Round 21
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2023 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 27 15 11 4 1 3.80 116.0 102 54 49 7 15 76 0 0.0 0 9 60.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 5 0 100.0 12 3 9.31 7.91 5.90 1.16 2.98 1.01 72 3.1 .262        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 110 24 5 0 0 7 4 22 1 1 2 .218 .256 .264 .520      
vs. RHB 332 78 20 2 7 47 11 54 2 0 1 .235 .260 .370 .631      
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2023 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 3 0 1 0 0 0.00 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0  
May 9 0 1 0 1 3.86 4.2 5 4 2 0 1 3  
June 3 3 2 0 0 4.84 22.1 19 12 12 1 5 13  
July 6 6 2 3 0 4.35 41.1 41 20 20 3 6 29  
August 6 6 5 1 0 2.93 46.0 37 18 15 3 3 31  
Last Year 27 15 11 4 1 3.80 116.0 102 54 49 7 15 76  
Career 101 88 42 25 1 4.00 548.1 525 276 244 53 164 399  
Home 12 6 5 2 0 5.27 42.2 42 26 25 3 8 29  
Road 15 9 6 2 1 2.95 73.1 60 28 24 4 7 47  
Grass 27 15 11 4 1 3.80 116.0 102 54 49 7 15 76  
Day 10 5 4 1 1 3.51 41.0 35 16 16 3 0 21  
Night 17 10 7 3 0 3.96 75.0 67 38 33 4 15 55  
As Starter 15 15 9 4 0 3.86 109.2 97 50 47 7 14 73  
As Reliever / Substitution 12 0 2 0 1 2.84 6.1 5 4 2 0 1 3  
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+
2012 Memphis - EWB 25 17 15 3 8 0 5.70 85.1 98 60 54 12 39 47 0 0 1.61 .293 5.34 0.2 78
2013 Memphis - EWB 26 6 2 1 2 0 6.75 20.0 25 15 15 2 7 22 0 0 1.60 .411 3.54 0.4 66
2014 Philadelphia - EWB 27 27 21 5 9 0 6.34 126.1 154 92 89 24 40 84 0 0 1.54 .316 5.37 0.4 71
2015 Philadelphia - EWB 28 14 14 1 8 0 6.45 68.1 104 55 49 17 27 46 0 0 1.92 .370 6.24 -0.3 71
2016 Philadelphia - EWB 29 75 3 9 4 3 3.32 108.1 95 46 40 9 36 87 0 0 1.21 .279 3.48 1.5 126
2017 Philadelphia - EWB 30 31 31 8 13 0 5.59 183.2 225 120 114 22 51 105 0 0 1.50 .321 4.60 1.9 78
2018 Philadelphia - EWB 31 32 32 10 11 0 5.04 189.1 220 112 106 29 60 112 1 0 1.48 .304 5.12 0.6 84
2019 New Orleans - EWB 32 30 30 11 8 0 4.84 188.0 220 107 101 27 47 114 1 1 1.42 .309 4.90 1.4 91
2020 New Orleans - EWB 33 31 31 11 12 0 6.02 184.0 237 132 123 30 46 108 1 0 1.54 .322 5.68 1.2 84
2021 Atlanta - EWB 34 34 21 12 4 0 3.87 158.0 177 76 68 25 38 101 0 0 1.36 .300 5.27 1.1 125
2022 Atlanta - EWB 35 31 31 7 17 0 6.30 184.1 222 138 129 34 71 105 1 0 1.59 .306 5.84 0.2 74
Total EWB 328 231 78 96 3 5.34 1495.2 1777 953 888 231 462 931 4 1 1.50 .312 5.15 8.6 88
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+
2006 Total - 19 14 14 7 3 0 2.36 99.0 85 30 26 4 32 98 0 0 1.18 .267 2.72 3.1 100
2006 Billings - R 19 1 0 0 0 0 54.00 0.2 3 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 6.00 .600 7.70 -0.0 8
2006 Sarasota - R 19 6 0 1 0 0 2.25 8.0 5 2 2 0 3 5 0 0 1.00 .208 3.36 0.1 191
2006 Danville - R 19 2 0 0 0 0 4.50 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 1.50 .400 2.99 0.0 79
2006 Total - R 19 9 0 1 0 0 5.91 10.2 10 7 7 0 5 7 0 0 1.41 .294 0.00 0.0 0
2006 Rome - A 19 5 2 0 2 0 10.45 10.1 15 12 12 2 4 3 0 0 1.84 .382 7.28 -0.2 45
2006 Mississippi - AA 19 3 0 0 0 0 37.80 1.2 7 9 7 0 4 0 0 0 6.60 .538 10.70 -0.1 12
2006 Richmond - AAA 19 1 0 0 0 0 9.00 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.00 .333 6.27 -0.0 53
2007 Sarasota - R 20 37 23 7 10 0 5.95 148.1 223 115 98 5 53 80 1 0 1.86 .384 4.19 2.1 74
2008 Billings - R 21 11 11 3 6 0 4.80 60.0 57 34 32 5 23 42 1 0 1.33 .281 4.04 0.7 81
2008 Sarasota - R 21 19 19 8 7 0 2.39 135.2 121 44 36 3 30 90 1 0 1.11 .281 3.29 2.7 158
2008 Total - R 21 30 30 11 13 0 3.13 195.2 178 78 68 8 53 132 2 0 1.18 .281 0.00 0.0 0
2008 Sarasota - A 21 4 4 1 2 0 5.33 25.1 26 15 15 5 6 14 0 0 1.26 .273 5.63 -0.2 72
2009 Gretna - A 22 9 9 6 1 0 2.41 59.2 53 17 16 4 19 38 1 1 1.21 .271 3.85 1.2 184
2009 Elkhorn - A 22 1 1 0 1 0 2.25 8.0 4 2 2 1 1 7 0 0 0.63 .150 3.50 0.2 198
