Whitey Ford vs. Christy Mathewson — Career Comparison

Whitey Ford
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican 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 Whitey Ford. Christy Mathewson posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.13 vs 2.75) and WHIP (1.058 vs 1.229). 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 Whitey Ford and Christy Mathewson

Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
1.41
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
1.2
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
1.24
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
1.04
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
0.67
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.7
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.3
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
0.35
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.01
69.01
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.49
66.49
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.95
87.95
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.79
86.79
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.44
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
0.82
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.13
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.15
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.05
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
967
2.75
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1135
2.13
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9511
27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14366
27
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3170.1
9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4788.2
9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2766
7.85
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4219
7.93
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.93
7.93
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
0.65
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.17
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1086
3.08
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
1.59
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.12
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1956
5.55
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2507
4.71
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.701
0.701
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.21
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.22
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.11
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13036
37.01
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18943
35.6
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.1
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.14
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1107
3.14
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
3.04
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.215
1.215
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11922
33.84
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18036
33.9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.01
37.01
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.6
35.6

Fielding Stats for Whitey Ford and Christy Mathewson

Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
1.57
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
1.73
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.25
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
0.72
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8554
27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10032
27
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2851.1
9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3344
9
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
0.55
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
0.84
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
630
1.99
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1506
4.05
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.1
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.15
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
836
2.64
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1876
5.05
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
803
2.53
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1819
4.9
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.05
96.05
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.96
96.96
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.612
1.612
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.829
2.829
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.52
79.52
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.37
41.37
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.15
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.12
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Whitey Ford and Christy Mathewson

Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
500
248.34
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
647
205.51
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1208
600
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1889
600
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1023
508.11
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1687
535.84
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.519
0.519
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
177
87.91
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
114.98
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
155
76.99
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
93.07
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
19
9.44
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
15.88
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.81
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.49
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.22
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
22
10.93
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.92
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
56.22
27.92
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.75
43.12
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
205
101.82
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
145.16
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
293
145.53
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
157.23
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
91
45.2
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
47.96
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
69
34.27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
52.41
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
157
77.98
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
98.15
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
59.79
29.7
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.28
47.42
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.49
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.4
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.13
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
36.84
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
224
111.26
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
69.24
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
5.39
5.39
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
32.28
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
21.92
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.99
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
4.97
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.49
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.35
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.99
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.32
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.48
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.67
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.24
95.24