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Verdell Mathis

Verdell Jackson Mathis
(Lefty)

Born: November 18, 1913 in Crawfordsville, AR
Died: October 30, 1998 in Memphis, TN
(84 years old)

Bats: L

Throws: L

Ht: 5'11"

Wt: 155

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Notes:

• High School: Booker T. Washington HS (Memphis, TN)
• Buried: Memphis Memory Gardens (Memphis, TN)

Pitching

Basic Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
1940	MRS	NAL	26	CF	1	3	.250	9	4		2	0	0	50.2	25	18	42		14	28	0		1		3.20	117
1941	MULT	MULT	27	SP	6	7	.462	18	10		7	0	0	100.1	51	42	103		47	53	0		0	339	3.77	113
1942	MULT	MULT	28	SP	4	5	.444	12	8		7	1	1	69.1	34	23	65	0	13	34	0	0	0	16	2.99	109
1943	MRS/PS	NAL/NN2	29	SP	6	4	.600	15	10		7	1	0	88.1	40	34	91	2	21	44	1		2	384	3.46	118
1944	MRS/WES	NAL/EWA	30	SP	7	2	.778	12	10		8	1	0	82.0	33	26	79	3	23	56	0	0	2	346	2.85	119
1945	MULT	MULT	31	LF	3	2	.600	7	6		4	0	0	41.0	21	16	44	0	7	20	0	0	2	174	3.51	125
1946	MRS	NAL	32	LF	0	2	.000	2	2		1	0	0	11.0	5	3	11	0	3	6	0	0	1	47	2.45	169
1947	MRS	NAL	33	SP	1	1	.500	3	3		1	0	0	16.1	15	13	19	2	16	9	0	0	1	73	7.16	68
1948	MRS	NAL	34	SP	1	2	.333	4	3		1	0	0	21.0	16	13	25	2	11	16	0	1	0	98	5.57	88
9	7			SP	29	28	.509	82	56		38	3	1	480.0	240	188	479	9	155	266	1	1	9	1477	3.53	115
162 Game Average					14	14	.509	40	28		19	1	1	236.2	118	93	236	8	76	131	1	1	5	1025	3.53	115

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
9	Negro Leagues				25	23	.521	69	49		33	3	1	405.1	201	155	400	9	113	233	1	1	9	1138	3.44	115
1	vs Latin Leagues				4	5	.444	13	7		5	0		74.2	39	33	79		42	33				339	3.98	112

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
9	Memphis Red Sox			SP	21	20	.512	58	41		30	2	1	354.0	173	131	351	8	101	203	1	1	8	971	3.33	117
1	Alijadores de Tampico			SP	4	5	.444	13	7		5	0		74.2	39	33	79		42	33				339	3.98	112
1	Chicago American Giants			-	0	1	.000	1	1		0	0	0	3.1	8	7	10		1	3	0		0		18.90	20
1	NAL All Stars			SP	1	0	1.000	1	1		1	1	0	9.0	0	0	4		0	5	0		0		0.00	0
3	West All Stars			SP	1	0	1.000	3	2		0	0	0	9.1	3	1	7	0	2	6	0	0	0	37	0.96	450
1	Philadelphia Stars			SP	2	2	.500	5	4		2	0	0	25.2	15	14	23	1	7	16	0		1	111	4.91	103
1	South All Stars			-	0	0		1	0		0	0	0	4.0	2	2	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	19	4.50	91

Advanced Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
1940	MRS	NAL	26	CF	50.2		1.11	1.32		13.7%	14.4%		6.8%	8.1%		2.00	1.77
1941	MULT	MULT	27	SP	100.1		1.50	1.50		12.0%	12.8%		10.6%	8.4%		1.13	1.17
1942	MULT	MULT	28	SP	69.1		1.13	1.23		12.1%	11.0%		4.6%	6.5%		2.62	1.49		0.0%
1943	MRS/PS	NAL/NN2	29	SP	88.1		1.27	1.36		11.5%	11.7%		5.5%	8.3%		2.10	1.53		0.5%	0.6%
1944	MRS/WES	NAL/EWA	30	SP	82.0		1.24	1.27		16.2%	11.2%		6.6%	6.6%		2.43	1.70		0.9%	1.0%
1945	MULT	MULT	31	LF	41.0		1.24	1.43		11.5%	11.7%		4.0%	10.9%		2.86	1.47		0.0%	0.2%
1946	MRS	NAL	32	LF	11.0		1.27	1.44		12.8%	14.0%		6.4%	8.7%		2.00	1.60		0.0%	0.6%
1947	MRS	NAL	33	SP	16.1		2.14	1.60		12.3%	11.9%		21.9%	9.6%		0.56	1.25		2.7%	0.9%
1948	MRS	NAL	34	SP	21.0		1.71	1.58		16.3%	12.9%		11.2%	9.3%		1.45	1.39		2.0%	1.0%
9	7			SP	480.0		1.32	1.38		13.0%	12.1%		7.6%	8.4%		1.72	1.49		0.8%	0.5%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
9	Negro Leagues				405.1		1.27	1.34		13.6%	12.7%		6.6%	7.9%		2.06	1.60		0.8%	0.5%
1	vs Latin Leagues				74.2		1.62	1.59		9.7%	9.5%		12.4%	10.9%		0.79	0.87

