Wid Matthews Stats

Wid Matthews was born on Tuesday, October 20, 1896, in Raleigh, Illinois. Matthews was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 18, 1923, with the Philadelphia Athletics. 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 Wid Matthews baseball stats page.
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Wid Matthews
 
 
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Birth Name:   Wid Curry Matthews
Nickname:   Matty
Born On:   10-20-1896  (Libra)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Raleigh, Illinois
Year of Death Data Died On:   10-05-1965 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Hollywood, California
Cemetery:   Roseland Park Cemetery, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   5-08½   Player Weight Chart Weight:   155
First Game:   04-18-1923 (Age 26)
Last Game:   06-07-1925
Draft:   Not Applicable
Wid Matthews

Wid Matthews Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Wid Matthews

Wid Matthews Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1923 27 Athletics 129 485 52 133 11 6 1 0 25 50 - 27 6 - 1 - .274 .343 .328
1924 28 Senators 53 169 25 51 10 4 0 0 13 11 - 4 12 - 3 - .302 .355 .408
1925 29 Senators 10 9 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 0 - 0 - .444 .444 .444
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
3 Years 192 663 79 188 21 10 1 0 39 61 - 32 18 - 4 - .284 .348 .350
Wid Matthews

Wid Matthews Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1923 Athletics CF 125 116 2,991 329 2.6 311 308 3 18 0 n/a n/a n/a .945 2.81
1923 Athletics LF 2 2 51 8 4.0 8 8 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.24
1924 Senators CF 43 41 1,044 1,130 26.3 1,128 1,121 7 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .998 29.17
1924 Senators LF 1 0 - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1925 Senators CF 1 0 - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
CF Totals 169 157 4,035 1,460 8.6 1,440 1,430 10 20 2 n/a n/a n/a .986 9.64
LF Totals 3 2 51 8 2.7 8 8 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.24
3 Years 172 159 4,086 1,468 8.5 1,448 1,438 10 20 2 n/a n/a n/a .986 9.57
Wid Matthews

Wid Matthews Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1923 Athletics 16 16 .500 1 1 n/a 485.0 18.0 19.4 - - -
1924 Senators 3 8 .273 9 0 n/a 0.0 42.3 13.0 - - -
1925 Senators 0 0 .000 7 2 n/a 0.0 9.0 9.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
3 Years 19 24 .442 17 3 n/a 663.0 20.7 17.0 - - -
Wid Matthews

Wid Matthews Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1923 Philadelphia Athletics n/a Undetermined n/a -
1924 Washington Senators n/a Undetermined n/a -
1925 Washington Senators n/a Undetermined n/a -




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