How Christy Mathewson's Shutouts Compares to Similar Players

Christy Mathewson totaled 79 career Shutouts, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.7 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Shutouts season came in 1908, posting 11, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.9 that year. The lowest point came in 1900 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 1.1 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Shutouts total went from 5 in 1914 to 1 in 1915 and 1 in 1916, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Shutouts profile — ranging from 0 to 11 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Christy Mathewson Lifetime Shutouts

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Christy Mathewson Shutouts Per Season

Christy Mathewson's Shutouts for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Christy Mathewson Shutouts per season line chart

Christy Mathewson Shutouts by Team

Christy Mathewson's career Shutouts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Christy Mathewson career Shutouts by team bar chart

Christy Mathewson Cumulative Shutouts — Career Progression

A running total of Christy Mathewson's career Shutouts, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Christy Mathewson Shutouts year-over-year waterfall chart

Christy Mathewson Shutouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Christy Mathewson's seasonal Shutouts alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Christy Mathewson Shutouts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Christy Mathewson Shutouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Christy Mathewson's MLB career with Shutouts alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Christy Mathewson Shutouts season-by-season breakdown table