Player Report for #7 Luis 'Fireball' Mateo

04/26/1981

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P Luis 'Fireball' Mateo #7

Age: 39

Bats: R

Throws: R

Morale: Normal

G	GS	Rec	SV	ERA	IP	HA	HR	BB	K	WHIP
0	0	0-0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.00

	Overall	Potential
Stuff
Movement
Control

Pitching Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Stuff	6	6	6	7
Movement	12	12	12	13
Control	9	9	10	10

Pitch Ratings
Pitch	Current	Potential
Fastball	5	6
Changeup	1	2
Cutter	9	11

Other Pitching Ratings
Velocity	84-86 Mph
Stamina	5
Suggested Role	Bullpen
Groundball Percentage	68 %
Hold Runners	2
Defense	10

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	1
Stealing Ability:	7
Baserunning Inst.:	1
Sacrifice Bunt:	9
Bunt for Hit:	2

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	Very High
Loyalty:	Very High
Desire f. Win:	Low
Greed:	Low
Intelligence:	Normal
Work Ethic:	Normal

Luis Mateo
Birthday:	10/20/1928
Born in:	Soyapango (San Salvador)
Nationality:	Salvadoran
Height:	6' 2"
Weight:	202 lbs
Local Popularity:	Well Known
National Pop.:	Insignificant

Status
Contract:	RETIRED
Salary:	-
Signed Through:	-
Major Service:	16 Years, 7 Days
Service This Yr:	161 Days
40-Man Service:	16 Years, 68 Days
Pro Service:	16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	1 option year left
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	-

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1951 Cleveland - ABA	22	65	0	3	9	6	6.03	112.0	122	87	75	18	78	102	0	0	1.79	.332	-6.1	72
1952 Cleveland - ABA	23	37	20	8	11	0	4.74	167.0	190	107	88	23	78	58	2	0	1.60	.284	1.7	81
1953 Cleveland - ABA	24	32	28	8	14	1	5.24	194.0	220	132	113	22	99	83	5	1	1.64	.307	-6.5	76
1954 Cleveland - ABA	25	33	17	8	8	3	3.16	145.1	121	63	51	8	75	86	1	1	1.35	.259	27.2	117
1955 Cleveland - ABA	26	38	19	12	6	9	2.86	151.0	120	58	48	12	69	109	1	0	1.25	.247	37.1	140
1956 Cleveland - ABA	27	38	38	16	15	0	2.81	279.0	238	103	87	22	103	178	5	2	1.22	.261	67.6	143
1957 Cleveland - ABA	28	37	37	21	10	0	2.58	275.1	221	93	79	21	81	132	10	4	1.10	.233	66.1	140
1958 Cleveland - ABA	29	35	35	18	7	0	2.75	249.0	209	90	76	24	73	157	5	2	1.13	.245	55.6	133
1959 Cleveland - ABA	30	37	37	16	9	0	3.43	267.2	274	122	102	23	73	146	6	1	1.30	.289	46.5	114
1960 Cleveland - ABA	31	25	25	8	10	0	3.56	151.2	149	67	60	15	44	59	3	1	1.27	.261	22.9	110
1961 Cleveland - ABA	32	37	37	13	13	0	3.32	254.2	226	102	94	25	69	125	6	2	1.16	.252	46.8	122
1962 Cleveland - ABA	33	34	34	19	7	0	2.93	242.1	217	95	79	18	66	133	5	1	1.17	.260	53.1	138
1963 Washington - ABA	34	15	0	1	0	6	0.89	20.1	19	3	2	0	5	20	0	0	1.18	.328	8.5	432
1963 Cleveland - ABA	34	25	1	3	1	4	1.60	33.2	21	6	6	1	8	19	0	0	0.86	.202	11.2	238
1963 Total - ABA	34	40	1	4	1	10	1.33	54.0	40	9	8	1	13	39	0	0	0.98	.248	19.8	0
1964 Washington - ABA	35	29	0	1	5	4	4.58	39.1	42	23	20	4	11	27	0	0	1.35	.311	-0.1	73
1965 Washington - ABA	36	32	0	4	1	0	3.48	44.0	49	26	17	1	22	41	0	0	1.61	.350	5.1	102
1965 Cleveland - ABA	36	18	2	1	0	0	2.67	27.0	24	8	8	2	7	17	0	0	1.15	.268	5.6	133
1965 Total - ABA	36	50	2	5	1	0	3.17	71.0	73	34	25	3	29	58	0	0	1.44	.320	10.8	0
1966 Detroit - ABA	37	24	0	3	3	1	2.01	31.1	26	9	7	2	9	14	0	0	1.12	.231	8.2	167
1966 Cleveland - ABA	37	15	0	1	1	0	4.76	17.0	21	13	9	1	10	9	0	0	1.82	.328	-0.8	70
1966 Total - ABA	37	39	0	4	4	1	2.98	48.1	47	22	16	3	19	23	0	0	1.37	.267	7.4	0
1967 Detroit - ABA	38	24	0	2	1	0	6.09	34.0	50	30	23	3	11	11	0	0	1.79	.353	-6.1	52
Total ABA		630	330	166	131	34	3.43	2735.2	2559	1237	1044	245	991	1526	49	15	1.30	.269	443.7	122

