What years did Carl Mathias play?

Carl Mathias played in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1961.

Was Carl Mathias a pitcher?

Yes. Carl Mathias pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 20 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Carl Mathias hit?

Carl Mathias hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

Carl Mathias

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1960-1961)

W–L 0–2

ERA 7.14

WHIP 1.66

SO 20

Pitcher PIV -609.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: B / L
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 195 lb
Born: 6/13/1936 in Bechtelsville, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 1960-07-31
Last Game: 1961-07-14

Full name: Carl Lynwood Mathias

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	2	11	3	0	0	0	29.0	36	23	5	12	20	7.14	-609.2

Career ERA 7.14 vs. league average 3.93 across their career seasons — 81.7% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1960	CLE	AL	1	7	0	15.3	14	6	8	13	3.52	3.82 (+8%)	-105.4
1961	WS2	AL	1	4	3	13.7	22	17	4	7	11.20	4.03 (-178%)	-503.8
Career · 2 seasons			2	11	3	29.0	36	23	12	20	7.14	—	-609

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
11	6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.167	.167	.167	.333	0

Career AVG .167 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — 35.1% below league average.

Career OBP .167 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 48.9% below league average.

Career SLG .167 vs. league average .394 across their career seasons — 57.7% below league average.

Career OPS .333 vs. league average .720 across their career seasons — 53.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1960	CLE	AL	7	1	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1961	WS2	AL	4	5	2	1	0	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			11	6	2	1	1	.167	—	—	—	—	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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	4	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	7	6	2	1	0	0	.167

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	4	5.2	8	3	1	4	4.76
Away	7	23.1	28	20	11	16	7.71

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H
1961-07-14	TEX	KC1	L	0	0	0
1961-07-01	TEX	NYY	L	1	0	0
1961-06-24	TEX	CHW	L	0	0	0
1961-06-18	TEX	BOS	L	4	2	1
1960-09-26	CLE	KC1	L	0	0	0
1960-09-11	CLE	NYY	L	0	0	0
1960-09-03	CLE	KC1	W	0	0	0
1960-08-27	CLE	NYY	L	0	0	0
1960-08-07	CLE	BAL	L	0	0	0
1960-08-07	CLE	BAL	L	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1961-07-14	TEX	KC1	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1961-07-01	TEX	NYY	—	2.2	7	4	4	0	0	2
1961-06-24	TEX	CHW	L	1.1	6	6	6	1	1	0
1961-06-18	TEX	BOS	—	8.2	8	9	7	3	5	1
1960-09-26	CLE	KC1	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	1
1960-09-11	CLE	NYY	L	1.2	1	1	1	0	1	1
1960-09-03	CLE	KC1	—	2.0	0	0	0	3	1	0
1960-08-27	CLE	NYY	—	2.2	2	1	0	0	4	0
1960-08-07	CLE	BAL	—	2.0	4	2	2	0	0	0
1960-08-07	CLE	BAL	—	1.0	2	0	0	1	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	11	3	2	5	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1960	CLE	P	7	0	1	3	0	0
1961	WS2	P	4	3	1	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	11

Frequently Asked Questions about Carl Mathias

What years did Carl Mathias play?: Carl Mathias played in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1961.
Was Carl Mathias a pitcher?: Yes. Carl Mathias pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 20 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Carl Mathias hit?: Carl Mathias hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.