Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Bobby Mathews | Stat | Tully Sparks |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Seasons | 12 |
| 35.7 | Career VAL | 45.1 |
| 10.8 (1885) | Peak-season VAL | 10.3 (1906) |
VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board).
| Bobby Mathews | Stat | Tully Sparks |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 367 | Games | 314 |
| Batting | ||
| 267 | Hits | 91 |
| 1 | Home runs | 0 |
| 73 | RBI | 41 |
| 158 | Runs | 45 |
| 1 | Stolen bases | 0 |
| 53 | ||
| Walks |
|---|
| 52 |
| .192 | Batting avg | .114 |
|---|
| .222 | On-base % | .171 |
|---|
| .217 | Slugging % | .144 |
|---|
| 45 | OPS+ | -3 |
|---|
| Pitching | ||
|---|---|---|
| 166 | Wins | 121 |
| 136 | Losses | 137 |
| 3 | Saves | 8 |
| 2734.1 | Innings pitched | 2335.2 |
| 1,199 | Strikeouts (pitching) | 778 |
| 3.00 | ERA | 2.79 |
| 1.22 | WHIP | 1.22 |
| 98 | ERA+ | 106 |
| Age | Bobby Mathews | Tully Sparks |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| 25 | 0 | — |
| 26 | — | 1.3 |
| 27 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| 28 | — | 7.2 |
| 29 | 0.4 | 3.7 |
| 30 | 4.6 | 7.6 |
| 31 | 9.1 | 10.3 |
| 32 | 7.4 | 8.3 |
| 33 | 10.8 | 3.3 |
| 34 | 1.7 | 0 |
| 35 | 0 | — |