#22 Greg Mathews, Starting Pitcher, 36 yrs, New York (N) Mets

#22 Greg Mathews, Starting Pitcher, 36 yrs, New York (N) Mets
Thursday, 11/2/1998

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Greg Mathews

5/17/1962
36
USA,CA,HARBOR CITY
6"2
195

Starting Pitcher
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2 / 6 (Fair)
2 / 6 (Fair)
Very inconsistent
Normal
Prone
1.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 9,000,000
1998
9 Year(s), 91 Days (1639 total Days)
172 Day(s)
12 Year(s), 54 Days (2118 total Days)
12 Year(s)
Not eligible
Out of Option Years

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	3	6	6	86-89 Mph
Versus LHB	3	6	6
Versus RHB	3	5	6
Talent	4	6	6

Pitching Ratings
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Holding Runners :

6
61
4

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	3	1	1	2
Versus LHP	1	3	1	1	2
Versus RHP	1	3	1	1	2
Talent	1	1	1	1	6

Running & Bunting Ratings
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1
3
3
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 5 (Range), .993 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
9/7	MON	L 7-12	*	5	7	4	4	1	6	L
9/11	COL	W 11-6	*	6.1	9	4	3	0	6	W
9/16	@FLA	W 6-4	*	7.1	8	4	4	0	4	W
9/21	SF	W 7-0	*	7	3	0	0	4	2	W	PoG
9/26	@LAN	W 5-3	*	7.1	7	3	2	1	2	W
10/3	@CHN	W 8-1	*	8	5	1	1	3	5	W	PoG
10/19	@PIT	W 13-4		1	0	0	0	0	0
10/22	PIT	W 18-3		2	3	2	1	2	0
10/28	TOR	W 11-2		1	1	0	0	1	0
10/31	@TOR	L 0-11		1.2	4	1	1	0	2

Pitching Stats 1998

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	27	27	10	8	0	5.23	158.1	177	106	92	70	99	0	.0	0	10	37.0
Projected	27	27	10	8	0	5.23	158.0	177	106	92	70	99

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	0	0	.0	0	0	14.1	10.1	5.6	4.0	17	9	52.9	0	0	.0	5.70

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	163	40	5	2	9	26	30	12	27	0	0	0	.245	.294	.466	.760
vs. RHB	464	137	24	2	24	70	76	58	72	0	0	1	.295	.372	.511	.883

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	12	12	3	3	0	5.87	61.1	69	48	40	39	48
Road	15	15	7	5	0	4.82	97.0	108	58	52	31	51
Postseason	4	0	0	0	0	3.18	5.2	8	3	2	3	2
This Week	1	0	0	0	0	5.40	1.2	4	1	1	0	2
Last Week	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.0	1	0	0	1	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	6	6	3	0	0	5.05	35.2	35	21	20	11	17
May	3	3	1	2	0	5.40	15.0	21	10	9	9	12
June	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
July	4	4	0	1	0	7.23	18.2	24	20	15	18	19
August	7	7	1	4	0	6.28	43.0	52	35	30	21	21
Sept./Oct.	7	7	5	1	0	3.52	46.0	45	20	18	11	30

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1986	9	9	3	2	0	4.89	53.1	51	29	29	3	28	29	2	0	1.48	.291	NYY
1987	23	23	8	5	0	5.73	143.0	185	98	91	16	46	72	1	0	1.62	.332	NYY
1988	28	28	8	10	0	4.38	183.0	195	102	89	18	55	106	0	0	1.37	.304	NYY
1991	7	7	3	1	0	5.18	41.2	37	24	24	4	20	22	0	0	1.37	.250	NYY
1992	37	37	19	11	0	4.65	224.1	242	131	116	20	90	137	0	0	1.48	.303	NYY CHA,AL
1993	35	35	13	5	0	3.66	233.1	230	106	95	21	77	163	3	1	1.32	.293	CHA
1994	37	37	18	10	0	4.31	217.0	238	113	104	16	82	152	0	0	1.47	.316	CHA,AL
1995	38	38	20	10	0	3.56	230.0	223	102	91	21	92	147	3	2	1.37	.283	CHA
1996	36	36	10	8	0	5.13	196.1	234	122	112	18	96	135	0	0	1.68	.338	NYM
1997	29	29	12	8	0	4.45	164.0	191	87	81	19	61	107	0	0	1.54	.328	NYM
1998	27	27	10	8	0	5.23	158.1	177	106	92	33	70	99	0	0	1.56	.291	NYM
Total	306	306	124	78	0	4.51	1844.1	2003	1020	924	189	717	1169	9	3	1.47	.307

