Verdell Mathis

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 27–24
ERA 3.75
WHIP 1.33
SO 245
Pitcher PIV 8218.7
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
5'11" / 155 lb
Born
11/18/1913 in Crawfordsville, AR, USA
Died
10/30/1998 in Memphis, TN, USA
Awards
4× All-Star

Full name: Verdell Jackson Mathis

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
527.0 474.0 86.0 138.0 14.0 4.0 6.0 51.0 52.0 7.0 8.0 .291 .361 .376 .737

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
96 71 178 121 63 4 1270.0 954 529 92 24 162 293 0.65 0.88

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1949 33.0 30.0 6.0 7.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 4.0 3.0 0 0 .233 .303 .467 .770
Listed seasons · 1 33 30 6 7 2 1 1 4 3 0 0 .233 — — —

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1949 9 3 12 10 7 2 101.0 74 33 10 1 17 9 0.89 0.90
Listed seasons · 1 9 3 12 10 7 2 101.0 74 33 10 1 17 9 0.89 0.90

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
27 24 68 51 36 2 1 420.3 440 175 14 121 245 3.75 8218.7

Career ERA 3.75 vs. league average 3.79 across their career seasons — near 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
1940 MRS NAL 1 3 9 4 2 0 0 49.0 47 23 14 29 4.22 4.21 (avg) 1674.7
1941 MRS NAL 3 1 5 3 3 0 0 30.3 31 11 7 21 3.26 3.94 (+17%) 737.8
1941 CAG NAL 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3.3 10 7 1 3 18.90 — 0.0
1942 MRS NAL 5 6 13 10 8 0 1 79.0 83 30 16 41 3.42 3.57 (+4%) 1788.3
1943 MRS NAL 4 2 10 6 5 1 0 62.7 68 20 14 28 2.87 3.50 (+18%) 1301.4
1943 PS NN2 2 2 4 4 2 0 0 25.7 24 11 7 15 3.86 3.50 (-10%) 373.4
1944 MRS NAL 8 2 12 10 9 1 0 88.0 84 29 28 61 2.97 3.57 (+17%) 1831.4
1945 MRS NAL 2 2 5 5 4 0 0 34.0 39 14 4 16 3.71 3.67 (-1%) 1165.8
1946 MRS NAL 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 11.0 11 3 3 6 2.45 3.59 (+32%) 276.9
1947 MRS NAL 1 1 3 3 1 0 0 16.3 19 13 16 9 7.16 3.97 (-80%) -954.1
1948 MRS NAL 1 2 4 3 1 0 0 21.0 24 14 11 16 6.00 4.10 (-46%) 23.2
Career · 11 seasons 27 24 68 51 36 2 1 420.1 440 175 121 245 3.75 — 8,219

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
163 437 66 116 10 1 1 39 6 43 3 .265 .331 .300 .631 -617

Career AVG .265 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .331 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .300 vs. league average .365 across their career seasons — 17.8% below league average.

Career OPS .631 vs. league average .696 across their career seasons — 9.3% 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
1940 MRS NAL 43 117 14 25 3 0 1 9 3 12 1 .214 .267 (-20%) .335 (-14%) .387 (-32%) .722 (-24%) -425.3
1941 MRS NAL 10 29 6 12 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 .414 — — — — 0.0
1941 CAG NAL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1942 MRS NAL 20 43 7 19 1 0 0 4 1 4 0 .442 — — — — 0.0
1943 MRS NAL 23 74 12 16 1 0 0 8 0 12 1 .216 .255 (-16%) .324 (avg) .346 (-34%) .671 (-17%) -148.4
1943 PS NN2 5 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 — — — — -148.4
1944 MRS NAL 24 72 7 20 2 1 0 6 1 5 0 .278 .261 (+6%) .325 (avg) .357 (-7%) .683 (-4%) -43.2
1945 MRS NAL 17 36 11 10 2 0 0 5 1 7 0 .278 — — — — 0.0
1946 MRS NAL 10 34 4 7 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .206 — — — — 0.0
1947 MRS NAL 3 8 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .375 — — — — 0.0
1948 MRS NAL 7 12 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 .167 — — — — 0.0
Career · 11 seasons 163 437 66 116 10 1 1 39 6 43 3 .265 — — — — -765

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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1221071932212.299
Away1352194565428.297

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home94476.22892128590.40
Away87471.141566971361.26

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1949-09-05 MEMBIRW 000000000
1949-08-26 MEMHOEL 000000000
1949-08-24 MEMNY6L 411000100
1949-08-23 MEMBLGW 421100010
1949-08-21 MEMBLGL 100000000
1949-08-21 MEMBLGL 312100000
1949-08-04 MEMKCMW 401010200
1949-07-31 MEMKCML 100000000
1949-07-31 MEMKCML 300000000
1949-07-28 MEMBIRW 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1949-09-05 MEMBIR W 9.0510000
1949-08-26 MEMHOE L 0.0000000
1949-08-21 MEMBLG L 8.0976831
1949-07-28 MEMBIR W 9.0050000
1949-07-24 MEMBIR W 7.0610000
1949-07-17 MEMLCB W 9.0320000
1949-07-03 MEMBIR W 7.0820520
1949-06-21 MEMKCM SV 1.0100000
1949-06-19 MEMKCM L 2.1543210
1949-06-13 MEMHOE W 9.0940000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 16 10 100 6 3 4
OF 75 54 124 4 7 1
P 68 51 34 118 10 5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1940 MRS 1B 5 1 15 0 2 0
1940 MRS OF 31 24 53 2 1 0
1940 MRS P 9 4 3 14 1 0
1941 MRS OF 4 3 9 0 0 0
1941 MRS P 5 3 2 12 0 0
1941 CAG P 1 1 0 2 0 0
1942 MRS 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1942 MRS OF 6 2 5 1 2 0
1942 MRS P 13 10 6 20 3 0
1943 MRS 1B 6 6 51 4 1 1
1943 MRS OF 9 8 23 0 2 0
1943 MRS P 10 6 9 20 1 1
1943 PS P 4 4 2 4 0 1
1944 MRS 1B 3 3 32 2 0 3
1944 MRS OF 7 5 12 1 1 1
1944 MRS P 12 10 8 25 0 3
1945 MRS 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1945 MRS OF 8 6 12 0 0 0
1945 MRS P 5 5 0 9 1 0
1946 MRS OF 9 6 9 0 1 0
1946 MRS P 2 2 1 4 1 0
1947 MRS P 3 3 3 4 3 0
1948 MRS OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
1948 MRS P 4 3 0 4 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 68
First Base 16
Left Field 28
Center Field 38
Right Field 9

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Frequently Asked Questions about Verdell Mathis

Was Verdell Mathis a pitcher?
Yes. Verdell Mathis pitched in the major leagues, recording 27 wins and 245 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Verdell Mathis hit?
Verdell Mathis hit 1 career home runs with 116 hits.