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Billy Williams League
9-21-2071
Derrick Mata Center Field
Retired (1980, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .254 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .683 Status Deceased (2026) Option Years 0  
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)
RBI 300
SB 19
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B  Velocity D+   Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 3
1B D- (6.1%) LF A+ (96.5%) Arm C+ WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health C+ LCS Appearances 4
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1967 LHP 69 163 37 8 0 4 12 18 23 .657 .308 .350 .123 .227
1967 RHP 119 423 101 19 4 6 35 21 63 .620 .275 .345 .106 .239
1968 LHP 55 123 36 5 2 3 15 13 12 .801 .362 .439 .146 .293
1968 RHP 77 244 61 5 1 4 22 22 44 .639 .311 .328 .078 .250
1969 LHP 67 152 50 6 3 6 23 23 17 .947 .420 .526 .197 .329
1969 RHP 104 335 80 12 3 5 35 27 68 .632 .295 .337 .099 .239
1970 LHP 52 125 35 3 0 3 10 12 18 .721 .345 .376 .096 .280
1970 RHP 80 231 62 7 0 7 36 24 36 .723 .333 .390 .121 .268
1971 LHP 41 96 27 3 1 2 13 10 11 .748 .352 .396 .115 .281
1971 RHP 33 69 15 1 0 0 4 10 15 .553 .321 .232 .014 .217
1973 LHP 25 22 4 2 0 1 5 3 3 .689 .280 .409 .227 .182
1973 RHP 11 13 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .665 .357 .308 .000 .308
1974 LHP 51 54 17 6 0 2 8 3 13 .893 .356 .537 .222 .315
1974 RHP 47 112 21 4 0 2 6 6 21 .506 .229 .277 .089 .188
1975 LHP 47 39 9 2 0 2 4 8 5 .798 .362 .436 .205 .231
1975 RHP 68 65 11 2 0 1 5 6 9 .486 .239 .246 .077 .169
1976 LHP 32 38 11 1 1 1 3 2 6 .772 .325 .447 .158 .289
1976 RHP 39 96 23 3 0 4 16 6 11 .684 .288 .396 .156 .240
1977 LHP 28 36 16 1 1 1 6 2 5 1.085 .474 .611 .167 .444
1977 RHP 28 49 11 1 1 0 3 3 9 .555 .269 .286 .061 .224
1978 LHP 44 62 17 5 0 2 8 8 12 .809 .357 .452 .177 .274
1978 RHP 24 28 8 1 1 1 5 1 7 .810 .310 .500 .214 .286
1979 LHP 42 46 8 0 0 0 1 3 8 .398 .224 .174 .000 .174
1979 RHP 46 75 20 2 0 1 12 7 12 .663 .329 .333 .067 .267
1980 LHP 22 46 13 3 1 0 6 3 7 .711 .320 .391 .109 .283
1980 RHP 26 77 20 2 0 1 7 9 8 .662 .337 .325 .065 .260
Total LHP 575 1002 280 45 9 27 114 108 140 .775 .351 .423 .144 .279
Total RHP 702 1817 437 59 10 32 186 143 304 .632 .296 .337 .096 .241
Total 1049 2819 717 104 19 59 300 251 444 .683 .316 .368 .113 .254
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1980-11-01Derrick Mata has retired from the New York Knickerbockers
1973-07-16The New York Knickerbockers have promoted Derrick Mata to the major league team. The New York Knickerbockers have sent Taylor Barlow to the minors.
1971-06-28The New York Knickerbockers have sent Derrick Mata down to the minors.
1970-08-20The New York Knickerbockers have promoted Derrick Mata to the major league team.
1970-07-13The New York Knickerbockers have promoted Solly Valentine to the major league team. The New York Knickerbockers have sent Derrick Mata to the minors.
1969-07-15The New York Knickerbockers have promoted Derrick Mata to the major league team. The New York Knickerbockers have sent Juan Wagner to the minors.
1969-06-17The New York Knickerbockers have promoted Juan Wagner to the major league team. The New York Knickerbockers have sent Derrick Mata to the minors.
1969-04-10The New York Knickerbockers have promoted Derrick Mata to the major league team. The New York Knickerbockers have sent Juan Wagner to the minors.
1969-04-01The New York Knickerbockers have promoted Juan Wagner to the major league team. The New York Knickerbockers have sent Derrick Mata to the minors.
1968-09-05The New York Knickerbockers have promoted Derrick Mata to the major league team. The New York Knickerbockers have sent Roy Burton to the minors.
1968-07-09The New York Knickerbockers have promoted Fred Jones to the major league team. The New York Knickerbockers have sent Derrick Mata to the minors.
1968-07-09The New York Knickerbockers have promoted Derrick Mata to the major league team. The New York Knickerbockers have sent Tex Buzhardt to the minors.
1968-07-09The New York Knickerbockers have promoted Tex Buzhardt to the major league team. The New York Knickerbockers have sent Derrick Mata to the minors.
1968-07-05Derrick Mata of the New York Knickerbockers is injured and is expected to be out 52 days.
1967-04-01The New York Knickerbockers have promoted Derrick Mata to the major league team. The New York Knickerbockers have sent John Harvestor to the minors.