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Billy Williams League 9-21-2071 |
| Derrick Mata |  Center FieldRetired (1980, Age 36) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .254 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .683 | Status | Deceased (2026) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 717 | Age at Death | 82 | Date of Birth | 06-17-1944 | |
| HR | 59 | Drafted | Round 2, Pick 19 (1967) |
Majors Svc Time | 11 years (40 games) |
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| RBI | 300 | |||||
| SB | 19 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 3 | |||
| 1B | (6.1%) | LF | (96.5%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 3 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | (100%) |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 4 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Type | OS Age | Chances
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Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
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| 1967 | Majors | 23 | 61.61 | 3 / 7 | 5 / 8 | 6 / 10 | 2 / 5 | 6 / 8 | 11 / 13 | 8 / 10 | 41 / 61 | |||
| 1968 | Minors | 24 | 1.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | |||
| 1968 | Majors | 24 | 39.29 | 4 / 5 | 3 / 9 | 1 / 2 | 3 / 5 | 3 / 5 | 4 / 6 | 2 / 7 | 20 / 39 | |||
| 1969 | Minors | 25 | 6.00 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 6 | |||
| 1969 | Majors | 25 | 52.03 | 4 / 7 | 3 / 9 | 4 / 10 | 1 / 4 | 1 / 6 | 3 / 8 | 3 / 8 | 19 / 52 | |||
| 1970 | Minors | 26 | 8.00 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 3 / 8 | |||
| 1970 | Majors | 26 | 41.14 | 128 | 90 | 0 | 2 / 5 | 1 / 6 | 3 / 9 | 2 / 9 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 7 | 11 / 41 |
| 1971 | Minors | 27 | 14.00 | 2 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 2 / 14 | |||
| 1971 | Majors | 27 | 26.59 | 78 | 43 | 0 | 0 / 2 | 2 / 6 | 2 / 6 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 6 | 1 / 3 | 6 / 26 |
| 1972 | Minors | 28 | 22.00 | 3 / 5 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 4 | 2 / 3 | 7 / 22 | |||
| 1973 | Minors | 29 | 18.00 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 2 / 18 | |||
| 1973 | Majors | 29 | 12.39 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 12 |
| 1974 | Majors | 30 | 36.24 | 162 | 25 | 0 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 2 | 2 / 7 | 0 / 2 | 2 / 36 |
| 1975 | Majors | 31 | 30.13 | 162 | 1 | 0 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 30 |
| 1976 | Majors | 32 | 29.57 | 162 | 23 | 0 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 6 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 29 |
| 1977 | Majors | 33 | 26.27 | 162 | 12 | 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 26 |
| 1978 | Majors | 34 | 27.79 | 162 | 11 | 0 | -5 / 3 | -3 / 1 | -5 / 4 | -3 / 7 | 0 / 6 | -4 / 3 | -3 / 3 | -23 / 27 |
| 1979 | Majors | 35 | 31.20 | 162 | 13 | 0 | -2 / 4 | -5 / 6 | -3 / 5 | -8 / 4 | -1 / 2 | -4 / 4 | -2 / 6 | -25 / 31 |
| 1980 | Majors | 36 | 28.68 | 162 | 27 | 0 | -6 / 5 | -6 / 3 | -3 / 5 | -2 / 3 | -3 / 2 | -3 / 5 | -1 / 5 | -24 / 28 |
| Total | 1409 | 246 | 0 | 8 / 73 | 4 / 79 | 6 / 87 | -4 / 61 | 9 / 61 | 11 / 75 | 12 / 71 | 46 / 507 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1980-11-01 | Derrick Mata has retired from the New York Knickerbockers |
| 1973-07-16 | The New York Knickerbockers have promoted Derrick Mata to the major league team. The New York Knickerbockers have sent Taylor Barlow to the minors. |
| 1971-06-28 | The New York Knickerbockers have sent Derrick Mata down to the minors. |
| 1970-08-20 | The New York Knickerbockers have promoted Derrick Mata to the major league team. |
| 1970-07-13 | The New York Knickerbockers have promoted Solly Valentine to the major league team. The New York Knickerbockers have sent Derrick Mata to the minors. |
| 1969-07-15 | The New York Knickerbockers have promoted Derrick Mata to the major league team. The New York Knickerbockers have sent Juan Wagner to the minors. |
| 1969-06-17 | The New York Knickerbockers have promoted Juan Wagner to the major league team. The New York Knickerbockers have sent Derrick Mata to the minors. |
| 1969-04-10 | The New York Knickerbockers have promoted Derrick Mata to the major league team. The New York Knickerbockers have sent Juan Wagner to the minors. |
| 1969-04-01 | The New York Knickerbockers have promoted Juan Wagner to the major league team. The New York Knickerbockers have sent Derrick Mata to the minors. |
| 1968-09-05 | The New York Knickerbockers have promoted Derrick Mata to the major league team. The New York Knickerbockers have sent Roy Burton to the minors. |
| 1968-07-09 | The New York Knickerbockers have promoted Fred Jones to the major league team. The New York Knickerbockers have sent Derrick Mata to the minors. |
| 1968-07-09 | The New York Knickerbockers have promoted Derrick Mata to the major league team. The New York Knickerbockers have sent Tex Buzhardt to the minors. |
| 1968-07-09 | The New York Knickerbockers have promoted Tex Buzhardt to the major league team. The New York Knickerbockers have sent Derrick Mata to the minors. |
| 1968-07-05 | Derrick Mata of the New York Knickerbockers is injured and is expected to be out 52 days. |
| 1967-04-01 | The New York Knickerbockers have promoted Derrick Mata to the major league team. The New York Knickerbockers have sent John Harvestor to the minors. |