Lefty Grove vs. Christy Mathewson — Career Comparison

Lefty Grove
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVPAll-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 Lefty Grove. Christy Mathewson posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.13 vs 3.06) and WHIP (1.058 vs 1.278). 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 Lefty Grove and Christy Mathewson

Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.41
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
1.2
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
1.04
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
1.04
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
0.69
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.7
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.32
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
0.35
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.03
68.03
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.49
66.49
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.19
74.19
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.79
86.79
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
0.68
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
0.82
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.08
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.15
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.13
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.05
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1339
3.06
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1135
2.13
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
11822
27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14366
27
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3940.2
9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4788.2
9
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3849
8.79
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4219
7.93
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
0.37
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.17
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1187
2.71
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
1.59
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2266
5.18
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2507
4.71
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.876
0.876
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.701
0.701
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.12
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.22
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.1
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.11
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16633
37.99
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18943
35.6
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.28
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.14
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1594
3.64
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
3.04
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.278
1.278
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15404
35.18
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18036
33.9
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.99
37.99
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.6
35.6

Fielding Stats for Lefty Grove and Christy Mathewson

Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
616
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
1.73
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.72
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10032
27
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3344
9
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
0.84
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
722
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1506
4.05
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.15
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
825
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1876
5.05
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
787
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1819
4.9
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.39
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.96
96.96
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.278
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.829
2.829
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.37
41.37
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.12
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Grove and Christy Mathewson

Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PAverified
619
235.21
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
647
205.51
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
1579
600
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1889
600
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
1369
520.2
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1687
535.84
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
202
76.76
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
114.98
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
155
58.9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
93.07
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
27
10.26
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
15.88
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.81
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.7
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.22
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
47
17.86
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.92
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
69.38
26.37
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.75
43.12
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
284
107.92
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
145.16
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
309
117.42
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
157.23
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
119
45.22
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
47.96
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
121
45.98
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
52.41
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
225
85.5
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
98.15
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
50.78
19.3
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.28
47.42
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.76
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.4
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
39.9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
36.84
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
593
225.33
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
69.24
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
2.66
2.66
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
39.14
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
69
21.92
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.38
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.38
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.35
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.32
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.76
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.67
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.24
95.24