P Joshua 'Hot Stuff' Matthews #56
Age: 36 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
06/14/2060
P JOSHUA 'HOT STUFF' MATTHEWS #56 - AGE: 36 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
25 0 2-4 0 7.50 24.0 33 5 8 27 1.71 -0.1
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 5 5 5 5
Movement 5 5 5 5
Control 4 4 4 4
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 5 5
Splitter 6 6
 
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 91-93 Mph
Stamina 7
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Extreme Flyball
Hold Runners 4
Defense 5
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 2
Sacrifice Bunt: 8
Bunt for Hit: 2
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
06/12/2060 @ TEM Loss, 3-7 1.2 1 2 2 1 0
06/09/2060 @ BOT Loss, 0-5 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
06/05/2060 CT Loss, 2-3 2.0 3 2 2 0 4 Loss
06/04/2060 CT Loss, 1-4 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
06/01/2060 KRU Win, 8-1 0.1 1 0 0 0 1
05/29/2060 @ BLO Loss, 4-7 2.0 4 4 4 1 4 Loss
05/22/2060 @ PIE Loss, 2-4 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
05/21/2060 @ PIE Win, 1-0 1.0 2 0 0 1 0
05/19/2060 SOW Loss, 1-3 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
05/18/2060 SOW Loss, 3-6 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
PERSONALITY
Not a leader, but doesn't cause any trouble either.
Low: Loyalty
Birthday:07/08/2023
Born in:Cape Town, WES
Nationality:South African
Height:6' 1"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$2,600,000
Signed Through:2060 Season
Major Service:12 Years, 107 Days
Service This Yr:80 Days
40-Man Service:None, 134 Days
Pro Service:18 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2041, 9th Pick in Round 4
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SOUTH AFRICA BASEBALL 2060 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 25 0 2 4 0 7.50 24.0 33 20 20 5 8 27 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 2 2 0.0 25 5 15.75 12.38 10.12 3.00 4.21 1.71 116 -0.1 .400        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 36 11 1 0 5 15 4 8 0 0 1 .306 .390 .750 1.140      
vs. RHB 65 22 5 0 0 5 4 19 1 2 0 .338 .371 .415 .787      
SOUTH AFRICA BASEBALL 2060 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 2 0 0 0 0 9.00 2.0 1 2 2 1 1 1  
March 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.2 2 0 0 0 0 4  
April 7 0 2 1 0 10.50 6.0 12 7 7 1 3 5  
May 11 0 0 2 0 7.84 10.1 14 9 9 2 4 11  
June 5 0 0 1 0 7.20 5.0 5 4 4 2 1 7  
Spring Training 10 0 0 0 2 2.79 9.2 8 5 3 1 5 9  
Last Year 54 0 3 5 0 4.57 69.0 74 36 35 7 36 49  
2 Years Ago 39 0 3 5 6 5.77 48.1 48 32 31 6 28 44  
Career 425 0 31 41 36 4.37 564.1 586 288 274 53 300 443  
Home 12 0 1 1 0 2.19 12.1 12 3 3 1 0 16  
Road 13 0 1 3 0 13.11 11.2 21 17 17 4 8 11  
Grass 16 0 1 1 0 3.57 17.2 20 7 7 2 4 18  
Turf 9 0 1 3 0 18.47 6.1 13 13 13 3 4 9  
Day 14 0 0 4 0 12.51 13.2 24 19 19 5 6 15  
Night 11 0 2 0 0 0.87 10.1 9 1 1 0 2 12  
As Reliever / Substitution 25 0 2 4 0 7.50 24.0 33 20 20 5 8 27  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2047 Cape Town - SAB 23 7 0 1 0 0 1.50 6.0 2 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0.33 .062 3.95 -0.0 216
2048 Cape Town - SAB 24 13 0 2 1 0 2.70 20.0 12 6 6 1 7 15 0 0 0.95 .212 2.93 0.2 131
2049 Cape Town - SAB 25 20 0 1 0 0 2.04 35.1 24 9 8 1 20 26 0 0 1.25 .232 3.60 -0.0 165
2050 Cape Town - SAB 26 26 0 2 1 1 3.72 46.0 53 19 19 4 16 33 0 0 1.50 .345 3.63 0.0 93
2051 Welkom - SAB 27 33 0 2 3 0 5.49 39.1 48 24 24 5 26 34 0 0 1.88 .374 4.57 -0.7 58
2052 Cape Town - SAB 28 32 0 3 2 1 4.17 41.0 45 20 19 3 24 34 0 0 1.68 .341 3.97 0.0 90
2053 Cape Town - SAB 29 8 0 0 3 1 5.40 11.2 12 7 7 2 5 9 0 0 1.46 .303 4.85 -0.2 67