2009 Sarasota - A 22 2 2 1 0 0 1.35 13.1 8 3 2 0 3 5 0 0 0.82 .190 3.20 0.4 334
2009 Total - A 22 12 12 7 2 0 2.22 81.0 65 22 20 5 23 50 1 1 1.09 .247 0.00 0.0 0
2009 Chattanooga - AA 22 2 2 2 0 0 3.86 14.0 18 8 6 0 3 10 0 0 1.50 .353 2.35 0.6 114
2009 New Hampshire - AA 22 19 19 7 6 0 4.10 125.0 136 66 57 15 32 77 2 2 1.34 .300 4.50 1.8 112
2009 Total - AA 22 21 21 9 6 0 4.08 139.0 154 74 63 15 35 87 2 2 1.36 .305 0.00 0.0 0
2010 New Hampshire - AA 23 30 30 16 6 0 2.76 208.1 169 70 64 18 43 163 1 0 1.02 .255 3.39 4.4 144
2010 Syracuse - AAA 23 4 4 1 1 0 6.86 21.0 22 17 16 2 18 13 0 0 1.90 .294 5.61 0.0 67
2011 New Hampshire - AA 24 5 5 0 2 0 5.32 23.2 23 14 14 2 7 21 0 0 1.27 .313 3.58 0.5 81
2011 Syracuse - AAA 24 28 28 12 10 0 3.34 172.1 156 77 64 14 54 116 0 0 1.22 .268 3.68 3.1 120
2013 Syracuse - AAA 26 25 25 10 8 0 4.53 143.0 153 81 72 16 48 121 0 0 1.41 .314 4.05 2.5 97
2014 Ottawa - AAA 27 7 7 3 1 0 5.26 37.2 44 24 22 7 13 25 0 0 1.51 .298 5.25 0.0 80
2015 Ottawa - AAA 28 8 8 5 1 0 3.02 50.2 40 19 17 7 12 40 1 0 1.03 .234 4.27 0.8 149
2019 Durham - AAA 32 1 1 0 0 0 4.05 6.2 7 3 3 0 3 8 0 0 1.50 .389 2.47 0.3 114
2023 Tampa Bay - AAA 36 27 15 11 4 1 3.80 116.0 102 54 49 7 15 76 0 0 1.01 .262 2.98 3.1 109
Total IL 101 88 42 25 1 4.00 548.1 525 276 244 53 164 399 1 0 1.26 .280 3.85 109.4
Total EL 54 54 23 14 0 3.40 357.0 328 150 135 35 82 261 3 2 1.15 .276 3.79 128.4
Total SL 5 2 2 0 0 7.47 15.2 25 17 13 0 7 10 0 0 2.04 .391 3.23 103.1
Total FLO 6 6 2 2 0 3.96 38.2 34 18 17 5 9 19 0 0 1.11 .244 4.79 162.6
Total NEB 10 10 6 2 0 2.39 67.2 57 19 18 5 20 45 1 1 1.14 .259 3.81 185.6
Total SOU 5 2 0 2 0 10.45 10.1 15 12 12 2 4 3 0 0 1.84 .382 7.28 44.8
Total APP 2 0 0 0 0 4.50 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 1.50 .400 2.99 79.4
Total GCL 62 42 16 17 0 4.19 292.0 349 161 136 8 86 175 2 0 1.49 .337 3.75 116.6
Total PIO 12 11 3 6 0 5.34 60.2 60 38 36 5 24 42 1 0 1.38 .289 4.08 80.6
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2012 Memphis - MLB P 17 15 2 11 0 15 2 .867 85.1 1.37 -0.5 .892
2013 Memphis - MLB P 6 2 0 6 1 6 0 1.000 20.0 2.70 +0.2 1.043
2014 Philadelphia - MLB P 27 21 6 15 0 21 0 1.000 126.1 1.50 -0.3 .986
2015 Philadelphia - MLB P 14 14 4 11 0 16 1 .938 68.1 1.98 +0.1 1.042
2016 Philadelphia - MLB P 75 3 7 9 1 16 0 1.000 108.1 1.33 +0.4 1.119
2017 Philadelphia - MLB P 31 31 9 20 1 32 3 .906 183.2 1.42 -1.5 .935
2018 Philadelphia - MLB P 32 32 10 18 2 32 4 .875 189.1 1.33 -1.3 .960
2019 New Orleans - MLB P 30 30 9 29 3 41 3 .927 188.0 1.82 -3.1 .907
2020 New Orleans - MLB P 31 31 5 25 2 31 1 .968 184.0 1.47 -0.8 1.020
2021 Atlanta - MLB P 34 21 5 27 2 36 4 .889 158.0 1.82 -0.4 1.020
2022 Atlanta - MLB P 31 31 9 29 2 41 3 .927 184.1 1.86 -1.5 .952
2023 Tampa Bay - AAA P 24 15 5 20 3 25 0 1.000 116.0 1.94 +0.1 1.060
TOTAL P 352 246 71 220 17 312 21 .933 1611.2 1.63 -8.4 .985
PLAYER HISTORY
03/01/2006 Drafted in the 2006 first-year player draft (Round 21, Pick 9, 640th overall pick) by the Boston Irish, out of high school (Southside Academy; Baltimore, MD).
06/11/2006 Released by the Boston organization.
09/01/2006 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Cincinnati Rebels organization.
01/01/2007 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (2); Movement: 2 (2); Control: 1 (2).
01/01/2008 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (3); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 2 (3).
01/01/2009 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 2 (4).
04/25/2009 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Blair Cougars with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/06/2009 Was traded by the Cincinnati Rebels to the Memphis Razorbacks, along with SP Edward Hunter, in exchange for SP George Jackson.
