Don Drysdale vs. Christy Mathewson — Career Comparison

Don Drysdale
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Christy Mathewson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Christy Mathewson posted a stronger line than Don Drysdale. Christy Mathewson posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.13 vs 2.95) and WHIP (1.058 vs 1.184). By the career numbers, Christy Mathewson had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Don Drysdale and Christy Mathewson

Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
1.36
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
1.2
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.22
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
1.04
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.55
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.7
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.44
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.35
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.73
55.73
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.49
66.49
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.77
89.77
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.79
86.79
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.44
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
0.82
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.15
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.05
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1124
2.95
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1135
2.13
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.236
0.236
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14366
27
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4788.2
9
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3084
8.09
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4219
7.93
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.09
8.09
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
0.73
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.17
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
855
2.24
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
1.59
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.32
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2486
6.52
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2507
4.71
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.52
6.52
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.701
0.701
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.22
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.22
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.4
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.11
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14097
36.97
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18943
35.6
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.09
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.14
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1292
3.39
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
3.04
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.148
1.148
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13088
34.32
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18036
33.9
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.97
36.97
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.6
35.6

Fielding Stats for Don Drysdale and Christy Mathewson

Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
518
1.36
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
1.73
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.22
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
0.72
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10032
27
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3344
9
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
0.49
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
0.84
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
686
1.8
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1506
4.05
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.15
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.15
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
933
2.45
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1876
5.05
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
874
2.29
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1819
4.9
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.68
93.68
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.96
96.96
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.687
1.687
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.829
2.829
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.77
89.77
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.37
41.37
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.12
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Drysdale and Christy Mathewson

Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
547
250.73
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
647
205.51
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
1309
600
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1889
600
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
1169
535.83
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1687
535.84
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.561
0.561
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
218
99.92
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
114.98
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
156
71.5
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
93.07
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
26
11.92
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
15.88
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.21
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.81
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
13.29
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.22
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
28.42
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
21.92
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
82.48
37.81
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.75
43.12
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
345
158.14
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
457
145.16
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
283
129.72
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
157.23
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.523
0.523
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
96
44
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
47.96
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
113
51.8
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
52.41
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
180
82.51
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
98.15
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
69.13
31.69
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.28
47.42
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.29
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.4
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
60
27.5
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
36.84
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
370
169.6
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
69.24
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
31.63
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
69
21.92
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.75
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
34
15.58
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.35
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.92
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.32
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.92
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.67
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.24
95.24