T. J. Mathews

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1995-2002)

W–L 32–26
ERA 3.82
WHIP 1.31
SO 357
Pitcher PIV 4187.7
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 200 lb
Born
1/9/1970 in Belleville, IL, USA
MLB Debut
1995-07-28
Last Game
2002-07-24

Full name: Timothy Jay Mathews

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
32 26 362 0 0 0 16 435.3 406 185 49 164 357 3.82 4187.7

Career ERA 3.82 vs. league average 4.51 across their career seasons — 15.2% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1995 SLN NL 1 1 23 0 0 0 2 29.7 21 5 11 28 1.52 4.45 (+66%) 1257.2
1996 SLN NL 2 6 67 0 0 0 6 83.7 62 28 32 80 3.01 4.61 (+35%) 1892.7
1997 SLN NL 4 4 40 0 0 0 0 46.0 41 11 18 46 2.15 4.39 (+51%) 1057.2
1997 OAK AL 6 2 24 0 0 0 3 28.7 34 14 12 24 4.40 4.39 (avg) -482.5
1998 OAK AL 7 4 66 0 0 0 1 72.7 71 37 29 53 4.58 4.43 (-3%) 581.6
1999 OAK AL 9 5 50 0 0 0 3 59.0 46 25 20 42 3.81 4.71 (+19%) -152.6
2000 OAK AL 2 3 50 0 0 0 0 59.7 73 40 25 42 6.03 4.77 (-26%) -735.6
2001 OAK AL 0 1 20 0 0 0 1 23.0 28 13 11 19 5.09 4.42 (-15%) 263.1
2001 SLN NL 1 0 10 0 0 0 0 14.7 11 5 1 10 3.07 4.42 (+31%) 277.6
2002 HOU NL 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 18.3 19 7 5 13 3.44 4.28 (+20%) 229.0
Career · 10 seasons 32 26 362 0 0 0 16 435.1 406 185 164 357 3.82 — 4,188

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
362 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .000 .083 .000 .083 0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .083 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — 75.3% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .425 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .083 vs. league average .763 across their career seasons — 89.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1995 SLN NL 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 SLN NL 67 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
1997 SLN NL 40 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1997 OAK AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1998 OAK AL 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1999 OAK AL 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2000 OAK AL 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2001 OAK AL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2001 SLN NL 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
2002 HOU NL 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 10 seasons 362 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .000 — — — — 0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1996 NLCS SLN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1996 NLDS2 SLN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 0 3 0 0 1.7 3 0 1 4 0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1996 NLCS SLN 0 0 2 0 0 0.7 2 0 1 2 0.00
1996 NLDS2 SLN 1 0 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 2 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home17870000.000
Away18440000.000

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home178224.219172781852.88
Away184210.2215113861724.83

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2002-07-24 HOUMILL 000000000
2002-07-19 HOUCHCL 000000000
2002-07-17 HOUMILW 000000000
2002-05-02 HOUWSNW 100000000
2002-04-28 HOUATLW 000000000
2002-04-23 HOUMIAL 000000000
2002-04-20 HOUSFGL 000000000
2002-04-18 HOUCINL 000000000
2002-04-17 HOUCINW 000000000
2002-04-14 HOUSTLW 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2002-07-24 HOUMIL — 2.0311110
2002-07-19 HOUCHC — 0.1100000
2002-07-17 HOUMIL — 0.0433001
2002-05-02 HOUWSN — 2.2211030
2002-04-28 HOUATL — 2.0211001
2002-04-23 HOUMIA — 2.0000130
2002-04-20 HOUSFG — 2.0411220
2002-04-18 HOUCIN — 1.0100000
2002-04-17 HOUCIN — 1.1000020
2002-04-14 HOUSTL — 1.1000100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 362 0 23 54 6 4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1995 SLN P 23 0 4 5 1 1
1996 SLN P 67 0 0 6 2 0
1997 SLN P 40 0 5 4 1 0
1997 OAK P 24 0 1 4 1 0
1998 OAK P 66 0 4 7 1 1
1999 OAK P 50 0 6 7 0 0
2000 OAK P 50 0 2 11 0 1
2001 OAK P 20 0 1 3 0 0
2001 SLN P 10 0 0 3 0 0
2002 HOU P 12 0 0 4 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 362

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2002 HOU NL $1,000,000
2001 OAK AL $1,900,000
2000 OAK AL $1,225,000
1999 OAK AL $750,000
1998 OAK AL $315,000
1997 SLN NL $240,000
1996 SLN NL $130,000
1995 SLN NL $109,000
Total Career Earnings $5,669,000

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
St. Louis Community College - Meramec Campus Kirkwood MO 1989, 1990
University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas NV 1991, 1992

Most Similar Players

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Career Spans

T. J. Mathews (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Ronald Belisario
    24-20, 3.85 ERA
  2. 86
    Anthony Bass
    16-28, 3.91 ERA
  3. 79
    Fernando Abad
    9-29, 3.78 ERA
  4. 78
    Kerry Ligtenberg
    17-20, 3.82 ERA
  5. 75
    John Habyan
    26-24, 3.85 ERA
  6. 74
    Eric O'Flaherty
    23-15, 3.70 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about T. J. Mathews

What years did T. J. Mathews play?
T. J. Mathews played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2002.
Was T. J. Mathews a pitcher?
Yes. T. J. Mathews pitched in the major leagues, recording 32 wins and 357 strikeouts.
How many home runs did T. J. Mathews hit?
T. J. Mathews hit 0 career home runs.