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
9	Memphis Red Sox			SP	354.0		1.28	1.33		13.6%	12.9%		6.8%	7.8%		2.01	1.67		0.8%	0.5%
1	Alijadores de Tampico			SP	74.2		1.62	1.59		9.7%	9.5%		12.4%	10.9%		0.79	0.87
1	Chicago American Giants			-	3.1		3.30	1.24		14.3%	14.3%		4.8%	7.1%		3.00	2.01
1	NAL All Stars			SP	9.0		0.44	0.44		16.7%	0.0%		0.0%	0.0%		0.00	0.00
3	West All Stars			SP	9.1		0.96	1.63		16.2%	13.9%		5.4%	10.4%		3.00	1.36		0.0%	0.5%
1	Philadelphia Stars			SP	25.2		1.17	1.55		14.4%	11.3%		6.3%	9.2%		2.29	1.23		0.9%	0.7%
1	South All Stars			-	4.0		1.75	1.65		0.0%	14.0%		10.5%	12.0%		0.00	1.17		0.0%	0.0%

Opponent's Batting

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1940	MRS	NAL	26	CF	9			25	42						14	28		1
1941	MULT	MULT	27	SP	18	339		51	103						47	53		0
1942	MULT	MULT	28	SP	12	16	14	34	65	1	0	0	0		13	34		0	1	0	0	4.643	2.889	4.714	7.603
1943	MRS/PS	NAL/NN2	29	SP	15	384	352	40	91	12	7	2	5		21	44		2	9			.259	.304	.349	.653
1944	MRS/WES	NAL/EWA	30	SP	12	346	316	33	79	14	5	3	6	0	23	56	0	2	5		8	.250	.305	.354	.659
1945	MULT	MULT	31	LF	7	174	163	21	44	5	2	0	2	0	7	20	0	2	2	0	2	.270	.308	.325	.633
1946	MRS	NAL	32	LF	2	47	42	5	11	1	1	0	4		3	6	0	1	1		2	.262	.326	.333	.659
1947	MRS	NAL	33	SP	3	73	63	15	19	3	1	2	5		16	9	0	1	3		1	.302	.450	.476	.926
1948	MRS	NAL	34	SP	4	98	84	16	25	4	1	2	1		11	16	0	0	3		0	.298	.379	.440	.819
9	7			SP	82	1477	1034	240	479	40	17	9	23	0	155	266	0	9	24	0	13	.264	.323	.362	.685

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
9	Negro Leagues				69	1138	1034	201	400	40	17	9	23	0	113	233	0	9	24	0	13	.264	.323	.362	.685
1	vs Latin Leagues				13	339		39	79						42	33						.000	.000	.000	.000

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
9	Memphis Red Sox			SP	58	971	883	173	351	36	13	8	22	0	101	203	0	8	20		12	.270	.329	.367	.696
1	Chicago American Giants			-	1			8	10						1	3		0				.000	.000	.000	.000
1	Alijadores de Tampico			SP	13	339		39	79						42	33						.000	.000	.000	.000
1	NAL All Stars			SP	1			0	4						0	5		0				.000	.000	.000	.000
3	West All Stars			SP	3	37	33	3	7	1	1	0	0	0	2	6	0	0	2	0	1	.212	.257	.303	.560
1	Philadelphia Stars			SP	5	111	101	15	23	3	3	1	1		7	16		1	2			.228	.284	.347	.631
1	South All Stars			-	1	19	17	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	.294	.368	.294	.663

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