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1986, AA	8	8	6	0	0	1.69	53.1	42	13	10	1	10	41	0	0	0.98	.273
1986, AAA	18	18	5	4	0	5.26	106.0	128	62	62	18	29	59	0	0	1.48	.304
1987, AAA	5	5	1	2	0	3.09	32.0	29	15	11	2	12	25	0	0	1.28	.284
1989, AAA	29	29	12	8	0	4.03	174.0	197	101	78	19	53	142	0	0	1.44	.328
1990, AAA	18	18	5	6	0	4.84	100.1	118	60	54	11	34	78	0	0	1.51	.328
1991, AAA	29	29	9	10	0	4.00	180.0	201	85	80	14	65	127	1	0	1.48	.324

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
1992	3	3	0	2	0	7.11	12.2	17	11	10	4	9	0	0
1996	2	2	1	0	0	10.00	9.0	15	11	10	7	6	0	0
1997	3	3	2	1	0	5.50	18.0	19	12	11	10	13	0	0
1998	4	0	0	0	0	3.18	5.2	8	3	2	3	2	0	0
Total	12	8	3	3	0	6.55	45.1	59	37	33	24	30	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1986	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	NYY
1987	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	NYY
1988	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	NYY
1991	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	NYY
1992	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	NYY CHA,AL
1993	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHA
1994	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHA,AL
1995	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHA
1996	36	61	6	0	1	0	5	5	2	32	0	0	.098	.152	.131	.283	NYM
1997	29	56	3	0	0	1	2	3	2	21	0	0	.054	.102	.107	.209	NYM
1998	27	54	5	2	0	0	5	1	2	24	0	0	.093	.140	.130	.270	NYM
Total	306	171	14	2	1	1	12	9	6	77	0	0	.082	.132	.123	.255

Fielding Stats 1998

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

1.000

158.1

2.05

Player History

Drafted in 4th round, 86th overall pick, by New York (A) in 1986...
Earned first career win on 9/9/1986...
Injured on 9/4/1990 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 5 days...
Traded from New York (A) to Chicago (A) on 4/12/1992 (Going to CHA: 3B Rafael Belliard, P Greg Mathews. Going to NYY: 1B Sid Bream)...
Was selected to the 1992 Allstar game...
2/3/1993: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,414,286 through salary arbitration...
2/3/1994: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,735,714 through salary arbitration...
Was selected to the 1994 Allstar game...
2/3/1995: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,735,714 through salary arbitration...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1995, going 5-0, 1.85...
Won Cy Young Award in 1995, going 20-10, 3.56 ERA...
Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 2/11/1996 to a 3-year deal worth $9,000,000 per year...
Had first career hit on 4/5/1996, off Jerry Spradlin (MON)...
Hit first career homerun on 7/20/1997, off Tim Belcher (CIN)...
Injured on 5/11/1998 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

ERA 1993 - 3.66 - 5th 1995 - 3.56 - 5th	WHIP 1993 - 1.32 - 8th	Wins 1992 - 19 - 2nd 1994 - 18 - 1st 1995 - 20 - 1st	IP 1992 - 224.1 - 8th 1993 - 233.1 - 7th 1994 - 217.0 - 8th 1995 - 230.0 - 5th	K's 1993 - 163 - 9th 1994 - 152 - 10th
CG 1995 - 3 - 8th	SHO 1995 - 2 - 5th

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