Christy Mathewson

Christy Mathewson

1900–1916 · Bats R · Throws R · 6'1", 195 lb · b. 1880 Factoryville, PA

Career 373–188 · 2.13 ERA · 2,507 SO · 4788.2 IP · 647 G · 362 H · 7 HR · 165 RBI · .215 AVG

Seasons leading his league

27

8 best in baseball 19 league only

80 Top-5 finishes

10 Title seasons

9 Categories led

1908 Best season

Spanning 1902–1913, peaking at 8 titles in 1908.

1905 Pitching Triple Crown

Led the NL in 31 W, 1.28 ERA, 206 SO

1908 Pitching Triple Crown

Led the NL in 37 W, 1.43 ERA, 259 SO

Led in Strikeouts for 3 straight seasons (1903–1905) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

38th League titles 27
89th Best in baseball 8
39th Top-5 finishes 80

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

3rd Wins 373
3rd Shutouts 79
8th Earned Run Average 2.13
9th Walks + Hits / IP 1.06
14th Complete Games 435
18th Innings Pitched 4788.2
40th Strikeouts 2,507

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Strikeouts	5	1st	3 yrs (1903–1905)	1903 NL 267 1904 NL 212 1905 NL 206 1907 NL 178 1908 NL 259 1910 #2
Earned Run Average	5	1st	2 yrs (1908–1909)	1905 1.28 1909 1.14 1908 NL 1.43 1911 NL 1.99 1913 NL 2.06 1903 #2 1910 #3 1912 #2
Shutouts	4	1st	2 yrs (1907–1908)	1902 8 1905 8 1907 8 1908 11 1906 #3 1909 #2 1911 #3 1913 #3
Walks + Hits / IP	4	1st	2 yrs (1908–1909)	1909 0.83 1905 NL 0.93 1908 NL 0.83 1913 NL 1.02 1907 #2 1910 #2 1911 #3 1912 #2 1914 #3
Wins	4	1st	2 yrs (1907–1908)	1905 31 1907 NL 24 1908 NL 37 1910 NL 27 1903 #2 1904 #2 1909 #2 1911 #2 1913 #2
Complete Games	2	1st	—	1908 NL 34 1910 NL 27 1901 #3 1903 #2 1907 #3 1911 #2 1912 #2 1913 #2
Strikeouts / 9	1	1st	—	1903 NL 6.56 1901 #3 1902 #2 1904 #2 1905 #3 1907 #3 1908 #2 1910 #3
Innings Pitched	1	1st	—	1908 NL 390.2 1903 #2 1904 #3 1905 #3 1907 #3 1910 #2 1912 #2
Saves	1	1st	—	1908 NL 5 1903 #3 1905 #2 1912 #2

Title Seasons

10 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1913	2	ERA 2.06 WHIP 1.02
1911	1	ERA 1.99
1910	2	W 27 CG 27
1909	2	ERA 1.14 WHIP 0.83
1908	8	ERA 1.43 W 37 SO 259 SV 5 WHIP 0.83 IP 390.2 SHO 11 CG 34
1907	3	W 24 SO 178 SHO 8
1905	5	ERA 1.28 W 31 SO 206 WHIP 0.93 SHO 8
1904	1	SO 212
1903	2	SO 267 K/9 6.56
1902	1	SHO 8

Pitching

17 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1900	NY1	NL	0	3	5.08	6	1	0	33.2	37	19	1	20	15	1.69
1901	NY1	NL	20	17	2.41	40	38	0	336.0	288	90	3	97	221	1.15
1902	NY1	NL	14	17	2.12	35	33	0	284.2	246	67	3	77	164	1.14
1903	NY1	NL	30	13	2.26	45	42	2	366.1	321	92	4	100	267	1.15
1904	NY1	NL	33	12	2.03	48	46	1	367.2	306	83	7	78	212	1.04
1905	NY1	NL	31	9	1.28	43	37	3	338.2	252	48	4	64	206	0.93
1906	NY1	NL	22	12	2.97	38	35	1	266.2	262	88	3	77	128	1.27
1907	NY1	NL	24	12	2.00	41	36	2	315.0	250	70	5	53	178	0.96
1908	NY1	NL	37	11	1.43	56	44	5	390.2	281	62	5	42	259	0.83
1909	NY1	NL	25	6	1.14	37	33	2	275.1	192	35	2	36	149	0.83
1910	NY1	NL	27	9	1.89	38	35	0	318.1	292	67	5	60	184	1.11
1911	NY1	NL	26	13	1.99	45	37	3	307.0	303	68	5	38	141	1.11
1912	NY1	NL	23	12	2.12	43	34	4	310.0	311	73	6	34	134	1.11
1913	NY1	NL	25	11	2.06	40	35	2	306.0	291	70	8	21	93	1.02
1914	NY1	NL	24	13	3.00	41	35	2	312.0	314	104	16	23	80	1.08
1915	NY1	NL	8	14	3.58	27	24	0	186.0	199	74	9	20	57	1.18
1916	NY1 +1	NL	4	4	3.01	13	7	2	74.2	74	25	4	8	19	1.10
Career	—	—	373	188	2.13	636	552	29	4788.2	4,219	1,135	90	848	2,507	1.06

Batting

17 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1900	NY1	NL	6	11	1	2	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	.182	.250	.364	.614
1901	NY1	NL	42	130	10	28	0	1	0	7	2	25	1	.215	.227	.231	.458
1902	NY1	NL	43	130	10	26	3	0	2	12	6	16	2	.200	.246	.269	.516
1903	NY1	NL	45	124	13	28	3	0	1	20	8	14	1	.226	.278	.274	.552
1904	NY1	NL	48	133	15	30	5	3	0	17	9	26	3	.226	.280	.308	.588
1905	NY1	NL	44	127	13	30	5	0	2	16	10	12	2	.236	.307	.323	.630
1906	NY1	NL	38	91	6	24	4	1	0	14	9	16	0	.264	.330	.330	.660
1907	NY1	NL	41	107	8	20	3	1	0	7	5	12	1	.187	.250	.234	.484
1908	NY1	NL	56	129	11	20	2	2	0	11	9	12	0	.155	.221	.202	.423
1909	NY1	NL	37	95	9	25	4	1	1	12	4	9	0	.263	.293	.358	.651
1910	NY1	NL	38	107	9	25	5	1	1	10	12	13	1	.234	.317	.327	.644
1911	NY1	NL	45	112	12	22	2	0	0	12	5	13	2	.196	.237	.214	.452
1912	NY1	NL	43	110	14	29	4	1	0	10	6	8	2	.264	.308	.318	.626
1913	NY1	NL	40	103	7	19	0	0	0	9	8	13	1	.185	.243	.185	.428
1914	NY1	NL	41	105	8	23	3	1	0	4	11	12	4	.219	.293	.267	.560
1915	NY1	NL	27	51	3	8	4	0	0	1	7	11	0	.157	.271	.235	.507
1916	NY1 +1	NL	13	22	2	3	1	0	0	2	4	4	0	.136	.269	.182	.451
Career	—	—	647	1,687	151	362	50	12	7	165	116	218	20	.215	.272	.271	.543

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
P	636	281	1,503	53	41	.971
OF	4	5	1	0	1	1.000
1B	3	27	2	4	2	.879