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.
🧾 Basic Profile
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Name | Christy Mathewson |
Date of Birth | August 12, 1880 |
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MLB Debut | 1900 |
📊 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:
GS | 552 (MLB Rank: 30) |
GF | 73 (MLB Rank: 1,120) |
W | 373 (MLB Rank: 3) |
L | 188 (MLB Rank: 57) |
SV | 30 (MLB Rank: 557) |
ERA | 2.13 (MLB Rank: 687) |
IP | 4788.2 (MLB Rank: 18) |
SHO | 79 (MLB Rank: 3) |
CG | 435 (MLB Rank: 14) |
SO | 2,507 (MLB Rank: 39) |
BB | 848 (MLB Rank: 207) |
H | 4,219 (MLB Rank: 31) |
HR | 89 (MLB Rank: 1,097) |
SO9 | 4.71 (MLB Rank: 5,929) |
BB9 | 1.59 (MLB Rank: 10,929) |
H9 | 7.93 (MLB Rank: 9,960) |
HR9 | 0.17 (MLB Rank: 8,916) |
WHIP | 1.058 (MLB Rank: 11,202) |
WAR | 100.5 (MLB Rank: 10) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1916)
In his final season (1916), Christy Mathewson recorded the following stats:
GS | 7 |
GF | 4 |
W | 4 |
L | 4 |
SV | 2 |
ERA | 3.01 |
IP | 74.2 |
SHO | 1 |
CG | 5 |
SO | 19 |
BB | 8 |
H | 74 |
HR | 4 |
SO9 | 2.29 |
BB9 | 0.96 |
H9 | 8.92 |
HR9 | 0.48 |
WHIP | 1.098 |
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
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
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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 |