Joe Mather was born on Friday, July 23, 1982, in Sandpoint, Idaho. Mather was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 30, 2008, with the St. Louis Cardinals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Joe Mather baseball stats page.
"He (Joe Mather) is definitely a baseball player where you could tell he can do a lot of things. He pays attention to the game, he runs the bases well, and he plays multiple positions well. He is just a baseball player, a winning player, and he has done things in his career to make himself a winning player." - Chicago Cubs Manager Dale Sveum in Ahwatukee Foothills News (Jason P. Skoda, 03/16/2012, 'Mather’s instincts, approach have him battling for roster spot with Cubs', Source)
Joe MatherJoe Mather Autograph on a 2008 Topps Heritage (#594) |
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Joe MatherJoe Mather Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
2010 | 28 | Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2012 | 30 | Cubs | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
2 Years | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7.72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Joe MatherJoe Mather Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
2008 | 26 | Cardinals | 54 | 133 | 20 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .241 | .306 | .474 |
2010 | 28 | Cardinals | 36 | 60 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .217 | .242 | .283 |
2011 | 29 | Braves | 36 | 75 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .213 | .272 | .307 |
2012 | 30 | Cubs | 103 | 225 | 18 | 47 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .209 | .256 | .324 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
4 Years | 229 | 493 | 49 | 108 | 26 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 49 | 34 | 3 | 112 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | .219 | .271 | .357 |
Joe MatherJoe Mather Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
2008 Cardinals | 1B | 4 | 0 | 39 | 10 | 2.5 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.92 |
2008 Cardinals | 3B | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
2008 Cardinals | CF | 15 | 9 | 201 | 20 | 1.3 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 2.55 |
2008 Cardinals | LF | 25 | 12 | 375 | 31 | 1.2 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.23 |
2008 Cardinals | RF | 15 | 6 | 195 | 17 | 1.1 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.35 |
2010 Cardinals | 1B | 3 | 1 | 33 | 14 | 4.7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 11.45 |
2010 Cardinals | 3B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
2010 Cardinals | CF | 14 | 7 | 216 | 13 | 0.9 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.63 |
2010 Cardinals | LF | 7 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.75 |
2010 Cardinals | P | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
2010 Cardinals | RF | 8 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 0.3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.13 |
2011 Braves | 1B | 1 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 11.00 |
2011 Braves | 3B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
2011 Braves | CF | 3 | 2 | 60 | 11 | 3.7 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.95 |
2011 Braves | LF | 4 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.50 |
2011 Braves | RF | 21 | 13 | 366 | 20 | 1.0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 1.40 |
2012 Cubs | 1B | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 7.20 |
2012 Cubs | 3B | 18 | 16 | 396 | 23 | 1.3 | 20 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .870 | 1.36 |
2012 Cubs | CF | 28 | 26 | 588 | 64 | 2.3 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.94 |
2012 Cubs | LF | 25 | 4 | 213 | 16 | 0.6 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.03 |
2012 Cubs | P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
2012 Cubs | RF | 14 | 4 | 164 | 11 | 0.8 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.81 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
LF Totals | 61 | 17 | 660 | 50 | 0.8 | 50 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.05 | |
CF Totals | 60 | 44 | 1,065 | 108 | 1.8 | 107 | 107 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 2.71 | |
RF Totals | 58 | 23 | 773 | 50 | 0.9 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 1.71 | |
3B Totals | 21 | 16 | 414 | 25 | 1.2 | 22 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .880 | 1.43 | |
1B Totals | 10 | 2 | 114 | 39 | 3.9 | 39 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.24 | |
P Totals | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.86 | |
4 Years | 212 | 102 | 3,033 | 273 | 1.3 | 268 | 246 | 22 | 5 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 2.39 |
Joe MatherJoe Mather Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
2008 Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 16.6 | 4.2 | 7.4 | - | - | - |
2010 Cardinals | 1 | 1 | .500 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 20.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.50 |
2011 Braves | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 | 3.3 | 8.3 | - | - | - |
2012 Cubs | 5 | 2 | .714 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 45.0 | 4.9 | 11.8 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
4 Years | 7 | 4 | .636 | 67 | 12 | 0 | 35.2 | 4.4 | 10.1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.57 |
Joe MatherJoe Mather Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
2008 St. Louis Cardinals | 62 | $390,000.00 | - | - |
2010 St. Louis Cardinals | 22 | $400,000.00 | - | - |
2011 Atlanta Braves | 4 | $414,000.00 | - | - |
2012 Chicago Cubs | 16, 21 | $490,000.00 | - | - |
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