Joe Mather Stats

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.

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"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)

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Joe Mather Autograph on a 2008 Topps Heritage (#594)

Joe Mather Autograph on a 2008 Topps Heritage (#594)

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Birth Name:   Joseph Paul Mather
Nickname:   Joey Bombs
Born On:   07-23-1982  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Sandpoint, Idaho
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Mountain Pointe High School (Phoenix, AZ)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-04   Player Weight Chart Weight:   215
First Game:   05-30-2008 (Age 25)
Last Game:   10-01-2012
Draft:   2001 : 3rd Round (104th) / Signing Bonus = $375,000

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Joe Mather Pitching Stats

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
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

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Joe Mather Hitting Stats

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
4 Years 229 493 49 108 26 0 14 0 49 34 3 112 5 3 2 6 .219 .271 .357

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Joe Mather Fielding Stats

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
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

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Joe Mather Miscellaneous Stats

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
4 Years 7 4 .636 67 12 0 35.2 4.4 10.1 0.00 0.00 11.57

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Joe Mather Miscellaneous Items of Interest

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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