2054 Tembisa - SAB 30 48 0 0 5 9 4.73 64.2 80 38 34 6 27 46 0 0 1.65 .356 4.26 0.1 86
2055 Botshabelo - SAB 31 26 0 3 5 8 5.72 28.1 30 18 18 2 25 20 0 0 1.94 .315 5.16 -0.6 69
2055 Cape Town - SAB 31 10 0 2 1 1 4.50 14.0 18 7 7 1 8 9 0 0 1.86 .347 4.25 -0.0 87
2055 Total - SAB 31 36 0 5 6 9 5.31 42.1 48 25 25 3 33 29 0 0 1.91 .326 4.86 -0.6 74
2056 Cape Town - SAB 32 44 0 4 4 5 3.86 53.2 50 28 23 6 31 38 0 0 1.51 .277 4.72 -0.4 102
2057 Cape Town - SAB 33 40 0 3 2 4 3.14 63.0 57 23 22 3 39 56 0 0 1.52 .295 3.69 0.2 118
2058 Cape Town - SAB 34 39 0 3 5 6 5.77 48.1 48 32 31 6 28 44 0 0 1.57 .304 4.72 -0.2 72
2059 Brakpan - SAB 35 54 0 3 5 0 4.57 69.0 74 36 35 7 36 49 0 0 1.59 .327 4.45 -1.1 71
2060 Brakpan - SAB 36 25 0 2 4 0 7.50 24.0 33 20 20 5 8 27 0 0 1.71 .400 4.21 -0.1 49
Total SAB 425 0 31 41 36 4.37 564.1 586 288 274 53 300 443 0 0 1.57 .317 4.22 -2.7 84
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2038 Total - 14 15 15 12 0 0 0.44 123.1 65 9 6 1 17 213 0 0 0.66 .250 0.26 10.0 100
2039 Total - 15 16 16 13 0 0 0.74 133.0 76 15 11 2 24 201 0 0 0.75 .241 0.94 8.7 100
2040 Total - 16 12 12 9 0 0 1.01 98.1 65 14 11 1 15 142 0 0 0.81 .270 0.93 6.4 100
2041 Total - 17 16 16 12 1 0 1.16 131.1 88 18 17 2 26 193 0 0 0.87 .274 1.12 8.0 100
2042 Randfontein - AA 18 46 0 2 8 24 10.18 43.1 66 50 49 13 42 22 0 0 2.49 .349 8.66 -2.7 50
2043 Randfontein - AA 19 55 0 3 9 28 6.02 52.1 66 37 35 8 51 25 0 0 2.24 .328 6.74 -1.1 86
2044 Randfontein - AA 20 55 0 2 7 33 4.42 53.0 49 27 26 5 43 38 0 0 1.74 .284 5.00 0.3 113
2045 Randfontein - AA 21 44 0 8 4 4 4.66 46.1 47 29 24 6 22 36 0 0 1.49 .297 4.22 1.1 115
2046 Randfontein - AA 22 45 0 5 6 19 6.91 43.0 50 34 33 6 28 41 0 0 1.81 .358 5.32 0.5 84
2047 Randfontein - AA 23 30 1 3 2 6 3.86 44.1 39 21 19 5 22 40 1 0 1.38 .286 4.67 0.8 153
2048 Randfontein - AA 24 18 0 1 0 2 4.28 33.2 45 20 16 1 11 20 0 0 1.66 .376 3.59 0.8 135
2051 Randfontein - AA 27 3 0 0 0 1 6.23 4.1 6 3 3 2 1 3 0 0 1.62 .333 8.83 -0.1 96
2053 Randfontein - AA 29 5 0 1 0 0 1.42 6.1 5 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 1.11 .222 5.93 0.0 413
Total SARB 301 1 25 36 117 5.68 326.2 373 222 206 47 222 227 1 0 1.82 .322 5.57 94.6
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2047 Cape Town - INT P 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 0.0 .000
2048 Cape Town - INT P 13 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 20.0 1.35 -0.2 .924
2049 Cape Town - INT P 19 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 35.1 0.51 +0.2 .955
2050 Cape Town - INT P 26 0 3 4 3 7 0 1.000 46.0 1.37 -0.1 .934
2051 Welkom - INT P 31 0 2 6 0 8 0 1.000 39.1 1.83 +0.9 1.417
2052 Cape Town - INT P 30 0 1 5 1 6 0 1.000 41.0 1.32 -0.9 1.166
2053 Cape Town - INT P 8 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 11.2 1.54 -0.0 .932
2054 Tembisa - INT P 47 0 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 64.2 0.84 +0.4 .960
2055 Botshabelo - INT P 26 0 0 1 0 2 1 .500 28.1 0.32 -0.1 .475
2055 Cape Town - INT P 10 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 14.0 1.29 -0.0 .000
2056 Cape Town - INT P 43 0 1 2 0 4 1 .750 53.2 0.50 -0.9 .465
2057 Cape Town - INT P 40 0 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 63.0 0.86 -0.6 .953
2058 Cape Town - INT P 37 0 2 7 0 9 0 1.000 48.1 1.68 -0.0 .818
2059 Brakpan - INT P 53 0 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 69.0 1.04 -0.9 .947
2060 Brakpan - INT P 24 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 24.0 0.75 -0.3 .922
TOTAL P 413 0 21 45 4 68 2 .971 564.1 1.05 -2.5 .941
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/2042 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (5); Movement: 3 (7); Control: 2 (5).
