What years did Al Mattern play?

Al Mattern played in Major League Baseball from 1908 to 1912.

Was Al Mattern a pitcher?

Yes. Al Mattern pitched in the major leagues, recording 36 wins and 254 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Al Mattern hit?

Al Mattern hit 0 career home runs with 45 hits.

Al Mattern

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1908-1912)

W–L 36–58

ERA 3.37

WHIP 1.39

SO 254

Pitcher PIV -9086.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 165 lb
Born: 6/16/1883 in West Rush, NY, USA
Died: 11/6/1958 in West Rush, NY, USA
MLB Debut: 1908-09-16
Last Game: 1912-04-19

Full name: Alonzo Albert Mattern

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
36	58	138	94	53	9	4	844.3	878	316	22	299	254	3.37	-9086.2

Career ERA 3.37 vs. league average 2.89 across their career seasons — 16.4% worse 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
1908	BSN	NL	1	2	5	3	1	1	0	30.3	30	7	6	8	2.08	2.40 (+13%)	155.4
1909	BSN	NL	15	21	47	32	24	2	3	316.3	322	100	108	98	2.85	2.55 (-12%)	-2311.7
1910	BSN	NL	16	19	51	37	17	6	1	305.0	288	101	121	94	2.98	2.79 (-7%)	-3121.3
1911	BSN	NL	4	15	33	21	11	0	0	186.3	228	103	63	51	4.97	3.37 (-47%)	-3808.6
1912	BSN	NL	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	6.3	10	5	1	3	7.11	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			36	58	138	94	53	9	4	844.1	878	316	299	254	3.37	—	-9,086

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
138	272	17	45	3	1	0	16	2	9	65	.165	.195	.184	.379	-1,548

Career AVG .165 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — 34.9% below league average.

Career OBP .195 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 38.9% below league average.

Career SLG .184 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 44.7% below league average.

Career OPS .379 vs. league average .652 across their career seasons — 41.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1908	BSN	NL	5	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
1909	BSN	NL	47	101	4	17	1	0	10	1	6	28	.168	.244 (-31%)	.306 (-27%)	.312 (-43%)	.618 (-35%)	-485.4
1910	BSN	NL	51	98	8	16	2	0	4	0	1	24	.163	.249 (-35%)	.317 (-46%)	.326 (-44%)	.644 (-45%)	-650.3
1911	BSN	NL	33	63	5	11	0	1	2	1	2	11	.175	.266 (-35%)	.336 (-41%)	.356 (-42%)	.693 (-41%)	-412.7
1912	BSN	NL	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			138	272	17	45	3	1	16	2	9	65	.165	—	—	—	—	-1,548

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	78	155	13	25	0	9	.161
Away	61	118	5	20	0	5	.169

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	78	486.2	489	171	160	161	3.16
Away	61	355.2	388	129	133	110	3.26

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
1912-04-19	BSN	PHI	L	1	0	0	0	1
1912-04-13	BSN	PHI	L	1	0	0	0	1
1911-09-14	BSN	NY1	L	2	1	1	0	1
1911-08-19	BSN	CHC	L	2	0	1	1	0
1911-08-15	BSN	BRO	L	3	1	1	0	0
1911-08-12	BSN	BRO	L	3	0	0	0	1
1911-08-07	BSN	CIN	L	1	0	0	0	1
1911-08-05	BSN	STL	L	0	0	0	0	0
1911-08-01	BSN	PIT	L	3	0	1	0	1
1911-07-31	BSN	PIT	L	1	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1912-04-19	BSN	PHI	L	2.1	6	5	4	0	1	0
1912-04-13	BSN	PHI	—	4.0	4	4	1	1	2	0
1911-09-14	BSN	NY1	L	7.0	11	7	7	2	6	1
1911-08-19	BSN	CHC	L	3.0	8	6	6	1	4	1
1911-08-15	BSN	BRO	—	10.0	9	6	6	4	2	0
1911-08-12	BSN	BRO	L	6.2	8	3	3	1	5	0
1911-08-07	BSN	CIN	L	2.2	7	4	4	0	0	0
1911-08-05	BSN	STL	—	0.2	0	1	1	0	0	0
1911-08-01	BSN	PIT	L	8.0	13	10	9	4	3	1
1911-07-31	BSN	PIT	—	2.0	2	0	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	138	72	40	261	15	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1908	BSN	P	5	3	1	8	0	0
1909	BSN	P	47	32	21	100	10	2
1910	BSN	P	51	37	12	90	3	1
1911	BSN	P	33	0	6	61	2	0
1912	BSN	P	2	0	0	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	139

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Frequently Asked Questions about Al Mattern

What years did Al Mattern play?: Al Mattern played in Major League Baseball from 1908 to 1912.
Was Al Mattern a pitcher?: Yes. Al Mattern pitched in the major leagues, recording 36 wins and 254 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Al Mattern hit?: Al Mattern hit 0 career home runs with 45 hits.