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	VORP	ERA+
1951 Port Lavaca - AA	22	4	4	0	1	0	1.52	29.2	20	5	5	3	4	21	1	0	0.81	.205	6.8	145
1951 Pickering - AAA	22	2	0	0	0	2	0.00	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	.000	0.8	999
1952 Pickering - AAA	23	4	4	4	0	0	1.78	30.1	22	7	6	1	9	21	0	0	1.02	.239	9.8	226
1954 Pickering - AAA	25	13	13	7	3	0	2.90	96.1	80	39	31	10	28	60	4	0	1.12	.237	22.0	134
Total GHL		19	17	11	3	2	2.59	128.1	102	46	37	11	37	82	4	0	1.08	.235	32.6	167.1
Total STL		4	4	0	1	0	1.52	29.2	20	5	5	3	4	21	1	0	0.81	.205	6.8	145.2

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1957 Cleveland - ABA	28	2	2	1	1	0	2.87	15.2	11	7	5	2	5	11	0	0	1.02	.214	0.0	0
Total ABA		2	2	1	1	0	2.87	15.2	11	7	5	2	5	11	0	0	1.02	.214	0.0	125.5

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1951 Cleveland - ML	P	65	0	10	19	2	29	0	1.000	112.0	2.33	+1.2	1.094
1952 Cleveland - ML	P	37	20	12	40	2	53	1	.981	167.0	2.80	+0.6	1.023
1953 Cleveland - ML	P	32	28	13	37	4	50	0	1.000	194.0	2.32	+0.7	1.033
1954 Cleveland - ML	P	33	17	12	30	1	45	3	.933	145.1	2.60	-0.1	.995
1955 Cleveland - ML	P	38	19	15	23	2	41	3	.927	151.0	2.26	-0.4	.970
1956 Cleveland - ML	P	38	38	23	56	3	80	1	.988	279.0	2.55	+2.1	1.064
1957 Cleveland - ML	P	37	37	22	50	1	76	4	.947	275.1	2.35	-0.9	.967
1958 Cleveland - ML	P	35	35	11	43	1	58	4	.931	249.0	1.95	+0.4	1.020
1959 Cleveland - ML	P	37	37	27	34	2	66	5	.924	267.2	2.05	+0.0	1.001
1960 Cleveland - ML	P	25	25	7	27	2	38	4	.895	151.2	2.02	-0.6	.964
1961 Cleveland - ML	P	37	37	22	44	0	68	2	.971	254.2	2.33	-1.2	.949
1962 Cleveland - ML	P	34	34	22	53	2	78	3	.962	242.1	2.79	+0.7	1.022
1963 Cleveland - ML	P	25	1	0	7	0	8	1	.875	33.2	1.87	+0.1	1.017
1963 Washington - ML	P	15	0	2	2	0	6	2	.667	20.1	1.77	-0.5	.678
1964 Washington - ML	P	29	0	5	11	0	17	1	.941	39.1	3.66	-0.4	.933
1965 Washington - ML	P	32	0	1	3	0	4	0	1.000	44.0	0.82	+0.6	1.388
1965 Cleveland - ML	P	18	2	2	6	0	8	0	1.000	27.0	2.67	+0.2	1.041
1966 Cleveland - ML	P	15	0	1	2	0	3	0	1.000	17.0	1.59	+0.0	1.026
1966 Detroit - ML	P	24	0	0	6	0	6	0	1.000	31.1	1.72	+0.1	1.026
1967 Detroit - ML	P	24	0	3	10	1	14	1	.929	34.0	3.44	-0.3	.957

