Christy Mathewson Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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

Christy Mathewson
NameChristy Mathewson
Date of BirthAugust 12, 1880
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsRight
MLB Debut1900
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Christy Mathewson Yearly Pitching Stats

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

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 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: 31)
GF73 (MLB Rank: 1,133)
W373 (MLB Rank: 3)
L188 (MLB Rank: 57)
SV30 (MLB Rank: 560)
ERA2.13 (MLB Rank: 695)
IP4788.2 (MLB Rank: 18)
SHO79 (MLB Rank: 3)
CG435 (MLB Rank: 14)
SO2,507 (MLB Rank: 40)
BB848 (MLB Rank: 208)
H4,219 (MLB Rank: 31)
HR89 (MLB Rank: 1,115)
SO94.71 (MLB Rank: 6,068)
BB91.59 (MLB Rank: 11,087)
H97.93 (MLB Rank: 10,091)
HR90.17 (MLB Rank: 9,071)
WHIP1.058 (MLB Rank: 11,368)
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