Christy Mathewson Career Pitching Summary

Christy Mathewson played in Major League Baseball from 1900 to 1916, appearing in 636 games over 17 seasons. He recorded a total of 373 W and 188 L, an ERA of 2.13, 2,507 SO, a WHIP of 1.058, and a WAR of 100.5.

Christy Mathewson Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Christy Mathewson.

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    🧾 Basic Profile

    Christy Mathewson
    NameChristy Mathewson
    Date of BirthAugust 12, 1880
    Nationality
    United States
    MLB Debut1900

    📊 Career Summary

    Christy Mathewson appeared in 636 games over 17 MLB seasons from 1900 to 1916. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

    GS552 (MLB Rank: 30)
    GF73 (MLB Rank: 1,120)
    W373 (MLB Rank: 3)
    L188 (MLB Rank: 57)
    SV30 (MLB Rank: 557)
    ERA2.13 (MLB Rank: 687)
    IP4788.2 (MLB Rank: 18)
    SHO79 (MLB Rank: 3)
    CG435 (MLB Rank: 14)
    SO2,507 (MLB Rank: 39)
    BB848 (MLB Rank: 207)
    H4,219 (MLB Rank: 31)
    HR89 (MLB Rank: 1,097)
    SO94.71 (MLB Rank: 5,929)
    BB91.59 (MLB Rank: 10,929)
    H97.93 (MLB Rank: 9,960)
    HR90.17 (MLB Rank: 8,916)
    WHIP1.058 (MLB Rank: 11,202)
    WAR100.5 (MLB Rank: 10)

    📊 Last Season Summary (1916)

    In his final season (1916), Christy Mathewson recorded the following stats:

    GS7
    GF4
    W4
    L4
    SV2
    ERA3.01
    IP74.2
    SHO1
    CG5
    SO19
    BB8
    H74
    HR4
    SO92.29
    BB90.96
    H98.92
    HR90.48
    WHIP1.098
    WAR−0.5

    📈 Seasonal Highlights

    • Most Wins: 1908, 37 W
    • Most SO: 1903, 267 SO
    • Most IP: 1908, 390.2 IP
    • Best WAR: 1908, 11.8 WAR
    • Best ERA: 1909, 1.15 ERA

    🎯 Postseason Performance

    Christy Mathewson appeared in 11 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 0.98, pitched 101.2 IP, struck out 48 batters, with 5 W and 5 L.

    Christy Mathewson Career Pitching Stats Overview

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    1900
    0
    3
    5.08
    0
    0
    15
    33.2
    -0.6
    1.693
    1
    37
    20
    32
    19
    71
    4.46
    4
    0.75
    1
    6
    4
    1
    0
    0.3
    9.9
    5.3
    0
    4
    0
    1
    157
    1901
    20
    17
    2.41
    0.541
    0
    221
    336
    8.9
    1.146
    3
    288
    97
    131
    90
    138
    2.71
    5.9
    2.28
    38
    40
    2
    36
    5
    0.1
    7.7
    2.6
    1
    13
    0
    23
    1361
    1902
    14
    17
    2.12
    0.452
    0
    164
    284.2
    4.2
    1.135
    3
    246
    77
    118
    67
    131
    2.57
    5.2
    2.13
    33
    35
    2
    30
    8
    0.1
    7.8
    2.4
    2
    10
    0
    17
    1142
    1903
    30
    13
    2.26
    0.698
    2
    267
    366.1
    10.5
    1.149
    4
    321
    100
    136
    92
    150
    2.34
    6.6
    2.67
    42
    45
    3
    37
    3
    0.1
    7.9
    2.5
    0
    10
    0
    18
    1502
    1904
    33
    12
    2.03
    0.733
    1
    212
    367.2
    5.4
    1.044
    7
    306
    78
    120
    83
    134
    2.18
    5.2
    2.72
    46
    48
    2
    33
    4
    0.2
    7.5
    1.9
    2
    4
    0
    10
    1443
    1905
    31
    9
    1.28
    0.775
    3
    206
    338.2
    9.6
    0.933
    4
    252
    64
    85
    48
    233
    2.03
    5.5
    3.22
    37
    43
    6
    32
    8
    0.1
    6.7
    1.7
    3
    1
    0
    6
    1294
    1906
    22
    12
    2.97
    0.647
    1
    128
    266.2
    2.5
    1.271
    3
    262
    77
    100
    88
    89
    2.45
    4.3
    1.66
    35
    38
    3
    22
    6
    0.1
    8.8
    2.6
    0
    3
    0
    4
    1086
    1907
    24
    12
    2
    0.667
    2
    178
    315
    8.6
    0.962
    5
    250
    53
    88
    70
    125
    1.78
    5.1
    3.36
    36
    41
    4
    31
    8
    0.1
    7.1
    1.5
    0
    2
    0
    5
    1235
    1908
    37
    11
    1.43
    0.771
    5
    259
    390.2
    11.8
    0.827
    5
    281
    42
    85
    62
    169
    1.29
    6
    6.17
    44
    56
    9
    34
    11
    0.1
    6.5
    1
    0
    3
    0
    2
    1485
    1909
    25
    6
    1.14
    0.806
    2
    149
    275.1
    9.7
    0.828
    2
    192
    36
    57
    35
    224
    1.62
    4.9
    4.14
    33
    37
    4
    26
    8
    0.1
    6.3
    1.2
    0
    0
    0
    4
    998
    1910
    27
    9
    1.89
    0.75
    0
    184
    318.1
    8.1
    1.106
    5
    292
    60
    100
    67
    158
    1.96
    5.2
    3.07
    35
    38
    3
    27
    2
    0.1
    8.3
    1.7
    0
    3
    0
    8
    1242
    1911
    26
    13
    1.99
    0.667
    3
    141
    307
    7.9
    1.111
    5
    303
    38
    102
    68
    167
    2.44
    4.1
    3.71
    37
    45
    6
    29
    5
    0.1
    8.9
    1.1
    0
    1
    0
    2
    1208
    1912
    23
    12
    2.12
    0.657
    5
    134
    310
    7.9
    1.113
    5
    311
    34
    107
    73
    161
    2.54
    3.9
    3.94
    34
    43
    9
    27
    0
    0.1
    9
    1
    0
    2
    0
    3
    1263
    1913
    25
    11
    2.06
    0.694
    2
    93
    306
    7.1
    1.02
    8
    291
    21
    94
    70
    153
    2.49
    2.7
    4.43
    35
    40
    5
    25
    4
    0.2
    8.6
    0.6
    0
    0
    0
    3
    1195
    1914
    24
    13
    3
    0.649
    2
    80
    312
    0.4
    1.08
    16
    314
    23
    133
    104
    88
    2.83
    2.3
    3.48
    35
    41
    6
    29
    5
    0.5
    9.1
    0.7
    0
    2
    0
    7
    1251
    1915
    8
    14
    3.58
    0.364
    0
    57
    186
    -1
    1.177
    9
    199
    20
    97
    74
    72
    2.76
    2.8
    2.85
    24
    27
    1
    11
    1
    0.4
    9.6
    1
    0
    1
    0
    1
    768
    1916
    4
    4
    3.01
    0.5
    2
    19
    74.2
    -0.5
    1.098
    4
    74
    8
    35
    25
    83
    2.82
    2.3
    2.38
    7
    13
    4
    5
    1
    0.5
    8.9
    1
    0
    0
    0
    1
    299