Player History
01/02/1951	Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft (Round 3, Pick 2, 34th overall pick) by the Cleveland Eagles.
01/02/1951	Named the #5 prospect in the ABA
04/16/1951	Named the #4 prospect in the ABA
06/03/1951	Injured (mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1952	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (14); Movement: 11 (12); Control: 9 (13).
04/08/1952	Injured (hamstring soreness), out for 4 days.
04/22/1952	Named the #6 prospect in the ABA
01/01/1953	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (10); Movement: 12 (13); Control: 9 (12).
07/11/1953	Injured (sprained ankle), day-to-day for 3 days.
08/01/1953	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Detroit Bears with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
01/01/1954	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (11); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 9 (11).
08/15/1954	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Chicago Clout with 2 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
01/01/1955	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (12); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 11 (12).
05/14/1955	Injured (chronic back soreness), out for 3 weeks.
06/26/1955	Injured (mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/01/1956	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 10 (10).
04/19/1956	Injured (oblique strain), out for one week.
06/10/1956	Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Baltimore Barons with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/08/1956	Was selected to the 1956 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
07/15/1956	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Quakes with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
10/22/1956	Wins the 1956 ABA LL Top Glove Award at P.
01/01/1957	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 12 (13).
05/20/1957	Injured (back stiffness), day-to-day for 1 day.
08/20/1957	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Detroit Bears with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/11/1957	Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Quakes with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
09/14/1957	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Quakes with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
10/01/1957	Wins the ABA LL Pitcher of the Month Award.
01/01/1958	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 11 (11).
07/27/1958	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Quakes with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08/01/1958	Wins the ABA LL Pitcher of the Month Award.
08/15/1958	Injured (finger blister), out for 2 weeks.
10/13/1958	Won the 1958 American Baseball Association Heckel Cup with the Cleveland Eagles!
01/01/1959	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 12 (12).
10/15/1959	Won the 1959 American Baseball Association Heckel Cup with the Cleveland Eagles!
01/01/1960	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 11 (12).
05/29/1960	Injured (acute elbow soreness), out for 6-7 weeks.
07/17/1960	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Quakes with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/21/1960	Injured (elbow inflammation), out for 2 weeks.
09/29/1960	Injured (finger blister), out for 2 weeks.
10/12/1960	Won the 1960 American Baseball Association Heckel Cup with the Cleveland Eagles!
01/01/1961	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 12 (12).
05/16/1961	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Boston Morrills with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
05/29/1961	Injured (hamstring soreness), out for one week.
07/25/1961	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Boston Morrills with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/12/1961	Injured (sore thumb), day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/1962	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 13 (13).
06/12/1962	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Baltimore Barons with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/11/1962	Injured (shoulder inflammation), out for 4 months.
10/20/1962	Wins the 1962 ABA LL Top Pitcher Award.
01/01/1963	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 14 (14).
07/29/1963	Was traded by the Cleveland Eagles to the Washington Mutuals in exchange for RF Ron Hart.
01/01/1964	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 13 (14); Control: 10 (10).
01/01/1965	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 10 (10).
07/28/1965	Got claimed off waivers by Cleveland while with Washington.
09/15/1965	Injured (finger blister), out for one week.
09/22/1965	Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 5 days.
01/01/1966	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (11); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 10 (10).
06/17/1966	Got claimed off waivers by Detroit while with Cleveland.
01/01/1967	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (9); Movement: 13 (14); Control: 9 (10).
10/04/1967	Retired from professional baseball.

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	SH	Rank
1958	12	7
1959	12	6

Year	G	Rank
1951	65	8
1965	50	8

Year	GS	Rank
1956	38	6

Year	W	Rank
1956	16	10
1957	21	3
1958	18	7
1962	19	1

Year	L	Rank
1961	13	10

Year	Winning %	Rank
1957	.677	2
1958	.720	1
1959	.640	5
1962	.731	1

Year	SV	Rank
1955	9	9
1963	10	9

Year	HLD	Rank
1951	4	4

Year	IP	Rank
1961	254.2	8

Year	HRA	Rank
1952	23	8
1961	25	10

Year	BB	Rank
1951	78	8

Year	K	Rank
1956	178	6

Year	WP	Rank
1953	8	7
1959	8	7
1961	8	9

Year	ERA	Rank
1956	2.81	5
1957	2.58	2
1958	2.75	5
1961	3.32	6
1962	2.93	2

Year	BABIP	Rank
1956	.261	10
1957	.233	3
1958	.245	5
1961	.252	5
1962	.260	3

Year	WHIP	Rank
1956	1.22	7
1957	1.10	5
1958	1.13	7
1959	1.30	8
1961	1.16	4
1962	1.17	2

Year	K/BB	Rank
1956	1.73	7
1958	2.15	9
1959	2.00	7
1961	1.81	7
1962	2.02	8

Year	RA/9	Rank
1956	11.16	7
1957	10.04	5
1958	10.41	7
1959	11.97	10
1961	10.64	4
1962	10.66	2

Year	HR/9	Rank
1956	0.71	7
1957	0.69	9
1962	0.67	6

Year	H/9	Rank
1956	7.68	5
1957	7.22	3
1958	7.55	7
1961	7.99	5
1962	8.06	4

Year	BB/9	Rank
1957	2.65	9
1958	2.64	10
1959	2.45	6
1961	2.44	5
1962	2.45	7

Year	K/9	Rank
1956	5.74	7
1958	5.67	8

Year	VORP	Rank
1956	67.6	4
1957	66.1	3
1958	55.6	7
1959	46.5	7
1961	46.8	5
1962	53.1	2

Year	RA	Rank
1951	65	8

Year	GF	Rank
1963	25	10

Year	QS	Rank
1956	28	4
1957	28	4
1958	25	6
1959	24	7
1961	23	5
1962	23	4

Year	QSP	Rank
1956	.737	5
1957	.757	2
1958	.714	5
1959	.649	6
1961	.622	5
1962	.676	3

Year	SHO	Rank
1956	2	6
1957	4	3
1958	2	6
1959	1	7
1960	1	5
1961	2	4
1962	1	9

Year	GB%	Rank
1952	0.59	8
1953	0.62	4
1956	0.64	5
1957	0.62	5
1958	0.61	6
1959	0.64	3
1961	0.68	2
1962	0.68	1