03/28/2042 Named the #96 prospect in the SAB
04/10/2042 Injured (elbow tendinitis),out for 5 weeks.
06/12/2042 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/2043 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (5); Movement: 3 (6); Control: 3 (5).
08/26/2043 Injured (forearm soreness),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/2044 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (5); Movement: 3 (6); Control: 3 (5).
05/20/2044 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day.
10/06/2044 Wins the 2044 South Africa Rookie Baseball Farmchamp with the Randfontein Spurs!
01/01/2045 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (5); Movement: 4 (6); Control: 3 (5).
10/05/2045 Wins the 2045 South Africa Rookie Baseball Farmchamp with the Randfontein Spurs!
01/01/2046 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (5); Movement: 5 (6); Control: 4 (5).
03/09/2046 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
03/20/2046 Injured (hamstring strain),out for 4 weeks.
05/02/2046 Injured (sinusitis),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/01/2046 Wins the SARB WL Pitcher of the Month Award.
01/01/2047 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 4 (5).
03/21/2047 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 2 days.
03/29/2047 Named the #65 prospect in the SAB
04/09/2047 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 5 days.
04/21/2047 Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
05/17/2047 Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for one week.
11/13/2047 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $386,000.
01/01/2048 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 4 (4).
11/13/2048 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $398,000.
01/01/2049 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 4 (4).
01/01/2050 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 4 (4).
01/16/2050 Injured (electrical shock),out for one week.
03/30/2050 Injured (food poisoning),out for 3 days.
11/07/2050 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $850,000.
01/01/2051 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 4 (4).
03/24/2051 Released by the Cape Town organization.
04/12/2051 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $6,900,000 with the Welkom Saxons organization.
10/05/2051 Wins the 2051 South Africa Rookie Baseball Farmchamp with the Randfontein Spurs!
11/12/2051 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
01/01/2052 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 4 (4).
01/27/2052 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $20,400,000 with the Cape Town Lords organization.
01/01/2053 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 4 (4).
03/17/2053 Injured (forearm inflammation),out for 4 months.
10/09/2053 Wins the 2053 South Africa Rookie Baseball Farmchamp with the Randfontein Spurs!
12/19/2053 Was traded by the Cape Town Lords to the Tembisa Aztecs, along with $1,360,000, in exchange for RF Cedric Turner and RP Mula Msemaji.
01/01/2054 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5).
01/01/2054 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5).
10/21/2054 Wins the 2054 Japan Series with the Tembisa Aztecs.
11/11/2054 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
01/01/2055 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5).
01/01/2055 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5).
01/02/2055 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $6,200,000 with the Botshabelo Trains organization.
04/01/2055 Injured (elbow inflammation),out for 3-4 weeks.
07/31/2055 Was traded by the Botshabelo Trains to the Cape Town Lords in exchange for SP Osano Thako and RF Cedric Turner.
11/10/2055 Became a free agent.
01/01/2056 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 4 (4).
01/01/2056 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 4 (4).
01/04/2056 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $15,240,000 with the Cape Town Lords organization.
07/01/2056 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/03/2056 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
07/26/2056 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/2057 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 4 (4).
01/01/2057 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 4 (4).
01/01/2058 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 4 (4).
01/01/2058 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 4 (4).
09/11/2058 Injured (partially torn labrum),out for 6 weeks.
11/16/2058 Became a free agent.
12/02/2058 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $5,200,000 with the Brakpan Blue Wings organization.
01/01/2059 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 4 (4).
01/01/2059 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 4 (4).
03/29/2059 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/2060 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 4 (4).
01/01/2060 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 4 (4).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2054 48 9
Year SV Rank
2054 9 10
2055 9 9
2057 4 9
Year HLD Rank
2056 7 9
2057 9 9
2058 8 10
Year RA Rank
2054 48 9
Year GF Rank
2054 22 9
2055 26 5
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