08/30/2009 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Trenton Captains with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
09/20/2009 Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Reading Poltergeists with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
10/14/2009 Won the 2009 Eastern League EL Championship with the New Hampshire Envoys!
01/01/2010 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 3 (4).
06/20/2010 Was selected to the 2010 Eastern League All-Star Game.
10/20/2010 Wins the 2010 EL EL Outstanding Pitcher Award.
01/01/2011 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 3 (4).
04/24/2011 Injured (tired arm), out for one week.
05/02/2011 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4 days.
06/29/2011 Injured (back soreness), out for 3 days.
08/04/2011 Injured (sore thumb), day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/2012 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 3 (4).
06/19/2012 Injured (partially torn labrum), out for 3 months.
11/22/2012 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 3 (4).
04/06/2013 Injured (flu-like symptoms), day-to-day for 3 days.
06/20/2013 Injured (oblique strain), out for 2 weeks.
10/08/2013 Injured (flu), day-to-day for 1 day.
11/04/2013 Was traded by the Memphis Razorbacks to the Philadelphia Quakers in exchange for 3B Bruce Gregory.
11/20/2013 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 4 (4).
11/30/2014 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 4 (4).
08/05/2015 Injured (strained hamstring), out for 3 months.
11/25/2015 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $600,000 through arbitration.
11/28/2015 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $600,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 4 (4).
11/22/2016 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $850,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 4 (4).
11/19/2017 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $950,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 4 (4).
07/01/2018 Wins the EWB AL Pitcher of the Month Award.
09/08/2018 Injured (shoulder soreness), day-to-day for 6 days.
11/25/2018 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
12/04/2018 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $1,230,000 with the New Orleans Dukes organization.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 4 (4).
08/31/2019 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Miami Banditos with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/01/2019 Wins the EWB NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 4 (4).
09/20/2020 Injured (herniated disc (back)), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
11/30/2020 Became a free agent.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 4 (4).
03/23/2021 Signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Confederates organization.
04/03/2021 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $650,000 with the Atlanta Confederates organization.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 4 (4).
11/30/2022 Became a free agent.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 4 (4).
04/23/2023 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Luquillo Rhubarbs organization.
09/01/2023 Wins the IL IL Pitcher of the Month Award.
11/24/2023 Became a minor league free agent.
12/31/2023 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $560,000 with the Cincinnati Rebels organization.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 4 (4).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2016 75 8
Year L Rank
2022 17 3
Year HLD Rank
2016 22 2
Year HRA Rank
2022 34 3
Year WP Rank
2018 9 10
2020 11 9
2021 11 4
2022 10 7
Year BB/9 Rank
2020 2.25 10
Year SHO Rank
2019 1 2
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