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Name Team Age
Derrick Mata Retired (1980, Age 36) Died (2026, Age 82)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 19
(1967)		 CF R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Billy Williams League 0 11 years (40 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  C+ B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B+ A- B 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B- B  D+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D+ D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A- A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C+ 0 6/17/1944
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
3 3 4
Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (1B)
A+ (98.9 %) A+ (96.5 %) D- (6.1 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1967 NYA 144 586 63 138 27 4 10 47 39 86 5 4 6 .631 .284 .346 .235
1968 NYA 95 367 43 97 10 3 7 37 35 56 5 1 3 .694 .328 .365 .264
1969 NYA 116 487 77 130 18 6 11 58 50 85 6 1 2 .732 .336 .396 .267
1970 NYA 96 356 56 97 10 0 10 46 36 54 1 2 3 .722 .338 .385 .272
1971 NYA 49 165 24 42 4 1 2 17 20 26 0 1 1 .666 .339 .327 .255
1973 NYA 35 35 5 8 2 0 1 5 4 4 0 0 0 .679 .308 .371 .229
1974 NYA 92 166 26 38 10 0 4 14 9 34 0 0 10 .633 .271 .361 .229
1975 NYA 115 104 8 20 4 0 3 9 14 14 1 0 0 .605 .288 .317 .192
1976 NYA 65 134 16 34 4 1 5 19 8 17 0 1 1 .709 .299 .410 .254
1977 NYA 52 85 12 27 2 2 1 9 5 14 1 0 0 .779 .356 .424 .318
1978 NYA 60 90 13 25 6 1 3 13 9 19 0 0 0 .810 .343 .467 .278
1979 NYA 88 121 15 28 2 0 1 13 10 20 0 0 0 .563 .290 .273 .231
1980 NYA 42 123 25 33 5 1 1 13 12 15 0 0 0 .680 .331 .350 .268
Total 1049 2819 383 717 104 19 59 300 251 444 19 10 26 .683 .316 .368 .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.